For Ontario lawyers a significant decision this morning of importance to civil litigators on the new rules concerning summary judgments.
Five cases decided together raise a number of issues concerning… [more]
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A spiky-haired, bespectacled animation of the Polish science fiction… [more]
Timothy Endicott on Human Rights Adjudication in the 21st Century
by Simon Chester
November 2nd, 2011
What are you doing at 6:00 PM (ET) on Monday, November 14, 2011? If you're in Toronto, consider coming to Fraser Milner Cagrain at 77 King Street West to hear… [more]
Ten months ago, the two Simons sat at the back of the Supreme Court of Canada and watched the argument in Crookes v. Newton, one of a number of Internet… [more]
The Federal Courts Rules Committee has asked that the Discussion Paper on a possible global review of the Federal Courts Rules should receive wide distribution to members of the public… [more]
For the record here is the Prime Minister's announcement of Justice Andromache Karakatsanis and Justice Michael J. Moldaver as the Government’s nominees for the Supreme Court of Canada. Both nominees… [more]
Hats off to the judges present and past (four retired judges) of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal who are giving up evenings in November to provide educational sessions… [more]
BC Privacy Commissioner Releases Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks
by Simon Chester
October 13th, 2011
The OIPC BC released Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks yesterday. The Guidelines were developed "to help organizations and public bodies navigate social media background checks and privacy laws."
The… [more]
This morning's Intapp Law Firm Risk Management Blog features a piece I recently published in Managing Partner Magazine in London entitled: "Managing Screens," which explores the tension between tightly controlling… [more]
Chas Rampathal and the Future of Legal Practice – LiveBlog From PLTC
by Simon Chester
October 7th, 2011
Chas Rampathal, the General Counsel and Vice President of LegalZoom is giving the lunch keynote at today's PLTC 2011 in Vancouver on the Future of Legal Practice.
LegalZoom is a… [more]
We mourn the passing of Steve Jobs, whose singular achievements are recounted by the HuffPost, MTV on his impact on music, Washington Post , Wired and the Daily Telegraph.
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Last week the Law Society of Upper Canada issued Guidelines for Law Office Searches… [more].
Such searches are rare but when they do occur, lawyers must realize that they have
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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.
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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’ ...
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