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Visualizing the law: Crisis mapping as an open tool for legal practice
Marta Poblet
Journal of Open Access to Law Vol 1, No 1 (2013)

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Excerpt pp. 3-6

2. Maps as Interfaces: Visualizing . . . [more]

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Learning Professionalism in Practice
Shelley Kierstead & Erika Abner
(2013) Osgoode CLPE Research Paper No. 59/203

Excerpt: pp. 35-38

The Hidden Curriculum in Law Firms

In addition to examining the stated curriculum and the interpersonal curriculum in the workplace, available studies also describe components of the hidden curriculum in law firms.

Policy Development . . . [more]

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STATUTORY WILLS FOR PERSONS WITHOUT TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY
Uniform Law Conference of Canada

The paper, excerpted here (pp. 1-3, 12-13) is a Background Discussion on Statutory Wills, as part of the ULCC’s Uniform Wills Act project. The material in the paper has been updated to May, 2012 by Debra Hathaway, with input from Jenna . . . [more]

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Rights-Based Strategies to Address Homelessness and Poverty in Canada: the Constitutional Framework
Martha Jackman and Bruce Porter
Social Rights Advocacy Centre Working Paper, November 2012

Excerpt: pp.67-72

G. Positive and Negative Rights

The obligation to implement effective poverty or homelessness strategies has not yet been directly addressed by the Canadian courts. However, as . . . [more]

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Chasing Reputation: The Argument for Differential Treatment of “Public Figures” in Canadian Defamation Law
Bob Tarantino
(2010) 48 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 595

Excerpt: pp. 597-8; 628-30

(Footnotes omitted; they are available in the original, via the hyperlink above.)

A welcome development in some recent decisions is a movement away from describing the . . . [more]

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Fairness Found: How Canada Quietly Shifted from Fair Dealing to Fair Use in The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law, M. Geist Ed.
Michael Geist
Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2013

(Footnotes omitted; they are available in the version via the hyperlink above.)

ii. . . . [more]

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Judicial “Copying” does not affect Independence or Impartiality: Supreme Court of Canada 
Emir Crowne
(July 29, 2013). Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Oxford), Forthcoming

(Footnotes converted to endnotes and renumbered)

. . . . The Chief Justice, in particular, must have been aware of the copyright implications[1] of her reasons . . . [more]

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Competition and Antitrust Laws in Canada: Mergers, Joint Ventures and Competitor Collaborations
Brian A Facey, Cassandra Brown
Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2013

Excerpt from Chapter 1

Looking back at Canada’s experience with competition law provides only limited insights into its current application. Indeed, the history of Canadian competition law is littered with unsuccessful attempts . . . [more]

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“Rethinking Contributory Negligence,” in Tort Law: Challenging Orthodoxy, Stephen GA Pitel, Jason W Neyers and Erika Chamberlain Eds.
James Goudkamp
Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2013

Note: The book is based on papers that were presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations at Western University in London, Ontario in July 2012. . . . [more]

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The Existential Function of Interpretation in International Law
Duncan B. Hollis
SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2330642

(Footnotes omitted. They are available in the online version via the link above.)

Introduction

International law does not exist without interpretation. Consider the legality of using force to prevent further atrocities in Syria. Traditionally, international law precludes States from doing . . . [more]

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Cross-Border Torts: Canadian-US Litigation Strategies
Wyatt Pickett
Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2013

[Footnotes omitted.]

§3.1 If I could reduce the message of this book to one simple axiom, it would be this: “If you can bring your client’s action in more than one jurisdiction, you should bring that action in the forum whose substantive . . . [more]

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The Marble and The Sculptor: From Law School To Law Practice
Keith Lee
Chicago: ABA, 2013

Five Basic Mistakes to Avoid in Your First Job at a Firm

1. Rule #1. Also referred to by seasoned attorneys and judges as “key witness Mr. Green.” Always make sure you get paid.

For someone at . . . [more]