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Slaw Site News – 2012-01-26

Administrator — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:13:37 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 33 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

the eight comments on Simon Fodden's "Apple's New iBooks Author" discussing the EULA required by that software
the thoughtful exchange on Jamie Maclaren's column, "A Pay or Play Proposition for Access to Justice."
the enthusiastic comments on Ruth Bird's column, "Professional Associations and Why They Matter"

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Wednesday: Research: Dig Deep

You’ll find a brief excerpt of this week’s tips on Slaw, but the links above will take you to the full versions, along with 100 more tips. Advice you can use — short and to the point — every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Alberta Teachers' Association v. Information and Privacy Commissioner (Alta.) et al. 2011 SCC 61 [Judicial review]
R. v. Spencer (M.D.) 2011 SKCA 144 [Search and seizure]
Reference Re Securities Act 2011 SCC 66 [Double aspect doctrine]
R. v. Rudge (D.) 2011 ONCA 791 [Criminal procedure]
R. v. MacIntosh (E.F.) 2011 NSCA 111 [Delay and due process]
Labatt Brewing Co. et al. v. St. John's (City) 2011 NLCA 75 [Property tax valuation]
Girao v. Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP 2011 FC 1070 [Barristers and solicitors duty of integrity]
R. v. Bambrick (R.) 2011 NLCA 79 [Sentencing]
Anderson et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) 2011 NLCA 82 [Class actions]

Thus far, 195 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2012-01-19

Administrator — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:38:15 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 80 comments (possibly a record on Slaw). You might be particularly interested in these:

the 30 comments on the post by Simon Fodden, "Same-Sex Divorce and Conflict of Laws," that thoroughly canvassed the topic.
the 17 comments on Connie Crosby's post, "Should There Be Parttime Law School in Canada?" that form a pretty exhaustive list of the part-time law programs that are in fact available
the very lengthy and detailed comment by John Wood on the older post, "Electronic Seals" by John Gregory.

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: How Come My iPad Won’t Charge When It Is Plugged Into My Computer?
Wednesday: Research: Orphan Results
Thursday: Practice: Top 10 Financial Errors: #6 Think You Don’t Need a Fee Agreement With Each Client.

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Royal Bank of Canada v. Swartout et al.
2011 ABCA 362 [Contra proferentem rule ]
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. et al. v. Ontario (Minister of Health and Long-Term Care) et al. 2011 ONCA 830 [Delegated legislation]
R. v. Pitre (M.S.) 2011 NBCA 106 [Search warrants]
Mallard v. Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission et al. 2011 SKCA 150 [Stare decisis]
Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. 2011 FC 1432 [Authority of Crown ministers]
Ford Credit Canada Ltd. v. Welcome Ford Sales Ltd. et al. 2010 ABQB 798 [Bankruptcy]
Ewachniuk Estate v. Ewachniuk 2011 BCCA 510 [Stare decisis]
Davis v. Guelph (City) 2011 ONCA 761 [Building inspectors & bias]
Daniels v. Daniels 2011 MBCA 94 [Corollary relief in divorce]
Apotex Inc. v. Merck & Co. et al. 2011 FCA 329 [Food and drug control]

Thus far, 186 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2012-01-12

Simon Fodden — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:35:06 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 32 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

the discussion about using GPS tracking on company vehicles following the post by Yosie Saint-Cyr, "Employer Monitoring Employees With GPS Tracking"
the lengthy exchange—15 comments extending into the prior week—on Shaunna Mireau's post, "Queen's Counsel Appointments."

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: How Come My Digital Camera Pictures Are Always in a Folder Named DCIM?
Wednesday: Research: Look Far as Well as Near
Thursday: Practice: Top 10 Financial Errors: #5 Don’t Track Your Time

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Stemijon Investments Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) 2011 FCA 299 [Corporate taxation]
R.P. v. R.C. 2011 SCC 65 [Divorce maintenance]
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Minister of Human Resources and Social Development) et al. 2011 SCC 60 [Paramountcy doctrine]
Lumba v. United Kingdom (Secretary of State for the Home Department) [2011] UKSC 12 [Duty to promulgate policies and rules]
L.M.P. v. L.S. 2011 SCC 64 [Divorce maintenance]
Copthorne Holdings Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue 2011 SCC 63 [Income tax on non-residents]
Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. et al. v. Flesch et al. 2011 ONCA 764 [When summary judgments appropriate]

Thus far, 176 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-12-15

Administrator — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:18:34 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 44 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

The exchange between Gary Rodrigues and Simon Chester concerning Geneviève Lay's post, "Language Rights Issues Returning to the Supreme Court?"
the comment by CanLII President, Colin Lachance, expanding a little on what sort of numbers it takes to be a popular case on CanLII.

