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. Precedent: The New Rules of Law and Style 2. First Reference 3. Great LEXpectations 4. Barry Sookman 5. Clicklaw Blog

Precedent: The New Rules of Law and Style
Is it time to call a legal recruiter?

If you’re feeling lousy about your job, you likely have a specific complaint. Perhaps you’re convinced that your compensation, when measured against your skill set or ability to rack up billable hours, is too low. You might be itching to collaborate with senior colleagues on advanced legal strategy, but your boss refuses to trust you with anything other than routine grunt work. Or maybe you’re livid that, after netting yet another client, you’re still languishing as an income partner. The obvious solution, you’ve started to think, is to leave and take your talent to a competitor. …

First Reference
Difficulties of constructive dismissal: Navigating the complexities of employment claims

In recent years, there has been a notable rise in allegations of constructive dismissal (CD) within the employment sphere. Despite this trend, the surge in claims doesn’t necessarily correlate with an increase in valid cases. Employment lawyers frequently find themselves in the position of having to inform individuals that their experiences, though negative, do not meet the criteria for constructive dismissal. …

Great LEXpectations
New Court of Appeal and King’s Bench Notices

This notice is intended to streamline the process for ordering transcripts when appealing from a lower court to the Court of Appeal.The Court of Appeal requires one paper copy and one electronic copy of any transcript it is to consider on hearing an appeal, unless a judge orders otherwise. Pursuant to both rule 16(1) of the Court of Appeal Rules (Civil) and rule 11(1)(a) of the Manitoba Criminal Appeal Rules, an appellant is required to provide confirmation that the necessary transcripts have been ordered at the time the initiating document is filed. …

Barry Sookman
Year(s) in review – IT, Internet, AI, IP, Privacy & Blockchain

I had the pleasure of presenting the annual Year in Review of IT/Internet law to the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group on June 6, 2024. It was great to see a packed-in person event of IT lawyers after COVID. This year the presentation featured over 75 cases from many countries including Canada, the U.S., U.K., China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia. My presentation included many topics under the broad headings of Generative AI, Torts and Other Tech Litigation, Technology Agreement Disputes, Developments in e-Commerce, Enforcement of online contracts, Bitcoin/Blockchain, Privacy, Copyright, and Internet Jurisdiction. …

Clicklaw Blog
Coming Soon: A Brand New Clicklaw!

Courthouse Libraries BC is excited to announce that it is launching a new Clicklaw website on June 19, 2024! Clicklaw was launched 15 years ago as an online library of public legal education and information (PLEI) for BC, and much has changed since then about how PLEI is delivered and what users need and experience. We knew that the site had become outdated and clumsy, so we gave it a makeover! …

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