Another story of students' use of cellphones to cheat has hit the news. The authorities in this case, the state of Mississippi, turned to technology for a solution, but not… [more]
archive for December, 2010
In India, a woman may marry a goat. In Canada, it’s illegal to board a plane while it’s in flight. In Sweden, it’s illegal to buy sex, but okay to… [more]
Okay a seasonal quiz question – in which work of art do a law library and a complex question of estate litigation feature prominently?
Okay – a big hint. It's… [more]
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently considering the next generation of legal publication. Louis Mirando’s excellent column about the future of print reporters identified the future storage and… [more]
Came across this article and thought SLAW readers might find it useful. It was originally published in the December 2010 issue of Deadbeat, the Ontario Bar Association’s Trusts & Estates … [more]
Public Commission on Legal Aid in B.C. Hears Rural Perspectives
by Michael Litchfield
December 27th, 2010
Over the past few months I have had the privilege to be involved in an important project in British Columbia known as the Public Commission on Legal Aid (“Public Commission”).… [more]
Most people are too busy shopping during the holidays to be worried about filing suits. Unless, maybe, you're a celebrity.
Stephen Baldwin filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Kevin Costner,… [more]
The law student of 1594 passed Christmas revelling to The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare. We know this because of the Gesta Grayorum which was printed in 1688 from a… [more]
Think of it as a stocking. (How did socks become stockings — and not sockings, eh? Blame belongs to the Old English, it seems, whoever they were.) Yes, a Christmas… [more]
How many seasons have you watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"? "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"?, "Frosty the Snowman"? The answer being several. In that spirit, I present to you… [more]
Clements (Litigation Guardian of) v. Clements… [more], 2010 BCCA 581 - right result, bad reasons.
A sub-text to the case is the manner in which the panel used a hot-off-the press article in
Ontario Publishes Advisory Panel Report on Anti-Activist Lawsuits
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
December 23rd, 2010
The Ontario government this week made public the final report of an advisory panel on SLAPP suits (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation).
SLAPP suits typically take the form of abusive… [more]
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Ars Technica: Law & Disorder: Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubatorBlueseed plans to buy a ship and turn it into a floating incubator anchored in international waters off the coast of California.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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Moody died on December 3, 2005, leaving four adult children. Pursuant to Moody’s will two of her children, James and Tyrell, were appointed executors of the estate. It was alleged that, during her ...
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