When did you last review your website profile? Can’t remember? Then it’s out of date and not working for you.
Lawyer profiles are the most-read section on law firm websites.… [more]
archive for August, 2011
Apparently some of the British rioters have been communicating using Blackberrys. Which resulted in a suggestion that Blackberry should suspend its instant messaging service until things quiet down.
That kind… [more]
When you teach at law school, as I have, you become familiar with a variety of reasons as to why students choose to study law—perhaps there's a history of lawyers… [more]
Quebec Court of Appeal Uphelds Constitutionality of Restrictions on Collective Bargaining
by Gabriel Granatstein
August 10th, 2011
In early July, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of Bill 30, An Act respecting bargaining units in the social affairs sector and amending the Act respecting the … [more]
Long Term Outsourcing Relationships – Customer and Service Provider Concerns
by Richard Austin
August 10th, 2011
The Clock for the Long Now, a project of the Long Now Foundation, is intended to keep time accurately for 10,000 years. It was conceived by Danny Hillis in 1986… [more]
Last year, when Thomson Reuters acquired the Canada Law Book Company, we expected that CLB's President and CEO, Stuart Morrison would enjoy a well-earned retirement, after winding up all the… [more]
Does anyone know if there exists a comparison tool regarding the coverage of the major online subscription databases (such as Quicklaw and Westlaw)? I am envisioning a simple tool that… [more]
I am having an interesting day. Interesting in a cursed way.
Before I left for the day last night I was made aware of some "first thing in the morning"… [more]
If a Disability Prevents You From Working, What Happens to Your Business?
by Mike Mooy
August 9th, 2011
As a self-employed lawyer, you are directly responsible for your business expenses. So what would happen if a serious accident or illness prevented you from working?
Just because you can’t… [more]
These are notes are from a panel discussion session at the American Bar Association 2011 conference in Toronto last Friday. Panelists included Arthur G. Greene, Boyer Greene LLC, Bedford, NH; … [more]
It sounds like a scary title, and it probably is. It had Lee Berlik saying,
Will this be my last tweet? Attending "the Perils of Social Media"
Dominique Sheldon of Wildman… [more]
Thomas Edison's visitors, so the story goes, had to push hard to open his front gate: he was using their energy to pump water up to his house. This "crowdsourcing"… [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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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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