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Dealing With DOCX, XLSX and PPTX Files if You Use an Older Version of Office
Wednesday: Research: New Laws, Compliance, and Alerts
Thursday: Practice: Top 10 Financial Errors: #1 – Cash Flow

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

R. v. Wheaton (A.) 2011 NLTD(G) 148 [Amending informations]
R. v. Nguyen (T.V.) et al. 2011 BCCA 471 [Forfeiture of offence-related property]
R. v. Losier (S.A.) 2011 NBCA 102 [Right to use language of choice in dealings with police]
Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Information and Privacy Commissioner (Nfld. and Lab.) 2011 NLCA 69 [FOI re crown documents]
Hart v. Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. of the Diocese of Kingston 2011 ONCA 728 [Internal church government]

Thus far, 166 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-12-08

Administrator — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:13:15 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 44 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

The comments on Bob Berring's post, "Legal Research Training’s End"
The thoughtful comment by Makwaminising_nini on the post "Dunkin’ the Victim: a Note on Legal-Political Background of the Current Attawapiskat Campaign" by Michael Posluns
The 9 comments on Simon Fodden's post "Apple's Siri on iPhone 4s and Legal Privilege

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Install or Update Multiple Computer Apps in Minutes With Ninite
Wednesday: Research: Consideration of a Statute
Thursday: Practice: Kick Procrastination to the Curb!

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Sierra Club Canada v. Ontario (Minister of National Resources) et al. 2011 ONSC 4655 [Animal species at risk]
Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals v. Nor-Man Regional Health Authority Inc. 2011 SCC 59 [Labour law]
Hubley v. Hubley Estate 2011 PECA 19 [Nonrecoverable tort damages]
R. v. Earhart (B.A.) 2011 BCCA 490 [Right to remain silent]
Burrell v. Metropolitan Entertainment Group et al. 2011 NSCA 108 [Duty of care to gambling addict]

Thus far, 161 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-11-24

Administrator — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:39:40 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 39 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

the continuing discussion of Gabriel Granatsein's post Mandatory Union Awareness Training at Apple
the informative comment by Carrie Liddy on guest blogger Philippa Lawson's informative post on Bill C-12 and “Lawful Authority” Under PIPEDA
the thoughtful comments on Nelson & Simek's post Ruminations on the Ethics of Law Firm Information Security

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: 50GB Free Cloud Storage for Life for iPhones and iPads From Box.net
Wednesday: Research: Real Time Searching
Thursday: Practice: Interruptions Are Just a State of Mind

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Walker v. British Columbia Securities Commission 2011 BCCA 415 [Fraudulent trading in securities]
Sordi v. Sordi 2011 ONCA 665 [Multiple family law issues]
Kimoto et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. 2011 FCA 291 [Governmental administrative action]
Jeffery et al. v. London Life Insurance Co. et al. 2011 ONCA 683 [Class actions re participating account transactions]
Giesbrecht v. Canada Life Assurance Co. et al. 2011 MBQB 244 [Investment counsellor negligence]
R. v. D.N.C. 2011 ONCA 672 [Admissibility of similar acts]
R. v. Cater (K.) et al. 2011 NSPC 75 [Public interest privilege]

Thus far, 149 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-11-17

Administrator — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:54:23 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 56 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

the 15 comments on Yosie Saint-Cyr's post "Should the Government Make Remembrance Day a Public (Statutory) Holiday?", which surface concerns about militarization and whether the point is to have a holiday.
the extended exchange between David Cheifetz and guest blogger Erik Magraken on his post, "Tort Reform For The Better: Adding Liquidity to Dry Judgements."
the debate following Gabriel Granatstein's post, "Mandatory Union Awareness Training at Apple"

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Use Application Groups to Organize Apps on Your Ipad or Iphone
Wednesday: Research: Look for Useful Things
Thursday: Practice: Follow Up…for Results

