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It's Not the Economy, Lawyers

by Mitch Kowalski

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

It’s hard to tell a successful lawyer she’s doing something wrong, especially when she’s still making money. That in essence, is the challenge to those of us who write and… [more]

A New Take on Peer Review

by Michael Lines

Friday, May 4th, 2012

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]

Going Digital in a Hurry?

by Tamir Israel

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

While Canada still awaits a long promised formalized outcome to the digital economy consultation the Federal government held a couple of years back, one strand of the digital economy appears… [more]

Canadian Human Rights Commission 2011 Annual Report

by Michel-Adrien Sheppard

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

The Canadian Human Rights Commission has released its annual report for 2011.
The highlight of last year was the change to the Canadian Human Rights Act… [more] that took effect concerning

Law School & Job Opportunities: The Real Deal?

by Geneviève Lay

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

An interesting article was published yesterday on law students’ prospects of finding jobs, as advertised by law schools in the United States (see here). The article discusses a common enough… [more]

Apps for Your New iPad

by Connie Crosby

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Did you receive a new iPad over the holidays? Or perhaps are buying one during Boxing Week sales? It's not easy to know where to start with apps. Heaven knows… [more]

The Department of Justice just announced that the Federal Child Support Guidelines (Federal Guidelines) have been amended to update the Federal Child Support Tables (Federal Tables) used to determine child… [more]

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals on HeinOnline

by Annette Demers

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

The Index to Foreign Periodicals is now available on HeinOnline.
It is still available on Ovid, but only for another year. If you are currently an Ovid subscriber, contact Hein… [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.