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. Entertainment & Media Law Signal 3. Lee Akazaki  4. IPilogue  5. FamilyLLB

Barry Sookman
Budget Bill with copyright amendments tabled in House of Commons

The Government tabled legislation in Parliament today to implement certain provisions of the budget. The Bill summarizes the following key legislative provisions . . . [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. Eloïse Gratton 2. Social Media for Law Firms 3. ABlawg 4. University of Alberta Faculty of Law Blog 5. SOQUIJ

Eloïse Gratton
Damages awarded for the recording of intimate activities without consent but with limited broadcasting

In the recent case of L.D. c. J.V., Superior Court judge Lukasz Granosik . . . [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. AvoidAClaim Blog 2. Legal Post 3. Pension & Benefits Law 4. Double Aspect 5. Canadian Appeals Monitor

AvoidAClaim Blog
Inside the Lawyer’s Mind Part 6 (Conclusion): Managing Our Traits

We have seen in this 6-part series that we, as lawyers, exhibit a number of traits that help us in . . . [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. Clio Blog  2. FamilyLLB 3. Youth and Work  4. Blogue du CRL  5. Canadian Legal History Blog

Clio Blog
Three Cybersecurity Safeguards for Law Firms

Cybersecurity is big worry for law firms. Confidential information is entrusted to law firms by their clients, and hackers are starting to notice. Law . . . [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. The Factum 3. Global Workplace Insider  4. All About Information  5. National Blog

À bon droit
La passation de titre n’est possible que dans la mesure où elle se fonde sur une offre valide

La passation de titre est l’ultime expression de la volonté du . . . [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. Susan on the Soapbox 3. Clicklaw Blog  4. Labour Pains  5. Blogue du CR

First Reference Talks
All pay and no work? That’s constructive dismissal!

Last year, we discussed a case which held that preventing an employee from working during a purported “working notice” period . . . [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. The Court 2. Administrative Law Matters 3. Legal Feeds 4. Western Canada Business Litigation Blog 5. Lee Akazaki

The Court
A Prosecution “Littered With Errors”: Drugs and Guns in R v Shia

In R v Shia, 2015 ONCA 190 [Shia], the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered an appeal . . . [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. Pierre Roy & Associés Blogue 2. Eloïse Gratton 3. ABlawg 4. BC Injury Law and ICBC Claims Blog 5. Legal Post

Pierre Roy & Associés Blogue
Payer ses cartes de crédit : ça peut prendre plus d’une vie !

Le 1er septembre 2010, une nouvelle information d’une importance majeure . . . [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. Environmental Law and Litigation  2. Clio Blog 3. Law of Work  4. Slater Vecchio Connected  5. FamilyLLB

Environmental Law and Litigation
Another court refuses to impose minimum environmental fines

Another Ontario court has waived the unreasonably high minimum environmental fines for relatively minor offences that the Environmental Protection Act . . . [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. Pensions & Benefits Law 2. Clicklaw Blog 3. LSUC Treasurer’s Blog 4. IPilogue 5. Canadian Appeals Monitor

Pensions & Benefits Law
C.D. Howe Paper: The Taxation of Single-Employer Target Benefit Plans – Where We Are and Where We Ought To Be

Jana Steele, Ian McSweeney, Barry Gros and Karen . . . [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. Social Media for Law Firms 2. Canadian Privacy Law Blog  3. Ontario Condo Law Blog 4. Michael Spratt 5. Canadian Securities Law

Social Media for Law Firms
Why Google Wants to Rank Facts Instead of Links

According to recent news across the web, Google wants to rank websites based . . . [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. Avoid A Claim Blog 2. Family Health Law Blog 3. Rule of Law 4. DroitDu.net 5. First Reference Talks

Avoid A Claim Blog
From Crisis to Innovation: 20 Years of LAWPRO Professional Liability Insurance

Twenty years ago, an investigative task force appointed by the Law Society of Upper Canada . . . [more]