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

R. v. Vuradin (F.) 2011 ABCA 280 [Criminal jury charge]
R. v. Sexton (K.M.) 2011 NBCA 97 [Unreasonable search & seizure]
R. v. Sarrazin (R.) et al. 2011 SCC 54 [Criminal appeals]
McQueen v. Echelon General Insurance Co. 2011 ONCA 649 [Contract damages]
Felipa v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2011 FCA 272 [Tenure of federal judges]
Beacon Hill Service (2000) Ltd. v. Esso Petroleum Canada et al. 2011 ABQB 138 [Barrister as potential witness]
Thomas v. Aviva Insurance Co. 2011 NBCA 96 [Insurance]

Thus far, 142 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-11-10

Administrator — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:54:10 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 47 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

the 14 comments on Dave Billinsky's post "Occupy Vancouver Demands Released";
the exchange on guest blogger Erik Makgren's post "Tort Reform for the Better: Adding Liquidity to Dry Judgements".

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Use the Space Bar to Advance in a Browser
Wednesday: Research: Spam or Not
Thursday: Practice: How Am I Doing?

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al. 2011 SCC 52 [Administrative law]
Wallace v. Canadian Pacific Railway et al. 2011 SKCA 108 [Disqualification of counsel]
Canada (Attorney General) v. Mowat 2011 SCC 53 [Judicial review]
R. v. Madden (K.) 2011 ONCA 656 [Jury charge]
R. v. Le (T.D.) 2011 MBCA 83 [Search and seizure]
Clark v. Werden 2011 ONCA 619 [Champerty]
R. v. Barros (R.) 2011 SCC 51 [Informer privilege]

Thus far, 135 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-11-03

Administrator — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:04:39 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 55 comments. You might be particularly interested in the thoughtful discussion following Tamir Israel's inaugural post on Crookes v. Newton and intermediary liability.

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Four Tips for Easy Navigation of PowerPoint Slide Deck
Wednesday: Research: Budget Your Research
Thursday: Practice: Start a “Thank You” File

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Toronto-Dominion Bank v. Stevens 2011 NSSC 343 [Mortgages]
Spence v. Canada Revenue Agency 2011 FC 426 [Income tax interest waiver]
Smith v. Inco Ltd. 2011 ONCA 628 [Private nuisance]
Saanich (District) v. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada 2011 BCCA 391 [Insurer's duty to defend]
Lonechild v. Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations et al. 2011 SKQB 315 [Native rights]
R. v. Jones (R.) 2011 ONCA 632 [Search and seizure of computer]
D.M.M. v. T.B.M. 2011 YKCA 8 [Apprehension of bias]

Thus far, 128 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-10-27

Simon Fodden — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:47:47 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 52 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

"Mediation can offer a distinct good that no other process can or is designed to offer, viz., the possibility of re-orienting the parties to each other."

an interesting exchange about John O'Sullivan's post on Quantum Physics and Mediation
"A lawyer can article in a transactional Bay Street practice, and that is considered sufficient and necessary practical experience to conduct a criminal defense practice in Northern Ontario. Why?"
a discussion of Adam Dodek's proposal, Articling and Access to Justice: An Ontario Legal Corps – Why Not?

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Google Mapmaker Arrives in Canada
Wednesday: Research: Pay Attention to the Privy Council Office
Thursday: Practice: Create Feedback Loops for Success

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

United Mexican States v. Cargill Inc. 2011 ONCA 622 [Arbitration of Free Trade agreement]
McCaffrey v. Paleolog 2011 BCCA 378 [Family law]
L.C. et al. v. Alberta et al. 2011 ABQB 12 [Practice rules]
R. v. Kelsy (M.) 2011 ONCA 605 [Warrantless search and seizure]
R. v. Katigbak 2011 SCC 48 [Obscenity defences]
Crookes et al. v. Newton 2011 SCC 47 [Hyperlinking and libel]

Thus far, 119 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-10-20

Administrator — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:06:23 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 36 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

8 informative comments on Connie Crosby's post on the Person's Day case, going deeper and deeper into the legal history of that case.
5 very thoughtful comments on John O'Sullivan's post on Quantum Physics and Mediation

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Turning the Tables
Wednesday: Research: Mobile Offline Law
Thursday: Practice: Implement Your Plans to Reach Your Goals

