The Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) annual conference kicked off last night in Toronto at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and the Ontario Legislature. Yesterday we had many of… [more]
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The Journal of the Digital Humanities just released its inaugural issue. It is an open access journal with a new take on the peer review process. As described in the… [more]
Fifth Annual Link Rot Report of the Chesapeake Digital Preservation Group
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The Chesapeake Digital Preservation Group has just published its 5th annual study of link rot among the original URLs for online law- and policy-related materials it has been archiving since… [more]
CanLII Partners With Lancaster House to Publish Open Access Text
by Simon Fodden
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) and Lancaster House announced this afternoon that they are cooperating in a project to provide open access legal commentary. The digitized text of Wrongful … [more]
The Quebec Riot
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of CALL, it is perhaps worth reminiscing about one of its most infamous and contentious dialogues with a legal publisher.… [more]
LAC Cuts and Government Library Closures: Part of a New Paradigm?
by Kim Nayyer
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
I'd hoped for a happier first post for my return to Slaw, but I do think it's important to shine the light on the forthcoming reductions to Library and Archives… [more]
CanLii just released a new feature today, which allows one-click citation of statutes and regulations. You can read more about this feature here.
With the addition of new search features… [more]
Legal eBook lending is closer than you think. There was an announcement last week from the US arm of LexisNexis about their new partnership with Overdrive. Information Today has a… [more]
In a landmark decision just 24 days after April 1, the Canadian Trade-marks Office has clarified the definition of "fish". Constitutional lawyers continue to wrangle over whether this stunning policy… [more]
The Sunlight Foundation launched a beta version of Scout today, a free service which compiles information from a variety of sources to let you search through bills and speeches before Congress, State… [more]
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, initiated by UNESCO and promoted by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
Here is a message from Ingrid Parent, President… [more]
The full quote is actually, "(t)here are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics"; it is on odd quote to lead off with in a post where I… [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.
More information.
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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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