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♫ Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's Fire…♫… [more]

Lyrics and Music by David Foster

A Tale of Two Protests…

by David Bilinsky

November 16th, 2011

♫ 'Cause these things will change, can you feel it now?
These walls that they put up to hold us back will fall down
It's a revolution, the time will … [more]

Occupy Vancouver Demands Released

by David Bilinsky

November 5th, 2011

♫ 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]

Court Says NO to Live Tweets

by David Bilinsky

November 2nd, 2011

♫ You’re no one if you’re not on Twitter…♫… [more]
Lyrics, music and recorded by Ben Walker.

Kendyl Sebesta reported on Oct 31, 2011 in The Law Times that Ontario Superior

Cyberweek 2011

by David Bilinsky

October 23rd, 2011

♬ Why can't people just get along
What a world it would be
If we could all just have fun
'Cause it don't do nobody right
When it comes down … [more]

Dropbox and Encryption

by David Bilinsky

October 13th, 2011

♬ Listen,
Do you want to know a secret?,
Do you promise not to tell? ♬… [more]
Lyrics and music by Lennon/McCartney.

At last week's Pacific Legal Technology Conference held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, "The

ODR, Susskind and "the Human Element"

by David Bilinsky

August 23rd, 2011

♬ I had some problems
And no one could seem to solve them
But you found the answer
You told me to take a chance…♬… [more]

Lyrics and music by: El

PIPEDA and Cloud Computing

by David Bilinsky

August 17th, 2011

♬ An' now I'm flyin' through the air.
On a cloud, on a cloud.
On a cloud, lookin' down…♬… [more]

Lyrics and Music by Cody Canada, recorded by Cross Canadian Ragweed.

Rocket Lawyer Raises $18.5 Million

by David Bilinsky

August 12th, 2011

♬ Money talks, it’ll tell you a story
Money talks, says strange things
Money talks very loudly…♬… [more]
Lyrics and music by JJ Cale and Christine Lakeland, recorded by JJ Cale.

Got Klout?

by David Bilinsky

June 28th, 2011

♬ Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you…♬… [more]
Music, lyrics and recorded by James Morrison.
 
Legal marketers and others who advise lawyers (myself included) have been gently

Simon Fraser University Award of Excellence

by David Bilinsky

June 21st, 2011

♬ I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long
And they built it high and they built it strong
Strong enough to hold the weight of time
Long enough … [more]

Forever More…on the Web???

by David Bilinsky

May 25th, 2011

♬ Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife?
Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life?
For if loving is … [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #9 Avoid Having a Written Office-Sharing or Partnership Agreement
Thursday, February 9

Max Amsterdam once said: “Business is the art of extracting money from another man’s pocket without resorting to violence.” The purpose of having a written agreement between all … »»

Practice

SlawTips Open Access Journals
Wednesday, February 8

There is good leagal content that doesn’t necessarily come in the neat packages that we usually look in.  Though our commercial legal database subscriptions have linked, vetted, edited, and easily. […] »»

Research

SlawTips Use join.me to Get on the Same Page Across the Web
Wednesday, February 8

When you need to collaborate on a document displayed on your screen, it’s great to have a colleague from down the hall come into your office and look over your … »»

Technology

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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.

  • Banks and Banking - Liability of banks to third parties - Negligence - General

    The plaintiffs were the former shareholders of a company that failed. They sued the defendant bank alleging that it breached its contract with the company and the plaintiffs and breached a duty ...

  • Actions - Cause of action - General principles - New or extended cause of action - Opening of floodgates

    The plaintiff and defendant worked at different branches of the same bank. The defendant’s common-law husband was the plaintiff’s ex-husband. Over a four year period, the defendant ...

  • Aliens - Definitions and general principles - Immigration consultants

    The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) had been designated as the sole regulatory body of immigration consultants in Canada from 2004 until June 2011. On June 30, 2011, Bill C-35 came into force, which significantly amended ...

  • Criminal Law - Sexual offences, public morals and disorderly conduct - Public morals - Obscenity - Possession of child pornography

    The accused was convicted of making child pornography available and two counts of possession of child pornography (see [2010] Sask.R. Uned. 197). Subsequently, he was sentenced ...

  • Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding pleas or evidence of witnesses, co-accused and accomplices

    Rowe was convicted by a jury of five offences. He appealed.

    The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed ...

  • Narcotic Control - Offences - Possession - General

    The accused wished to access marijuana for medicinal purposes but did not have an authorization to possess marijuana issued under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations. He was notified that a package of marihuana addressed to him had been ...

  • Narcotic Control - General - Legislation - Exemptions - Medicinal marijuana

    McCrady, who had an application pending under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) to possess and grow marijuana, was convicted of possession of marijuana (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), s. 4(1)). Hearn pleaded guilty ...

  • Criminal Law - Sentence - Trafficking in hashish or marijuana (incl. possession for purposes of trafficking)

    The accused pleaded guilty to one count of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. He was sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment to be served intermittently and 11 months’ ...

  • Municipal Law - Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Imposition and collection of taxes or fees 

    Catalyst Paper Corp. operated a paper mill in the District of North Cowichan. Catalyst objected to the tax rate that it paid compared to residential ratepayers. In 2009, the ...


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