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According to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Section 15 (1)):
Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and… [more]

Materials on Teaching Legal Research and Writing

by Ted Tjaden

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

I have updated my Legal Research and Writing website with a new page on resources for teaching legal research and writing.
Included on the page are links to:

online training… [more]

Should There Be Parttime Law School in Canada?

by Connie Crosby

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Like Darryl Mountain in today's Slaw.ca column, I have been thinking about law school lately. Or rather, I have been reminded about past thoughts on this topic. Whether law school… [more]

Introducing the Twitter Moot

by Omar Ha-Redeye

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Given my moot history in law school it's no surprise that I've been approached repeatedly by a number of different international moots now that I'm a lawyer. But I've never… [more]

1L Exam Advice

by Mark Lewis

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Looming right around the corner is that magical time of year, we all get more busy, tensions rise and people run around in oddly coloured clothing…. of course I'm talking… [more]

A Framework for Teaching Good Legal Writing

by Michael Lines

Friday, November 18th, 2011

A recent working paper by Mark K. Osbeck of the University of Michigan Law School, proposes a framework for understanding, and teaching, good legal writing.
Available via SSRN, What is… [more]

Articling Crisis in the Headlines

by Omar Ha-Redeye

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Today's Globe and Mail features an articling discussing what is being called a "crisis" in articling positions,
Some blame law firms, accusing them of reducing their hiring in the face of… [more]

We need to create an Ontario Legal Corps composed of lawyers and articling students to address the access to justice crisis in this province and we need to do it… [more]

The Future of Articling in Ontario

by Omar Ha-Redeye

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Ontario has the unique position of having more applicants for articling positions than available positions. A panel at the Second Annual Conference Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education discussed the… [more]

University of Victoria Law School Tech Survey of Incoming Students

by Simon Fodden

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Once again Rich McCue has published the results of his annual survey of incoming law students at the University of Victoria. His executive summary of the results is as follows:… [more]

Welcome to Law School

by Mark Lewis

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Orientation week is drawing to a close. 2L and 3L classes have begun with 1L to begin on Monday. To all 1Ls here are my pieces of advice. I know… [more]

Lessons From the Law Library

by Mark Lewis

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Attention: what follows is not me, my head shot to the left is not representative of the following paragraphs. Over the summer we have had a library school intern working… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #9 Avoid Having a Written Office-Sharing or Partnership Agreement
Thursday, February 9

Max Amsterdam once said: “Business is the art of extracting money from another man’s pocket without resorting to violence.” The purpose of having a written agreement between all … »»

Practice

SlawTips Open Access Journals
Wednesday, February 8

There is good leagal content that doesn’t necessarily come in the neat packages that we usually look in.  Though our commercial legal database subscriptions have linked, vetted, edited, and easily. […] »»

Research

SlawTips Use join.me to Get on the Same Page Across the Web
Wednesday, February 8

When you need to collaborate on a document displayed on your screen, it’s great to have a colleague from down the hall come into your office and look over your … »»

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.
More information.

  • Banks and Banking - Liability of banks to third parties - Negligence - General

    The plaintiffs were the former shareholders of a company that failed. They sued the defendant bank alleging that it breached its contract with the company and the plaintiffs and breached a duty ...

  • Actions - Cause of action - General principles - New or extended cause of action - Opening of floodgates

    The plaintiff and defendant worked at different branches of the same bank. The defendant’s common-law husband was the plaintiff’s ex-husband. Over a four year period, the defendant ...

  • Aliens - Definitions and general principles - Immigration consultants

    The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) had been designated as the sole regulatory body of immigration consultants in Canada from 2004 until June 2011. On June 30, 2011, Bill C-35 came into force, which significantly amended ...

  • Criminal Law - Sexual offences, public morals and disorderly conduct - Public morals - Obscenity - Possession of child pornography

    The accused was convicted of making child pornography available and two counts of possession of child pornography (see [2010] Sask.R. Uned. 197). Subsequently, he was sentenced ...

  • Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding pleas or evidence of witnesses, co-accused and accomplices

    Rowe was convicted by a jury of five offences. He appealed.

    The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed ...

  • Narcotic Control - Offences - Possession - General

    The accused wished to access marijuana for medicinal purposes but did not have an authorization to possess marijuana issued under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations. He was notified that a package of marihuana addressed to him had been ...

  • Narcotic Control - General - Legislation - Exemptions - Medicinal marijuana

    McCrady, who had an application pending under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) to possess and grow marijuana, was convicted of possession of marijuana (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), s. 4(1)). Hearn pleaded guilty ...

  • Criminal Law - Sentence - Trafficking in hashish or marijuana (incl. possession for purposes of trafficking)

    The accused pleaded guilty to one count of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. He was sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment to be served intermittently and 11 months’ ...

  • Municipal Law - Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Imposition and collection of taxes or fees 

    Catalyst Paper Corp. operated a paper mill in the District of North Cowichan. Catalyst objected to the tax rate that it paid compared to residential ratepayers. In 2009, the ...


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