A search for Canadian legal decisions on "leap day" doesn't turn up much other than an immigration case where an application for citizenship depended on the number of days the applicant was… [more]
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On average, the typical lawyer does not use cutting edge technology, and even if we do have the latest smartphone or tablet, we generally don't push the envelope for its… [more]
"What _____ do" seems to be the latest meme. As a break from the serious issues surrounding things like the lawful access bill, here are some that might resonate with… [more]
As Connie mentioned, our firm launched a new website last week. In this post, I’ll share a few thoughts about the process of creating a new law firm website.
Lawyers… [more]
Privacy Commissioner Explains Problems With Proposed Lawful Access Law
by David Canton
February 1st, 2012
With Parliament back in session, we are seeing more attention on the proposed "lawful access" legislation. There is good reason for that. Many of us believe the proposed legislation is… [more]
Getting the privacy balance right is not easy, from both theoretical and practical perspectives. As examples, here are some recent developments that go both ways.
Pro Privacy… [more]
Proposed Bill C-12
Here are some of the sites that are going dark today, or changing their home pages in protest over the proposed US legislation. For more information on why this legislation… [more]
As Connie mentioned, the annual Consumer Electronics Show is now underway in Las Vegas. The tech press is full of commentary on the latest and greatest things at the show.… [more]
Pending legislation always makes good fodder for lawyers to comment on in annual predictions articles. The pending anti-spam legislation has resulted in several such comments.
In my predictions article scheduled… [more]
Ann Cavoukian – the Ontario Privacy Commissioner – has written an excellent op-ed in the Financial Post entitled Beware of 'Surveillance by Design'.
It starts off with:
I feel the… [more]
Several amendments are proposed to PIPEDA, (Bill C-12) the federal private sector privacy legislation. It is sitting now at first reading stage, and we are not yet sure how long… [more]
To call a smart-phone a phone is really a misnomer. We need to think of them as computers with internet connections that we carry around in our pockets.
Why is this… [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…"
MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
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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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