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

R. v Woodward (T.E.C.) 2011 ONCA 610 [Internet luring]
Thibodeau v. Air Canada 2011 FC 876 [Right to use French or English]
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment LLC v. Marineland of Canada Inc. 2011 ONCA 616 [Interpretation of contracts]
R. v. Roks (A.) 2011 ONCA 618 [Sentencing]
R. v. J.M.H. 2011 SCC 45 [Criminal appeals]
R. v. Côté (A.) 2011 SCC 46 [Exclusion of evidence]
J.R. Investments Ltd. v. Moncton Flying Club et al. 2011 NBQB 256 [Banking]

Thus far, 113 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to MLB-Slaw Selected Case Summaries via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-10-13

Administrator — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:05:30 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 22 comments. You might be particularly interested in the informative comment by John Gregoryupdating his own post, "Electronic Transferable Records," from March of this year.

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: The Google Doodles Archive
Wednesday: Research: Real-Time Research
Thursday: Practice: Listen In Order to Lead

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email. You can also follow SlawTips on Twitter: @slawtips

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Sutherland et al. v. Hudson’s Bay Co. et al. 2011 ONCA 606 [Pensions]
R. v. Lawler (C.D.) 2011 MBPC 53 [Breathalyzer]
Hollinger Inc. et al., Re 2011 ONCA 579 [Settlements]
R. v. Deveau (T.M.) 2011 NSCA 85 [Courts]
Bodnar et al. v. Cash Store Inc. et al. 2011 BCCA 384 [Class actions]

Thus far, 106 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to SlawTips via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-10-05

Simon Fodden — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:41:33 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 35 comments. You might be particularly interested in:

a long and thoughtful comment by "A Recent Grad" on The Future of Articling in Ontario
the other 8 comments on Omar Ha-Redeye's post on The Future of Articling in Ontario.
the comments to Jason Wilson's provocative column, I Am Now an App.

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Google’s Amazing New “Search by Image” Functionality
Wednesday: Research: Follow the Class
Thursday: Practice: Plan for Success

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email.

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

2011 MBCA 77 [Practice]
Carter Brothers Ltd. v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles (N.B.) 2011 NBCA 81 [Delegated legislation]
Ladner v. Wolfson et al. 2011 BCCA 370 [Constructive trust]
Pacific Newspaper Group Inc. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 2000 et al. 2011 BCCA 373 [Administrative law]
R. v. Twitchell (M.A.) 2010 ABQB 693 [Search warrant, laptop]

Thus far, 101 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to SlawTips via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-09-29

Administrator — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:25:45 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 29 comments. You might be particularly interested in two lengthy and detailed comments by Don Laird on Is It Possible to Secure Law Firm Data?

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: Send a Text Message to a Mobile Phone via Email
Wednesday: Research: Leveraging Google Advanced Search
Thursday: Practice: Lead…More So Now Than Ever Before…

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email.

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

R. v. Topp (J.P.) 2011 SCC 43 [Sentencing]
VSL Canada Ltd. v. Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (N.B.) et al. 2011 NBCA 76 [Workers' compensation]
W.J.Q.M. et al. v. A.M.A. et al. 2011 SKQB 317 [Surrogacy agreements]
R. v. McCowan 2011 ABPC 79 [Charter rights & non-governmental authority]
Girouard v. Druet 2011 NBQB 204 [Sale of land by email contract]

Thus far, 96 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to SlawTips via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-09-22

Administrator — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:33:49 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 30 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: MS Outlook Tip: Drag and Drop Items of One Type to Create Another
Wednesday: Research: Search in Google Plus
Thursday: Practice: Guard Your Castle to Keep Client Confidences Safe

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email.

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Tippett v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) 2011 FC 814 [Prisons]
Alberta Teachers’ Association v. Information and Privacy Commissioner (Alta.) 2011 ABQB 19 [Administrative Law]
Savanna Energy Services Corp. v. CanElson Drilling Inc. et al. 2010 ABQB 645 [Barristers and Solicitors]
Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2011 FC 669 [Immigration]
R. v. Hatzel (C.E.) 2011 SKPC 59 [Civil Rights]

Thus far, 91 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to SlawTips via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-09-15

Administrator — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:58:59 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were (once again, exactly!) 33 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

(Law) School's in again, so it's not surprising there were some meaty comments on Ted Tjaden's post on "Legal Research and Writing Skills in Law School"

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2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: 5 Ways to Make an Easy-to-Remember, Ultra-Secure Password
Wednesday: Research: Be Creative
Thursday: Practice: Spotting the Embezzler…

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email.

