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. The Trauma-Informed Lawyer 2. Attorney with a Life 3. Intrepid Podcast 4. Law School Life & Beyond 5. Hull & Hull Blog

The Trauma-Informed Lawyer
Dan and Nicole: A Story of Hope and Healing in the Criminal Justice System and Beyond

This episode includes a real story of a cop and a criminal finding healing, possibility, family and a deep relationship which overcomes trauma, bias, racism and privilege in the criminal justice system. Dan Jones and Nicole Whiskeyjack share their story of hope and healing in the criminal justice system. …

Attorney with a Life
Making the shift from people-pleasing to altruism

Are you a people pleaser? Do you agree to things before you’ve had a chance even to think it over? Do you find yourself overcommitted and taking care of so much business for others that you have no time left for yourself? …

Intrepid Podcast
Ep 177 Negative Chemistry — WMDs and the Ukraine Conflict

Stephanie sits down with her former NPSIA colleague Jez Littlewood, a specialist in weapons of mass destruction, and Craig Forcese to discuss the rules governing nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and their use. They then address questions arising from the conflict in Ukraine, including recent concerns that Russia may use such weapons. …

Law School Life & Beyond
Fields of Law: Lawyers’ Top Tips for Picking Your Focus

Whether you always knew you wanted to be a lawyer or your path to law school was less direct, most law students struggle with deciding which legal field to practice in. There are benefits to knowing your specialization early on: honing your skills in an area that you love, gaining industry specific knowledge and experience and differentiating yourself as a job candidate in a competitive legal market. …

Hull & Hull Blog
Court Has Little Sympathy for Unsuccessful Dependant Support Claimant

In Nanchin v. Peller, 2022 ONSC 1760 (CanLII), the Applicant, Tiffany, brought a motion for interim support from the deceased’s estate. The decision turned on whether Tiffany was a “spouse” of the deceased. That is, whether she cohabited continuously with the deceased for a period of not less than three years. The burden of proof was on her, on a balance of probabilities. …

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