The fiasco of everything Charlie Sheen could only properly culminate in a lawsuit.
A breach of contract claim was filed today in Los Angeles by entertainment law firm Lavely & Singer for… [more]
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Earlier this week, the Public Commission on Legal Aid in British Columbia released its report on the sad state of legal aid in the province.
Commissioner Leonard T. Doust makes… [more]
We've all searched Google's index only to find some pesky or creepy site masquerading as the answer to our query. Often it's one of those curating-aggregating-wikiplagiarizing pages that add nothing… [more]
Springtime is almost here and for those interested in spreading the word about access to justice this means planning for Law Day 2011 on April 14th.
Law Day is an… [more]
The AODA Era Part I: The Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, How Much Time Do I Have?
by Yosie Saint-Cyr
March 10th, 2011
The general purposes of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act… [more] (AODA) are to change attitudes and environments in the private and public sectors toward persons with mild to severe
Fronterion, a consulting firm for outsourced legal services, recently revealed the Top 10 legal process outsourcing (LPO) trends for 2011… [more] and released its second annual report outlining the prospects for
I'm inspired to write about cycling to work by just experiencing some of the worst riding weather mother nature has served up this winter. My socks have barely dried out… [more]
I see from this week's Ontario Reports that there is an advertisement from LexisNexis Quicklaw for their new free app in the iTunes store for the iPhone (but it also… [more]
I'm wondering what readers think about ipad2 vs Android tablet.
Lets assume for the sake of argument that one wants a tablet now, rather than waiting for another year to… [more]
WordPress is one of best examples of an open-source community delivering a feature rich and market-leading product. From lawyer blogs to law firm websites, it has become as popular within… [more]
Federal Government Loses National Securities Act Reference in Alberta Court of Appeal
by Simon Fodden
March 8th, 2011
In a decision just now handed down, the Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled against the federal government in Reference re Securities Act (Canada)… [more], 2011 ABCA 77. The main
The Paris Court of Appeal decided in late January that Google was not liable to the holders of copyright in images found through the search engine, for publishing their images… [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…"
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John J.L. Hunter, Q.C. of Vancouver has been elected President for 2011-2012
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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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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.
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Grizzly Resources Ltd. (Grizzly). made an applications to the Energy Resources Conservation Board to drill two sour gas wells on the same site. ...
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The accused was charged with trafficking in cocaine. The trial judge granted the accused’s motion to discharge the charge. The Crown appealed.
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