archive for the ‘Education & Training’ category



The End of Print Deposits

by Mark Lewis

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

From Gov't of Canada Publications: "… the decision has been made to completely transition all publications published by the Publishing Program and publications provided by departments to the Depository Services… [more]

What's New at CALL?

by Wendy Reynolds

Monday, April 16th, 2012

CALL/ACBD's 50th annual conference is only weeks away. The CPC, our volunteers and the CALL Executive are looking forward to welcoming you to Toronto's Royal York Hotel, and to the… [more]

Risk of Cyber Attacks on Law Firms

by Omar Ha-Redeye

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

The inaugural UCLA Cyber Crimes Moot concluded today, with participants from across the U.S. and an international judging panel. Yes, my participation in the preliminary and final rounds of the event… [more]

SSRN Adds Research Network on Rhetoric

by Simon Fodden

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Legal argumentation is — or can be seen as — a branch of the age-old discipline of rhetoric, latterly "informal logic." After all, people have been trying to persuade each… [more]

ABA Techshow 2012: Jim Calloway on the Future of Law Practice

by Connie Crosby

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

These are notes are from a plenary talk by Jim Calloway at the American Bar Association's ABA Techshow 2012 on Friday, March 30th. Note: these are my selected notes from … [more]

ABA Techshow 2012: The Food Truck Experiment

by Connie Crosby

Friday, March 30th, 2012

I too am at the ABA TECHSHOW 2012 in Chicago organized by the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section. This has been my first time at this conference. A few things… [more]

Guide to Rhetorical Fallacies

by Michael Lines

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Here is a nice, printable, breakdown of fallacies commonly deployed in argument. Helpfully, the authors have also provided an example of analysis, applying the typology to a published opinion on… [more]

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]

US Law School Market Collapse

by Michael Lines

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Some interesting data about law schools and the broader ecomony is collected in this Atlantic article. The main point is that while a slow job market has meant rising demand… [more]

Courthouse Libraries BC Video Legal Research Tutorials

by John Papadopoulos

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Many SLAW readers will already be familiar with the excellent video legal research tutorials that the Courthouse Libraries BC have put together. If you are not I encourage you to check… [more]

The law faculty at l’Université de Montréal (UdM) has obtained accreditation (with conditions) from the Council of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) to implement their new national… [more]

CALL 2012 – Wait 'Til You See What We Have to Show You!

by Wendy Reynolds

Friday, February 24th, 2012

The Conference Planning Committee for CALL 2012 is fully immersed in the final details – making sure that the little things are under control, so that the big event looks… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Cash Flow Reports – Part 2
Thursday, May 24

This is the second in a series of ten tips dealing with cash flow reports and cash flow management. Gregory Nunn once said: “Never underestimate the value of cold cash.”… »»

Practice

SlawTips United Nations Documents
Wednesday, May 23

Today’s Tip: Monitor UN documents with RSS Since I last looked, the United Nations Documents site has a new look and feel. For what the site is trying to deliver, … »»

Research

SlawTips Updated Version of Great Social Media Guide for Lawyers Released
Wednesday, May 23

Last spring, Meritas’ Leadership Institute released a Social Media Guide for Lawyers. This helpful resource provided lawyers with an overview of the three main social media tools — LinkedIn, Faceb. […] »»

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.

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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    

This is a listing of a few upcoming events in Canada of interest to lawyers, law students, legal librarians, and others involved in the practice of law.

Clicking on any event in the list below will give you access to more information and to links allowing you to see the full entry and to add the event to your own calendar.

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.