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Regular v. Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador 2011 NLCA 54 [Barristers and Solicitors]
R. v. R.D. 2010 ONCA 899 [Criminal Law]
Gagliano v. Gomery et al. 2011 FCA 217 [Administrative Law]
Autoweld Systems Ltd. v. CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. et al. 2011 ABCA 243 2011 ABCA 243 [Company Law]
Autoweld Systems Ltd. v. CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. et al. 2011 ABQB 265 [Company Law]
Attila Dogan Construction and Installation Co. v. AMEC Americas Ltd. et al. 2011 ABQB 175 [Practice]

Thus far, 86 summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to SlawTips via RSS or email.

Slaw Site News – 2011-09-08

Administrator — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:13:14 +0000

Site news for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email

1. Comment Watch:

In the last week there were 33 comments. You might be particularly interested in these:

David Collier-Brown on Hacking Into Bank Accounts – What Is the Bank’s Responsibility?
Omar Ha-Redeye pointing to a recent case relevant to his post The Perils of Social Media – Should You Quit the Internet?
and a small flurry of responses to the post Do You Still Fax?

You can subscribe to the comments on Slaw either as a separate matter (RSS, email) or as part of a subscription combining posts and comments (RSS, email).

2. SlawTips

This week's tips on SlawTips are:

Tuesday: Technology: An Easy Way to Access Multiple Printer Format Settings
Wednesday: Research: Keep Your Skills Sharp
Thursday: Practice: How Do You Set Your Goals?

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email.

3. Maritime Law Book Selected Summaries

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are in precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

R. v. Ruffolo (R.A.) 2011 BCCA 359
R. v. Degiorgio (T.) 2011 ONCA 527
Irving (J.D.) Ltd. v. Siemens Canada Ltd. et al. 2011 FC 791
Holowa Estate, Re 2011 ABQB 23
F.R. et al. v. D.T. et al. 2011 SKQB 261
R. v. Agengo (D.) 2011 ABQB 430

Thus far, eighty summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. You can subscribe to SlawTips via RSS or email.

This Week's Slaw Tips

Simon Fodden — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:24:42 +0000

Slaw news — for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email.

On Slaw you'll find a brief excerpt of this week's SlawTips posts. The links in the following will take you to the full versions, along with 100 more tips. Advice you can use — short and to the point — every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

Tuesday: Technology: Privacy Commissioner Launches Handbook to Help Lawyers Apply Privacy Law to Their Practices
Wednesday: Research: Understand the Acronym
Thursday: Practice: A Moment of Time…

You can get to SlawTips at either tips.slaw.ca or slawtips.ca and you can subscribe by RSS or email.

Maritime Law Book Summaries Posted

Simon Fodden — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:54:13 +0000

Slaw news — for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email.

On the website now:

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are up, precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

York Estate v. York et al. 2011 BCCA 316 Robinson Estate, Re 2011 ONCA 493 McNamee v. McNamee 2011 ONCA 533 Mathusz v. Carew 2011 NLTD(F) 28 R. v. Jones (D.C.) 2011 NSPC 47

Thus far, seventy-five summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. … [more]

This Week's SlawTips

Administrator — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:57:19 +0000

Slaw news — for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email.

Tuesday: Technology: Turn Luddites Into Gurus With Lynda.com Wednesday: Research: Make Your Own Office Consolidation Thursday: Practice: Keep Turnover Low

You can subscribe to SlawTips by RSS or email. … [more]

Maritime Law Book Summaries Posted

Administrator — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:00:33 +0000

Slaw news — for those who read Slaw only via RSS or email.

On the website now:

This week's Maritime Law Book case summaries are up, precis on Slaw and full at cases.slaw.ca.

