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 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. Lawyered Podcast 2. Doorey’s Workplace Law Blog 3. Crossroad Family Law Blog 4. BC Provincial Court eNews 5. David Whelan

Lawyered Podcast
BONUS EP 4: Mental Health in the Legal Profession (Doron Gold – January 25, 2022

In this bonus episode, we’re having a timely and candid conversation about mental health in the legal profession, featuring psychotherapist, clinician and former lawyer, Doron Gold. This discussion features a thoughtful look at the spectrum of mental health issues with practical solutions as well. …

Doorey’s Workplace Law Blog
Is UFCW’s Mysterious “Agreement” With Uber Lawful?

News dropped this morning of a mysterious “agreement” reached between Uber Canada and the UFCW. I say “mysterious” because as far as I can tell the agreement has not been made public. Hopefully the agreement will soon be posted somewhere. You have to assume that it will come out eventually, so there is no good reason to keep it secret. …

Crossroad Family Law Blog
What happens when parents disagree on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19?

A serious but overlooked consequence of COVID-19 has been its effect on separated or divorced parents who disagree on vaccinating their kids. For separated parents who share decision-making on their children’s’ health, disagreements over the risks vs. rewards of vaccination can become a hotly contested issue. If the parents cannot come to an agreement on their own, they will likely need to seek the Court’s guidance to overcome this impasse. …

BC Provincial Court eNews
How our specialized courts have adapted during the pandemic

When some court operations were suspended in March 2020 to reduce the spread of COVID, the BC Provincial Court’s specialized courts faced significant challenges. They had to find ways to continue the support and therapy they offer clients without endangering their health. The BC Provincial Court operates nine Indigenous and five other specialized courts. …

David Whelan
A Law Library At Sea

We’ve just submitted our law library’s annual data for 2021. It’ll go into an organizational report with comparative data from pre-pandemic 2019, as well as 2020. On it’s face, it has little value. As expected, we experienced wild swings in service delivery that are unlikely to be trends. Or are they? …

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*Randomness here is created by Random.org and its list randomizing function.