Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Official Clio Blog 2. Slater Vecchio Connected 3. The Docket 4. Environmental Law and Litigation 5. Barry Sookman

Official Clio Blog
Why Lawyers Shouldn’t Email Their Clients

You may have heard of Edward Snowden—the infamously labeled “NSA whistleblower.” Regardless of your personal opinion on Snowden’s actions, the

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. O’Faolain 2. The Stream 3. Slater Vecchio Connected 4.Startup Source 5. IP Osgoode

O’Faolain
Protect a Digital Law Practice

My presentation at the 2017 Solo and Small Firm conference yesterday covered the basics of protecting your digital law practice. It’s a familiar theme but I’ve noticed

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Double Aspect 2. SOQUIJ | Le Blogue 3. McElroy Law Blog 4. Municipal Matters 5. O’Faolain

Double Aspect
An Easy Case

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Off the Shelf 2. Legal Sourcery 3. Condo Adviser 4. Slater Vecchio Connected 5. Canadian Securities Law

Off the Shelf
Summer access to Quicklaw

All personal student Quicklaw accounts will be deactivated by LexisNexis from June 1 until August 31. During this period you may access both

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. National Magazine 2. Library Boy 3. Risk Management & Crisis Response 4. Michael Geist 5. Susan On The Soapbox

National Magazine
CBA submission on the environmental review process

In the tennis match that is the government’s review of its environmental assessment process, the ball is back in

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1.Labour Pains 2. Meurrens on Immigration 3. Clicklaw Blog 4. BC Injury Law Blog 5. Legal Feeds

Labour Pains
Judge Finds Poor Reference is Not Defamation

Can an employee sue his former employer in defamation for a poor reference? In a to-the-point decision authored by the Honourable

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. IP Osgoode 2. Avoid a Claim 3. SOQUIJ | Le Blogue 4. First Reference 5. Clicklaw Blog

IP Osgoode
#WorldIPDay – IP Osgoode’s Innovation Clinic in the Spotligh

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day theme is focused on the role that IP rights play in encouraging innovation

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Excess Copyright 2. ABlawg.ca 3. Risk Management & Crisis Response 4. Condo Adviser 5. Administrative Law Matter

Excess Copyright
Fair Dealing in Canada: Dry Erase Boards and Overhead Projectors – Believe It Or Not?

Believe it or not, the following was in Canada’s Copyright Act until 2012:

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1.Labour Pains 2.Canadian Appeals Monitor 3. 2.FamilyLLB (Russell Alexander) 4. Canadian Securities Law 5. Condo Adviser

Labour Pains
If a Termination Provision Potentially Violates the ESA, It Is Void: ONCA

“If a [termination] provision’s application potentially violates the ESA at any date after