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En séance plénière, le Professeur Pierre Trudel, Titulaire de la Chaire L.R. Wilson, a démontré de façon convaincante à quel point le modèle de protection des renseignements personnels (hérité des… [more]

En guise de séance plénière, Me Jennifer Stoddart, Commissaire à la vie privée du Canada, a énoncé deux grands défis pour le Commissariat concernant les technologies de l'information:

Faire respecter… [more]

La Conférence Leg@l IT 2008 Est Lancée

by Patrick Cormier

April 21st, 2008

La deuxième édition annuelle de la "conférence national sur le potentiel et l'impact des technologies et de l'information pour la pratique du droit" a lieu aujourdhui à Montréal, au Centre… [more]

Leg@l IT: Pictures!

by Patrick Cormier

April 19th, 2007

Hello slawyers – here are some pictures of the Leg@l IT Conference in Montreal last Monday… Enjoy.… [more]

[this post is the last of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
The last session of the day was the much awaited panel on the topic of e-discovery, featuring… [more]

Leg@l IT Conference: The Daily Paperless Office

by Patrick Cormier

April 16th, 2007

[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
Me Yvan Houle, from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, presented a session titled "La boîte à outils quotidienne: un… [more]

Leg@l IT Conference: Judges Panel

by Patrick Cormier

April 16th, 2007

[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
The Judges Panel was the highlight of the conference. I was looking forward to hear the views from… [more]

Leg@l IT (Not So) Live: Paperless Office Tools

by Patrick Cormier

April 16th, 2007

The wireless network dropped this afternoon, so I'm resuming the blogging, now not-quite-so-live (!) after a nice Zen AJBM dinner…
[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l… [more]

Leg@l IT Live: Legal Framework for IT and Commerce

by Patrick Cormier

April 16th, 2007

[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
Michel A. Solis, from Solis Juritech, and John D. Gregory, from the Attorney-General Office (Ontario), presented the session… [more]

Leg@l IT Live: Professors, Lawyers and Blogs

by Patrick Cormier

April 16th, 2007

[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
Professor Simon Fodden – nice to see you blogging too Simon! :-) – is a well-known founder of… [more]

[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
Me Bernard Brun presented the session titled "Le blogue: équilibre délicat entre communication et responsabilité". This is a… [more]

Leg@l IT Live: Techniques Du Droit Du Technique

by Patrick Cormier

April 16th, 2007

[this post is one of a series covering the Leg@l IT Conference]
After the session led by Professor Poulin, Professor Vincent Gautrais, from the Law Faculty, University of Montréal, presented… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Cash Flow Reports – Part 2
Thursday, May 24

This is the second in a series of ten tips dealing with cash flow reports and cash flow management. Gregory Nunn once said: “Never underestimate the value of cold cash.”… »»

Practice

SlawTips United Nations Documents
Wednesday, May 23

Today’s Tip: Monitor UN documents with RSS Since I last looked, the United Nations Documents site has a new look and feel. For what the site is trying to deliver, … »»

Research

SlawTips Updated Version of Great Social Media Guide for Lawyers Released
Wednesday, May 23

Last spring, Meritas’ Leadership Institute released a Social Media Guide for Lawyers. This helpful resource provided lawyers with an overview of the three main social media tools — LinkedIn, Faceb. […] »»

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.

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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’ ...

TalkLaw/ParLoi    

This is a listing of a few upcoming events in Canada of interest to lawyers, law students, legal librarians, and others involved in the practice of law.

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Click this link for a fuller version of the TalkLaw/ParLoi calendar of events and for instructions as to how to add events and calendars to your own calendar.