archive for December, 2010



CSST Services and Website Available Only in French

by Yosie Saint-Cyr

December 23rd, 2010

Since April 2010, the Office québécois de la langue française required that all communications between the Commission de la Santé et de la Sécurité du Travail du Québec… [more] (CSST, Quebec’s

Morris Cohen 1927-2010: A Few Thoughts

by Bob Berring

December 23rd, 2010

Morris Leo Cohen died on Saturday, December 18, 2010. He had recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. More than a few of us call Morris mentor. During his years at Yale,… [more]

Slaw Makes Bruce Carton's 10 "Go-to Blogs" of the Year

by Simon Fodden

December 22nd, 2010

Bruce Carton at Law.com's Legal Blog Watch has honoured Slaw by picking it as one of his "10 most watched" blogs of 2010. He's got a video of them all,… [more]

Black Eyed Peas Spoil Blakes Flash Mob

by Steven Matthews

December 22nd, 2010

For a short moment, we had some innovative law firm marketing going on with Blakes flash mob dance! The Youtube video was … [more]here. That is until lawyers for the Black

More on the Language of Law Reports

by John N. Davis

December 22nd, 2010

This continues the comments on The Language of Law Reports. I couldn't figure out how to put images in a comment.
The following croppings are from Chadwyck-Healey's Early English Books… [more]

Looseleaf Litigation

by Louis Mirando

December 22nd, 2010

Slaw readers might be interested in a recent judgement from the US District Court, in which two law professors, editors of a looseleaf service, sued the publisher for issuing a release under their… [more]

Happy Holidays

by David Canton

December 22nd, 2010

As this is my last Slaw post before the holiday, I would like to wish Slaw readers (and of course all the Slaw contributors) a happy and safe holiday season.… [more]

Cumulo-Nimble: File Storage in the Cloud

by David Whelan

December 22nd, 2010

My quest for better file access started with a nagging suspicion that my shrinking storage containers would be my downfall. I went mobile with a laptop, which was smaller than… [more]

What’s in a Name?

by Gavin Birer

December 22nd, 2010

I recently participated in a panel discussion called “Unbundled Work/Unbridled Success: Sourcing Canadian Legal Services Differently… [more]” at the Sixth Annual Canadian Bar Association Law Firm Leadership Conference. A

CanLII Seeks New President

by Ted Tjaden

December 22nd, 2010

As readers know, SLAW has regularly posted on the good work of the people at the Canadian Legal Information Institute and the free access to law movement.
I see they… [more]

iPad Apps – Happy Holiday Shopping

by Ted Tjaden

December 22nd, 2010

In the spirit of the season, here are some iPad apps of possible interest to SLAW readers:

Dragon Dictation: I am excited to "train" this new version of Dragon Dictation… [more]

This Week's Biotech Highlights

by Jeremy Grushcow

December 21st, 2010

This week in biotech was all about surveillance:
Two Toronto scientists studied over two million tweets to assess the social network's value as a public health surveillance tool and came… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #7 Put Off Dealing With Underperforming Lawyers
Friday, January 27

When everyone in the firm is required to report monthly to all other partners, you instill a culture in the firm that is self-correcting. If someone fails to regularly meet their financial goals, you. […] »»

Practice

SlawTips Dig Deep
Wednesday, January 25

Today’s Tip: Dig Deep By deep, I mean the deep or invisible web.  According to Marcus Zillman, there are somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion plus pages of … »»

Research

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #6 Think You Don’t Need a Fee Agreement With Each Client.
Thursday, January 19

It is a huge financial mistake to not record in writing the very nature of the contractual relationship with each and every one of your clients. »»

Practice

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  • Administrative Law - Judicial review - General - Scope or standard of review

    Ten individuals complained to the Information and Privacy Commissioner that the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) disclosed, in contravention of the Personal Information Protection Act, their personal information between October 13 and December 2, ...

  • Civil Rights - Property - Search and seizure - Search - What constitutes

    The accused was charged with possession of child pornography and making available child pornography. The accused brought an application, alleging several violations of his rights under the Charter.

    The Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s ...

  • Constitutional Law - Extent of powers conferred - Double aspect doctrine - General

    In provincial references, both the Alberta Court of Appeal (510 A.R. 200; 527 W.A.C. 200) and the Quebec Court of Appeal (2011 QCCA 591), concluded that the proposed Canadian Securities Act (CSA) was unconstitutional. A ...

  • Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding evidence generally

    The accused was charged with breach of trust by a public official contrary to s. 122 of the Criminal Code. The trial judge acquitted the accused. ...

  • Civil Rights - Trials - Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings - Criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings - Delay (Charter, s. 7)

    MacIntosh was charged on three informations with a total of 43 counts of sexual offences against nine complainants in the 1970s. The first information ...

  • Real Property Tax - Valuation - Business property - Considerations

    Two breweries’ respective properties were assessed as special properties under the Assessment Act, 2006. They appealed their respective municipal tax assessments to the Review Commissioner. The Commissioner dismissed the appeals. The breweries each appealed. The appeals ...

  • Barristers and Solicitors -Duty to court - General principles - Duty of integrity

    The applicant (Girao) and Allstate Insurance Co. disputed entitlements to accident benefits. The respondent law firm represented Allstate. Girao complained to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (PCC) against Allstate for disclosing her ...

  • Criminal Law - Sentencing - Sentencing procedure and rights of the accused - Plea bargain or joint submission - Effect of

    The accused was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for three breaches of a recognizance under s. 810.2 of the Criminal Code. He appealed and applied ...

  • Practice - Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Members of class - General

    The plaintiffs were Inuit or Métis persons who were forced to attend certain residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland. They ...


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