The library of the Supreme Court of Canada recently updated its online bibliography about the court. New material from the period 2008-2011 has been added.
The bibliography contains articles, textbooks,… [more]
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Supreme Court of Canada Library Updates Court Bibliography
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
October 20th, 2011
Phase 2 of "Just a Click Away" Public Legal Education Project
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
October 13th, 2011
I had written about the Just A Click Away project in January 2011. Just A Click Away is a Canada-wide initiative on public legal education and information (PLEI).
It organized… [more]
The Supreme Court of Canada begins another season of hearings on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. If you click on the name of any upcoming case, you can find a summary… [more]
The Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecutions Committee today released its new report on wrongful convictions entitled The Path to Justice: Preventing Wrongful Convictions.
It was written by a committee of senior… [more]
Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg and inventor of the idea for the eBook way way way back in 1971 in the pre-WWW, pre-smart phone, pre-Kindle, pre-commercialization of everything… [more]
Courtney Minick has written a post on Universal Citation for State Codes over at VoxPopuLII, a blog published at the Cornell University Law School.
She discusses the spread of universal,… [more]
The LISNews library-related site has been running a series on IT Security for Libraries.
The most recent part covers 20 Common Security Myths:
You have nothing important to steal
Having… [more]
Law Commission of Ontario Releases Draft Framework for the Law as It Affects Older Adults
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
August 18th, 2011
Last week, the Law Commission of Ontario released its proposed Draft Framework for the Law as it Affects Older Adults:
"The Framework is intended to assist with the development and… [more]
The British newspaper The Guardian… [more] has compiled data on who is being arrested for the recent riots in the United Kingdom.
It makes for a fascinating story:
In an indication
Let the speculation begin.
According to an article in The Hill Times… [more], the process to choose the replacements for Supreme Court of Canada Justices Louise Charron and Justice Ian
Library of Parliament Outlines Current and Emerging Issues for Canada's 41st Parliament
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
July 7th, 2011
The Library of Parliament has released a document outlining the current and emerging issues that will face the new Canadian Parliament elected on May 2, 2011.
William Young, Parliamentary Librarian,… [more]
In mid-May, the Council of Canadian Academic Law Library Directors adopted the Calgary Statement on Free Access to Legal Information.
The Statement, that promotes the principles of open access in… [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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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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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.
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