I'm feeling lazy this Friday — something to do with too much holiday merriment, I'm certain. So today's fillip is pretty much a do-it-yourself flip to the week's end. All… [more]
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I visited my local Service Ontario office recently to do something the government requires of me every five years: renew my driver's license. Fifteen minutes, a few signatures and a… [more]
Teaching and learning are pretty constant activities for legal professionals. Some of the learning — most, perhaps — takes place when you're alone, and the teaching when you're with one… [more]
Voice recognition has been getting lots of press recently, thanks to the release of the Siri software with the latest Apple iPhones. It has been a mainstay of discussions around… [more]
Android vs. iOS vs. Windows Phone 7: A Mobile Showdown and Buyer's Guide
by Dan Pinnington
December 28th, 2011
If you’re a first-time smartphone shopper or a current smartphone shopper approaching an upgrade, you may be curious about the mobile platforms that are available. Everyone knows about the iPhone… [more]
by Lyonette Louis-Jacques
December 28th, 2011
I stumbled into this career and it has been a blast! I did not plan to specialize in foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) librarianship. I just wanted to be… [more]
Can Your Boss Make You Work on New Years Day? Yes.. in Québec, at Least
by Gabriel Granatstein
December 28th, 2011
As I am in the holiday spirit, I thought it would be good to post a quick reminder about how statutory holidays work in La Belle Province… [more]. I'd also
My parenting partner and our progeny were creative with their gifts this holiday season. I thought I would share some photos of their labour. Since many Slaw readers are library… [more]
What is the Cultural Commons?
The cultural commons is a vast store of ideas, inventions, and works of art that we have inherited from the past. A commons is a… [more]
Did you receive a new iPad over the holidays? Or perhaps are buying one during Boxing Week sales? It's not easy to know where to start with apps. Heaven knows… [more]
When the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released the decision in Kusnierz v. The Economical Mutual… [more], the Law Times described it as raising the "ire of plaintiffs’ bar." Justice Lauwers'
Much of the time when I enter WolfamAlpha I feel the way archeologists must have felt confronting Egyptian hieroglyphics before the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone or—to cast things the… [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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"…the IPC has exclusive jurisdiction to decide whether a record is in the custody or control of a university in the context of an access request…"
MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
In 2002, Harkat was detained pursuant to a ministerial security certificate issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as a person inadmissible to Canada on grounds ...
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
The plaintiff expressed an interest in purchasing the defendant’s (vendor’s) condo. The parties agreed to carry on their discussions through e-mail. Following an exchange of e-mails, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was contractually bound to ...
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Barristers and Solicitors - Relationship with client - Confidential communications - General
The petitioner was a Receiver appointed in March 2009 by a California court over the assets of GJB Enterprises Inc. (a “Ponzi scheme”) and its principals, the Berkes (the GJB parties). The court ordered ...
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
The plaintiffs were “direct to home” satellite based subscription program providers. Rex and other defendants offered “grey market” services to Canadian residents to facilitate the unauthorized reception in Canada of the plaintiffs’ ...
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