Save Library & Archives Canada. That is the heading on a new website recently launched by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT).
CAUT is using this site to outline… [more]
archive for November, 2011
The Supreme Court’s decision in Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v. Cunningham … [more]has left me scratching my head a bit. It overturned an Alberta Court of Appeal decision that
As a professional working in both official languages day in and day out, I found a recent study conducted by the Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine and the Institut de … [more]
There Is Life Outside the Office – Surviving the First Few Years of Practicing Law
by Legal Profession Assistance Conference
November 8th, 2011
The push towards the importance of work-life balance began during orientation week of my first year at law-school. Work-life balance (or study-life balance as it was back then) was emphasized… [more]
Here are the three most consulted cases on CanLII for the week of November 1 – 7.
Sam’s Auto Wrecking and Lombard General Insurance… [more], 2011 ONSC 6441
[12] The
If You Build It – They Will Come – but Only if They Can Find Your Links
by Dan Pinnington
November 7th, 2011
Loads of lawyers and law firms are posting content in various forms all over the Web. Firm websites, LinkedIn or Facebook updates, tweets, blog posts and comments, and so on.… [more]
My post this week comes to you from the posh Millenium Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, where the organizers of IBC's 3rd annual trust litigation symposium (brochure… [more]) have been
Over at the Small Firm Innovation blog there's been a number of terrific posts with some of the legal industry's top minds sharing their thoughts on time management.
Niki Black… [more]
Last month the respected German national newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ) published an exposé in its Sunday edition Feuilleton about a German government computer surveillance program introduced into citizens' computers some… [more]
Cloud computing is often portrayed as an online-only world that enables a high degree of collaboration for lawyers. Here’s a reality check. That is not how many, perhaps most, lawyers… [more]
According to Victims of Violence the number of incidents of reported elder abuse increased by 14% since 2004. A third of these are committed by family members. Over 13% of… [more]
♫ You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to … [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
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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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