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. The National Self-Represented Litigants Project  2. ABlawg 3. Clicklaw Blog  4. Environmental Law and Litigation  5. Éloïse Gratton

The National Self-Represented Litigants Project
The Loneliness of the Self-Represented Litigant

When her case was called, Maria (not her real name) walked towards the front table in the courtroom and, anxiously . . . [more]

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. Canadian Class Actions Monitor  2. Western Canada Business Litigation Blog 3. Slater Vecchio Connected  4. Legal Sourcery  5. FamilyLLB

Canadian Class Actions Monitor
Ontario Court of Appeal Inspiring Consumer Misrepresentation Class Actions

The Ontario Court of Appeal is once again making headlines with the case of Ramdath v George . . . [more]

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. McElroy Law Blog  2. Rule of Law 3. Social Media for Law Firms  4. AvoidAClaim  5. SOQUIJ

McElroy Law Blog
Criminal law round-up

In what I’m hoping will be a monthly feature, here is a round-up of some of the last month’s news, cases and goings-on in criminal law . . . [more]

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. Alcohol & Advocacy 2. Mack’s Criminal Law 3. IFLS 4. Administrative Law Matters 5. Clio Blog

Alcohol & Advocacy
So you want to buy a bar…

…or for that matter a brewery or winery. Chances are if you’ve ever worked in the hospitality industry you’ve at least thought about . . . [more]

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. StartupSource 2. Meurrens on Immigration 3. Family Health Law Blog 4. National Blog 5. Susan on the Soapbox

StartupSource
2016 Forecasts, and 2015 Reviews, for Canada’s Startups

Given that it is the New Year, StartupSource has compiled some of the predictions that are being made by tech insiders regarding . . . [more]

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. Canadian Securities Law  2. Law of Work 3. BC Injury Law and ICBC Claims Blog  4. Canadian Legal History Blog  5. Barry Sookman

Canadian Securities Law
New offering memorandum exemption increases access to capital markets in Ontario

Effective January 13, 2016, issuers in Ontario will be able to take . . . [more]

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. First Reference Talks  2. Canadian Appeals Monitor 3. Blogue du CRL  4. The Court  5. Michael Geist

First Reference Talks
Alberta the newest province to add gender identity and gender expression to human rights legislation

Effective December 11, 2015, Alberta has added gender identity and gender expression as a . . . [more]

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­winning 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. Lee Akazaki 2. Labour Pains 3. BC Injury Law and ICBC Claims Blog 4. Michael Geist 5. The Court

Lee Akazaki
From Law Office to lawPod: The Apple-ization of McCarthys

Yesterday’s Globe and Mail reported, in ‘McCarthy Tétrault’s Tracie Crook leading firm’s radical transformation,’ that the day of the . . . [more]

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. Canadian Privacy Law Blog 2. Susan on the Soapbox 3. Global Workplace Insider 4. Slater Vecchio Connected 5. Library Boy

Canadian Privacy Law Blog
Nova Scotia’s cyberbullying law declared to be unconstitutional and a “colossal failure”

Full disclosure: I was counsel to the applicant in this case. The Nova . . . [more]

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. À bon droit  2. Thoughtful Legal Management 3. Youth and Work  4. Combat Sports Law  5. FamilyLLB

À bon droit
Le plaidoyer de culpabilité dans une instance criminelle constitue un aveu extrajudiciaire dans une instance civile

Nous avons déjà traité de l’impact d’un plaidoyer de culpabilité criminel dans le . . . [more]

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. Library Technician Dialog  2. Excess Copyright 3. Legal Sourcery  4. Henry J. Chang’s Canada-US Immigration Blog  5. The Factum

Library Technician Dialog
I Can’t Get No Respect

When I first joined the profession, I was interested in the debate of librarian as service professional amidst a world of doctors . . . [more]

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. Barry Sookman  2. Clio Blog 3. Rule of Law  4. Double Aspect  5. National Blog

Barry Sookman
CASL gets Rogers Media

The CRTC announced yesterday that it bagged another CASL pelt – this time Rogers Media. The company agreed to an undertaking with the CRTC and to pay $200,000 . . . [more]