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 seventy 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. Susan on the Soapbox  2. Slater Vecchio Connected 3. McElroy Law Blog  4. IPilogue  5. Pensions & Benefits Law

Susan on the Soapbox
Never Watch a Presidential Debate When You’ve Got the Flu

Ms Soapbox has the flu and missed Thanksgiving dinner last night with her family and friends. She stayed home and watched the second Presidential debate. It almost finished her off. But even in her foggy state of mind Ms Soapbox couldn’t help but notice that Mr Trump is a peevish, unapologetic lout. …

Slater Vecchio Connected
How to Stop a Drunk Driver

It’s happened to almost all of us. You’re out with some friends or colleagues, you’ve had a drink or two, when suddenly you realize you should not drive. Good for you! But how do you deal with someone who’s passed the limit and still thinks they can drive? …

McElroy Law Blog
The legality of sexting

The issue of sexting is becoming more frequent in news stories and in the courts. In Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, a case of 6 teenagers who are accused of sharing intimate images of girls in a Dropbox account is winding its way through the court system. The matter, which involves large volumes of disclosure, could be a pivotal case in terms of testing the limits of a relatively new section of the Criminal Code which prohibits people from sharing intimate images of a person without their consent. …

IPilogue
The Value of Copyright

My topic is the valuation of copyright. Valuation of any sort of intellectual property is a tricky subject. Somebody invents a better mouse trap and wants to sell the invention. He may get a patent for it. How does he know what to ask for it? An idea for a better mouse trap is not like a piece of land or a house. It is often hard enough to value that. We just bought a condo in Vancouver. The prices are insane. I certainly did not think that the condo was worth what I had to pay for it. But that was the market and I paid. But what is an idea worth? …

Pensions & Benefits Law
CPP Enhancement is Coming

On October 6, 2016 the government introduced Bill C-26, which sets out amendments to enhance the Canada Pension Plan. This follows the recent announcement by British Columbia that they would support the enhancement, along with the other provinces (other than Quebec, which will continue to operate its own plan, the Quebec Pension Plan). …
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*Randomness here is created by Random.org and its list randomizing function.