by Jenna Marie Pilon
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Introduction
A Canadian lawyer must respect the requirements of human rights laws and not deny services to persons by discriminating on… [more]
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Declining Clients Who Cannot Pay: Discriminating Against Women Who Have Survived Sexual Assault
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Thursday, March 29th, 2012
The following article by Nora Spinks, president of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises appeared in the Winter 2008 edition of LAWPRO Magazine. The original article also features sidebar interviews with law firms … [more]
What New Lawyers Need to Know About LAWPRO’s Mandatory Professional Liability Insurance
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Excerpted from LAWPRO Magazine, Student Issue #1, 2012
What is professional liability insurance?
Professional liability insurance is designed to indemnify lawyers against the consequences of a lawyer’s liability for a… [more]
Racy Lawyer Advertisements Create a Spiralling Strip-Poker Race to the Bottom
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
by Mona Zarbafian
Chicago lawyer Corri Fetman’s “Life’s short. Get a divorce” marketing campaign is a combination of sexualized images and suggestive slogans that influence a greater market than solely… [more]
The following article appeared in the December 2009 edition of LAWPRO Magazine.… [more]
Although social media sites offer lawyers many interesting new ways to interact with people in both personal and
by Wendy L. Werner / Excerpted from LAWPRO Magazine, Student Issue #1, 2012
On the face of it, interviewing should not be all that difficult – particularly for lawyers. As… [more]
In Search of Ethics in to Kill a Mockingbird: Understanding Race and Justice in Maycomb
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Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
by Marlon Simmons
On the night of August 21st 1931, the town of Maycomb stood still. In the segregated court of the small Alabama town, an all white male jury… [more]
There is a lot to think about beyond substantive law when you are starting a law practice. With that in mind, under the practicePRO banner LAWPRO has created the New… [more]
Excerpted from LAWPRO Magazine, Student Issue #1, 2012
There isn't a simple magic formula for mapping out a career in law. You will make some decisions on where you would… [more]
by Vanessa Mui
According to the Chief Justice of Ontario’s Advisory Committee on Professionalism, the building blocks of professionalism include scholarship, integrity, honour, leadership, independence, pride, spirit and enthusiasm, collegiality,… [more]
Law Students Offer Great Perspectives on Issues in Legal Profession
by Adam Dodek
Monday, March 26th, 2012
I have been privileged to teach legal ethics at the University of Ottawa and before that at Osgoode Hall and U of T. I love teaching legal ethics because students… [more]
This week Slaw is going to feature a couple of entries each day by and about law students. Slaw contributor Adam Dodek has arranged with students from his courses on… [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.
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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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