archive for March, 2011



New Law Librarians' Institute 2011

by Connie Crosby

March 28th, 2011

I am very excited about the new offering from the Canadian Association of Law Libraries: the New Law Librarians' Institute. This is a substantive learning opportunity that I wish I… [more]

Consider a Strategic Planning Premortem

by Patrick McKenna

March 28th, 2011

You are at the stage of having worked with the members of your Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) for a number of months to finally come to the point where you… [more]

Client Screening Form Can Help Avoid Tactical Conflicts

by Dan Pinnington

March 28th, 2011

On occasion, a party will intentionally contact or attempt to meet with one or more lawyers for the sole purpose of creating a conflict that will prevent the lawyer(s) from… [more]

Orphaned Legislation

by Wendy Reynolds

March 27th, 2011

I thought it might be useful to have a list of the public bills which died on the Order Paper when Parliament dissolved this weekend. I've attached them as .rtf… [more]

Bret Michaels Sues Tonys for Injuries

by Omar Ha-Redeye

March 27th, 2011

Those who watched the 2009 Tony Awards will recall that Bret Michaels was injured while exiting the stage after the opening performance of Nothing But a Good Time… [more]. If

The Lost Art of Texting

by Michael Lines

March 25th, 2011

Eventually it will come to pass: someone will lament, probably on facebook in a few years, that modern communication practices are driving us all to lose our grand tradition of… [more]

TVO Debate on Cameras in the Courtroom

by Michel-Adrien Sheppard

March 25th, 2011

TV Ontario's flagship current affairs program The Agenda… [more] featured a discussion last night on TV cameras in the courtroom.
Interestingly, only the judge on the panel seemed to be in

The Friday Fillip

by Simon Fodden

March 25th, 2011

There's a bit of irony making its way around Twitter lately, which goes something like this:
Your mobile phone has more computing power than NASA in 1969. NASA launched a… [more]

Google UK Thinks … Quarterly

by Simon Fodden

March 25th, 2011

Google UK has created a magazine, or small book, about data for some of its business customers, and, thinking of the rest of us, has put the thing online. The… [more]

Ringmaster of the Media Circus

by Edward Prutschi

March 25th, 2011

While being a criminal lawyer is unlikely to make you the most affluent guest at a dinner party, it does often mean that you’ll have the most interesting work stories… [more]

AODA Era Part III: Information and Communication Standard

by Yosie Saint-Cyr

March 24th, 2011

In the previous instalment of this series on the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), we talked about the general and common requirements for the Information and Communication, Employment… [more]

Operation “Night Dragon”: A Data Breach Illuminated

by Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek

March 24th, 2011

Hackers and cybercriminals have been having a field day recently. Even big oil companies with expansive security budgets can’t keep the bad guys out. In an operation dubbed “Night Dragon”… [more]

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SlawTips Good Communications = Satisfied Clients
Thursday, February 23

As Richard Ferguson, a lawyer friend of ours says on his email message: “People may forget what you said…. People may forget what you did…. but people will never forget … »»

Practice

SlawTips Current Awareness
Wednesday, February 22

There are two possible approaches to personal current awareness: Develop excellent searching skills so that you can find what you need when you need it Pick a fairly narrow specialty … »»

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SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #10 Rely on the Lottery for Your Partnership Retirement Plan
Thursday, February 16

“It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating” was said once by Oscar Wilde. The final tip in this series is the capstone issue in our … »»

Practice

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  • Limitation of Actions - Actions in contract - Actions for debt - General

    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 ...

  • Barristers and Solicitors - Discipline - Suspension - For professional misconduct

    McLean pled guilty five counts of conduct unbecoming a lawyer. The Discipline Committee suspended him from practice for four months and placed him on indefinite supervision. McLean appealed the length of the penalty.

    The Saskatchewan ...

  • Mines and Minerals - Operation of mines, quarries and wells - Licences and permits - Appeals or judicial review - Standing - Costs

    Grizzly Resources Ltd. (Grizzly). made an applications to the Energy Resources Conservation Board to drill two sour gas wells on the same site. ...

  • Narcotic Control - Offences - Trafficking - Elements of

    The accused was charged with trafficking in cocaine. The trial judge granted the accused’s motion to discharge the charge. The Crown appealed.

    The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial.

    Link ...


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