Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from sixty 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. Environmental Law & Litigation  2. Clicklaw Blog 3. Slater Vecchio Connected  4. The Stream  5. Vincent Gautrais

Environmental Law & Litigation
Citizens have some success against quarry, but…

Citizens Against Melrose Quarry must feel a bit like Groundhog Day all over again. They won, sort of, but are now back at the beginning again. The quarry owner may feel the same way. The citizens’ group is a not-for-profit group incorporated in 2013 and consisting mainly of local residents, farmers and others opposed to new or expanded aggregate operations at or beside Long’s Quarry in Tyendinaga Township, in the County of Hastings, Ontario. The group believes that increased water extraction by the quarry will adversely affect their water supply. …

Clicklaw Blog
New Service Alert: Tax Assistance & Information for People with Disabilities

Today’s post introduces a New Service from Disability Alliance BC, a Clicklaw Contributor. Who can use this service? People receiving BC disability benefits: the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) or Persons with Persistent and Multiple Barriers (PPMB) benefit and need help filing income tax returns from past years. …

Slater Vecchio Connected
White Brain Matter, Depression and Concussions

Have you had a concussion or a mild traumatic brain injury? Do you suffer from symptoms of irritability, depression, and anxiety? A recent study suggests damaged white brain matter, the brain’s signal cables, may be responsible. On our blog, we often discuss the long-term damage left by concussions including depression. Signs and symptoms of depression include …

The Stream
Asked & Answered: How do I get money that’s been paid into court? (Supreme)

Under certain circumstances money may be paid to a court and held pending a decision in the case. In the Supreme Court of BC this is most commonly because of a security for costs paid to bring an appeal in a small claims matter. This short guide explains how to recover money that you are entitled to that is being held by the Supreme Court of BC. …

Vincent Gautrais
Droit, sciences et techniques : des concepts aux régimes

Atelier organisé par le professeur Étienne Vergès. « Science », « technique », « recherche », « recherche opérationnelle », « connaissances scientifiques », « numérisation », « empreinte génétique », etc ; sont autant de concepts issus du monde des sciences et techniques que l’on retrouve dans le champ normatif (en général) et juridique (en particulier). …

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