A post in the Law.com blog summarizes a theory put forth by Ned Snow, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, who found a 250-year-old common law… [more]
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Here is the webpage and publicity for the Leg@l.IT conference, the event of the year (look at the speakers list). Feel free to forward this post, print the add and… [more]
Robert Ambrogi nous annonce dans un billet sur Law.com intitulé Blogging Scooter que:
For the first time in federal court, two coveted media seats are reserved for bloggers. Not only… [more]
Simon Fodden tagged me in the "5 things you didn't know about me" game… on Slaw!! I thought this was illegal: Slaw is my safe harbour!! I feel like I… [more]
Congrats to all, Slaw won for REAL! Indeed, Slaw is mentionned in DennisKennedy's blog post The 2006 Blawggies: Dennis Kennedy's Best Law-related Blogging Awards as "Best Legal Blog Category –… [more]
Mon cher Père Noël,
Hormis la paix dans le monde et la sauvegarde de ce qui reste à l'humain d'environnement, j'aimerais que tu offres à notre société les cadeaux suivants:… [more]
Pourquoi?
J'invite par le présent billet les employés et membres du CAIJ, c'est-à-dire pour ces derniers, les membres du Barreau, à m'expliquer pourquoi " À compter de janvier 2007, le… [more]
Interesting post on Freedman Consulting's blog entitled Get Control of Your Library. It refers to LibaryThing as a virtual library "which enables users to build their own web-based catalog. At… [more]
Le Ministère de la Justice du Canada vient de signer une entente de services de sept ans (quatre ans plus trois années d'option) avec la compagnie montréalaise Irosoft. Dans le… [more]
Congratulations Simon!!!
It almost went unnoticed! Thanks to DK for his post referring to CityTech's list. This list is a recognition of pionneers for their contribution to the world of… [more]
La Saine Administration De La Justice: Qu'en Est-Il? – Honorable Andre Wery, j.c.a.c.s.
by Dominic Jaar
October 26th, 2006
J'ai assisté hier à l'excellente présentation du juge en chef adjoint André Wery qui avait lieu dans le cadre d'un diner-conférence de la section litige civil et assurance de l'ABC-Québec.… [more]
J'ai été frappé de lire à quelques jours d'interval les articles publiés de l'autre côté de la frontière chez les américains et de ce côté-ci, au Québec, relatifs à l'utilisation… [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.
More information.
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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’ ...
TalkLaw/ParLoi
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