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Twilight Saga: The Documentary Wars

by Jeanette Lee

February 10th, 2010

The war of the Twilight… [more] documentary films is on, and producers who shop their film concepts around to distributors may be thinking twice about what more they can do to

Lawyer Advertising: The Good, the Bad, the Unusual

by Jeanette Lee

January 28th, 2010

Plastic grenades alarm clients. That's one of the examples in this interesting Dallas lawyer's blog about some (U.S.) law firm marketing campaigns that pushed the envelope, perhaps a bit too… [more]

Privacy Poked & Pwnd Part IV: Facebook, Again

by Jeanette Lee

January 27th, 2010

The Hollywood Reporter writes: Facebook is back in the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's doghouse. According to the Privacy Commissioner's news release of January 27, 2010, another investigation of Facebook has been… [more]

My earlier post looked at Lululemon Athletica's tongue-in-cheek special edition clothing line, named the “Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place in British Columbia Between 2009 & 2011 Edition.” The launch… [more]

Trade-Mark Prosecution: More Hurry, Less Wait

by Jeanette Lee

January 12th, 2010

Canadian trade-mark applicants and their agents must continue to be mindful of a trend at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to compress timelines for trade-mark prosecution and proceedings.
After… [more]

SCC Cusson + Grant: A Reboot for Canadian Libel Law

by Jeanette Lee

December 22nd, 2009

The Supreme Court of Canada released its reasons in Quan v. Cusson and Grant v. Torstar Corp… [more] today. These are key decisions in the area of defamation and libel, and

Part III: Facebook Privacy Poked & Pwnd

by Jeanette Lee

December 18th, 2009

Following my Part I and Part II blog entries on Facebook's recent privacy updates, the latest news is that the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a Complaint with the… [more]

Marketing in the Olympic Wake

by Jeanette Lee

December 16th, 2009

Is it rogue or is it ambush marketing? With hockey helmet toques, a front tooth blackout marker, Canada-emblazoned hoodies, and Eh? t-shirts, it calls out to the inner hoser in… [more]

Part II: Privacy & Social Media: Poked & Pwned

by Jeanette Lee

December 11th, 2009

I posted earlier this week (see Privacy, Social Media, Targeting and Marketing: Poked and Pwnd) about recent updates on privacy practices online. Noted was Facebook's announcement that users would be… [more]

Logging in this week to my so-called virtual life, one constant and growing buzz is over privacy in social media and targeted marketing. I had meant to blog about something… [more]

FTC Revises Guides on Endorsements and Testimonials

by Jeanette Lee

October 9th, 2009

This week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced its approval of revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The revisions affect testimonial advertisements (including… [more]

Future Shop Online Contest Glitch: Buzz & Tweet

by Jeanette Lee

September 19th, 2009

The Toronto Star reports that on the first night of Future Shop's "Beat the Clock" contest (September 14), entrants got more – or less – than they bargained for. In… [more]

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SlawTips Current Awareness
Wednesday, February 22

There are two possible approaches to personal current awareness: Develop excellent searching skills so that you can find what you need when you need it Pick a fairly narrow specialty … »»

Research

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #10 Rely on the Lottery for Your Partnership Retirement Plan
Thursday, February 16

“It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating” was said once by Oscar Wilde. The final tip in this series is the capstone issue in our … »»

Practice

SlawTips Deciphering Acroynyms
Wednesday, February 15

I wrote about the trouble I have with Acronyms yesterday at Slaw. Today’s Tip: Use an Acronym Dictionary! I have a nice little book on my reference shelves called Acrobuster. … »»

Research

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MLB Selected Case Summaries    

These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
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  • Limitation of Actions - Actions in contract - Actions for debt - General

    Moody died on December 3, 2005, leaving four adult children. Pursuant to Moody’s will two of her children, James and Tyrell, were appointed executors of the estate. It was alleged that, during her ...

  • Barristers and Solicitors - Discipline - Suspension - For professional misconduct

    McLean pled guilty five counts of conduct unbecoming a lawyer. The Discipline Committee suspended him from practice for four months and placed him on indefinite supervision. McLean appealed the length of the penalty.

    The Saskatchewan ...

  • Mines and Minerals - Operation of mines, quarries and wells - Licences and permits - Appeals or judicial review - Standing - Costs

    Grizzly Resources Ltd. (Grizzly). made an applications to the Energy Resources Conservation Board to drill two sour gas wells on the same site. ...

  • Narcotic Control - Offences - Trafficking - Elements of

    The accused was charged with trafficking in cocaine. The trial judge granted the accused’s motion to discharge the charge. The Crown appealed.

    The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial.

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