Tucows.Com Co. v. Lojas Renner S.A. 2011 ONCA 548 Martinez-Caro v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2011 FC 640 Martin v. Interbooks Ltd. et al. SKQB 251 Charter Building Co. v. 1540957 Ontario Inc. et al. 2011 ONCA 487

Thus far, seventy summaries in total are available on cases.slaw.ca. … [more]

The Week's Highlight

Simon Fodden — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:27:20 +0000

Those of you who get your Slaw via email or RSS may not visit the website often enough to know that a little dot has caused a big fuss here at Slaw. Lexum's post, "Are We to Live with Useless Periods Forever?," has elicited 18 comments as of Friday noon. It's always a puzzle to me what prompts a reader to comment, and I must say that I'm a little surprised that a proposal about a period has generated debate. At any rate, go and have a look at the discussion, and add your 2¢ if you feel so moved.

[This is a post that goes out by email and RSS and does not appear on the main page.]

RSS Subscribers: Comments Worth Reading

Simon Fodden — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:29:24 +0000

For those of you who read Slaw via RSS or email (and who don't subscribe to the comments feed), let me point you to a discussion that you might like to visit. There are now fifteen considered and well-written comments on Yosie Saint-Cyr's post on April 1: "Quebec Government Bill Upholds Gender Equality and Secularism." Have a look; join the discussion. … [more]

Slaw RSS Reader Update

Simon Fodden — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:57:20 +0000

Here's the week's update on what's been happening in the comments and on the website, for those who follow us by RSS.

The winner in the comments sweepstakes was Connie Crosby's LinkedIn Becoming More Powerful for Legal Industry Use, with 8 comments.

Ted Tjaden was a close runner up with the unlikely Jactitation of Marriage – The Unnecessary Legal Phrase of the Day, which garnered 6 comments, if you can believe it.

On the website itself we've put The Cromwell Pages back in the box: the links are gone from the front page but you can still read them at http://www.slaw.ca/cromwell/. Now it only remains to leap upon his judgments and let the world know what you think of them.

We've also repaired the Archives by Date, which broke when we changed hosts. You'll find the working link, right where it should be, i.e. under the main menu item Archives. Note that we've also got handy archives arranged by author (with links to RSS feeds for each author), by category (also with RSS feed for each) and for fun an alphabetical list of every post title (sometimes helpful for searching for that elusive post from months back).

Finally, you'll see when you visit that at the bottom of the main page there's now a table of contents for the earlier 15 entries. If you're looking for something more than 30 entries ago (15 on the main page + 15 on the footer menu), just use the link you'll find there to the date archive.

Slaw RSS Reader Update

Simon Fodden — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:56:05 +0000

Here's an update about what's happening on the website for those of you who read Slaw via RSS.

There are some discussion threads you might want to visit, if, like most of our readers you don't subscribe to comments:

Steve Matthews' ABA Blawg Contest Rigged? has garnered 8 comments and is still counting.
Ted Tjaden's Legal Citation Question on Indicating Jurisdiction in Case Law Citations has just under a dozen comments, which, as Slawyer Alex Manevich said, may say something about us.
Seven readers have contributed to the discussion of John Gregory's Destroying Data

And as always there's a bunch of interesting pointers on the Slaw Linkblog, to which you can subscribe by RSS. By the way, you can contribute to the linkblog yourself if you have a Delicious account: all you need to do is tag your saved link with slawlinkblog and it'll get posted on Slaw automatically.

Enjoy your weekend. And thanks for reading Slaw.

RSS Website Update

Simon Fodden — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:49:27 +0000

If you follow us by RSS or email and don't visit the website, you'll likely be missing a couple of interesting conversations in the comments to recent posts. (You can, of course, subscribe to the comments either by email or RSS, though many readers haven't yet done that.)

Alex Manevich's post on arbitral awards and limitations periods has generated an interesting series of exchanges between him and John Gregory. Well worth taking a look.

And Dave Bilinsky's post, Shouldn't It Just Work?, sparked a bunch of comments on tablet PC's.

So drop by the website for a good read.

Oh, and don't forget to vote for Slaw. We're neck and neck with another blog for the lead.

Vote for Slaw

Simon Fodden — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:07:23 +0000

Those who read us by RSS and don't get the RSS comments feed might not know that an important aspect of the ABA Blawg100 feature is the chance to vote for your favourite blog in each category. Naturally, we'd be overjoyed if you'd vote for Slaw in the Technology category. It's easy to do: either go to http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/blawg100_2008/technology/ and scroll down to Slaw, or go to Slaw's home page and click on the ruddy great VOTE FOR SLAW button at the top right. … [more]