What follows will be no revelation to most Slaw regulars (or irregulars as the case might be) so feel free to move along, but also feel to contribute some expertise… [more]
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This article by Jennifer Ip, Senior Claims Counsel at LAWPRO, follows up on Monday's post on E&O coverage issues when dealing with foreign law, and appeared in the same December … [more]
Human beings have a hard time living in the moment. And when we're not rueing or re-writing the past, we're envisioning the future. Though I haven't kept score, I'd guess… [more]
Slaw began on July 8, 2005. In the ensuing six years we've written a lot: more than 7300 posts, which, if you assume 500 words per post, yields 3,650,000 words.… [more]
Library of Parliament Outlines Current and Emerging Issues for Canada's 41st Parliament
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
July 7th, 2011
The Library of Parliament has released a document outlining the current and emerging issues that will face the new Canadian Parliament elected on May 2, 2011.
William Young, Parliamentary Librarian,… [more]
The Law Foundation of British Columbia has announced a new fund of $100,000 per year to support legal research in BC.
The fund will offer $100,000 annually, with a maximum… [more]
Now and in the coming months, members of the Canadian Forces will be returning from military service in Afghanistan in significant numbers. Many of them, Reservists, will be returning to… [more]
Hot: Discussing the civil justice system
Not: Funding the civil justice system
The civil justice system will likely never be a popular subject of household discussion or even a top… [more]
Seems that every couple of years or so I feel compelled to refer to the witticism about the unpleasant nature of making laws and sausages. This time, however, the link… [more]
With all the flooding news and euphoria about getting an NHL team again (Go Jets Go!), you could be forgiven for thinking nothing else was happening in Manitoba. However, you would… [more]
Set out below is one technique I use to make doing legal research on the iPad easier. If readers have other suggestions, I would welcome comments.
Rather than create Safari… [more]
There are a number of newly-published-or-soon-to-be published new editions or new titles in the Canadian legal literature that caught my eye as being useful research tools.
I have set some… [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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MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.
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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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