At this year’s annual Canadian Bar Association meeting, two public figures in the Canadian legal world spoke out on a topic that is very oftendiscussed, but extremely difficult to assess whether… [more]
archive for August, 2011
When you’re a sole practitioner, you sometimes feel as though you always have to be on the job; never more so than when you first start out in your own… [more]
Stuff You Can Use – the Ethical Use of Cloud Computing and a Google Tip Sheet
by Simon Chester
August 15th, 2011
First to BC where a committee of the Law Society of British Columbia, under the chairmanship of Gavin Hume, has produced the best and most thoughtful piece on how to… [more]
Last week I wrote about the growing patent battle between Google and a wide variety of foes, including Apple, Microsoft and Oracle. These companies have a common enemy – Google's… [more]
Gain-sharing, as a concept, appears to be falling out of favour in recent outsourcing transactions. Once considered an innovative concept for sharing saving made by the supplier of outsourcing services,… [more]
Practicing in Privacy: Can the Law Keep Up With the Technology and Can Self Regulation Help?
by Connie Crosby
August 15th, 2011
These are notes are from a panel discussion session at the American Bar Association 2011 conference in Toronto on Saturday, August 6, 2011. Panelists included Dr. Paolo Balboni, Director, European … [more]
What Would Luther Burbank Do? – Malamud's Public.Resource.Org Complains to Smithsonian
by Simon Fodden
August 15th, 2011
Public.Resource.Org, a US non-profit started by Carl Malamud, among others, has launched a complaint against the Smithsonian Institution in a rather unusual way. The complaint is in behalf of Mindy… [more]
At practicePRO we've seen a huge increase in the amount of fraud attempts against lawyers involving bad cheques. Mainly these are done by email (though sometimes its a phone call,… [more]
The "Great Encyclopedias" of Legal Research – Part II
This is the second of a series of posts that were prepared as the sequel to a request by Professor Daniel … [more]
The Section of State and Local Government Law of the American Bar Association (ABA) hosted a panel on cyberbullying at the 2011 Annual Meeting.
The panelists included James Hanks of… [more]
Well only as an intervenor.
According to a Press Release out this week, CanLII and the Federation to Defend Free Access to Law at the Supreme Court
CanLII and the… [more]
Okay, I admit, it is the dog days of August, so to speak. But it is a sunny Friday afternoon here in Halifax and that is a rare occurrence indeed… [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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MLB Selected Case Summaries
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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