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Upcoming Librarian Learning Events

by Wendy Reynolds

January 7th, 2011

CALL has undertaken an new educational initiative this year, and the next of its series of webinars is to be held on January 25, 2011 from 1:00 - 2:30. Here are… [more]

Knowledge = Power, Right?

by Wendy Reynolds

November 29th, 2010

Toronto’s first Webcom was held on November 3rd. The conference, in its ninth iteration in Montréal, brought together a diverse group from various information professions – communications and technology folk… [more]

Two Upcoming Webinars of Note

by Wendy Reynolds

November 19th, 2010

The Canadian Association of Law Libraries/Association Canadienne de Bibliothèques de Droit has launched upon its first distance learning initiative, with two more webinars coming up shortly.
Joan Rataic-Lang will be presenting a… [more]

LAC-Lustre Leadership

by Wendy Reynolds

October 13th, 2010

I've been waiting for someone to point out how badly we Canadians are preserving our digital heritage. The Toronto Star finally got there this week, with the article, Canada's bleeding … [more]

Fail Safe

by Wendy Reynolds

September 28th, 2010

Not failure, but low aim, is crime… [more]” – James Russell Lowell (1819-91)
Innovation, and creating innovative environments, was a common theme of my reading this summer. It wasn’t

(or, how I used the G20 to my advantage)
The G20 was probably the biggest news story in Canada for at least a couple of days in June, and certainly… [more]

Silly Season

by Wendy Reynolds

July 27th, 2010

I ran across this today while on a search for something else. At first, I just found it amusing. Now I'm thinking it's a brilliant bit of viral marketing for… [more]

Going Up?

by Wendy Reynolds

June 14th, 2010

“How are things in the library?” A door opens – not the elevator door, but the door of opportunity. Are you ready?
The concept of the “elevator speech” has been… [more]

Speaking Out

by Wendy Reynolds

May 26th, 2010

At the end of September, four members of the Ontario Government Libraries Council (OGLC) presented a workshop at Showcase Ontario, the Ontario government's enormous technology and information conference. The session… [more]

CALLing Out

by Wendy Reynolds

May 17th, 2010

I think I've finally recovered from the CALL-MichALL conference in Windsor. Congratulations to Annette Demers and her team for putting on such a thought-provoking and inspiring event. I have pages… [more]

More Intrusion From Facebook?

by Wendy Reynolds

April 23rd, 2010

In this post , Librarian by Day… [more], Bobbi Newman warns of a recent innovation on Facebook that again raises privacy issues. It will be interesting to see what Canadian Privacy

This Conversation Is Overdue

by Wendy Reynolds

April 13th, 2010

Marilyn Johnson is a fan of libraries. And librarians. She came to this appreciation while researching The Dead Beat… [more] (a book about obituary writers). To her, it seemed that librarians had

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.
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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 ...

  • 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    

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