“Bleeding hearts in law school”
On Friday, Kory Teneycke, a former top adviser to PM Stephen Harper, was interviewed on CTV’s Power Play about the Khadr decision: Here’s a transcript of the best parts: All of the same sob story…
January 2010
Collaborative Family Law v. The Hartshornes
Divorce litigation appears to be so wasteful. Precious money, time and emotional energy get consumed in battles that could be resolved so much more quickly through negotiation; and processes that promote settlement out of court…
CBC and Copyright
Scott Tribe pointed out on his blog today that the CBC has implemented new copyright policies on its online news properties. As boingboing explains, the CBC has signed up with iCopyright, an American service which…
Responses to Prime Minister of Canada v. Omar Khadr
The anticipated ruling by the SCC in Prime Minister of Canada v. Omar Khadr was released today, and already there is criticism of the decision that ruled that although Khadr’s s. 7 rights were violated,…
Vinny Guadagnino, Coming Soon to a Law School Near You?
Vinny Guadagnino of MTV’s Jersey Shore might be a future member of the bar. See more on WSJ and US Magazine.
With Parliament Suspended, Harper Proceeds with Secretive Treaty Negotiations
I’m very glad to see that the NDP is taking notice of the Harper government’s participation in the ongoing Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) negotiations. Despite a lack of transparency and public consultation, some controversial details…
High Tech without the Cheque
Until recently, medium and large firms were the primary adopters of sophisticated practice management software, such as Time Matters produced by LexisNexis, and other “high” technology. This was due to the high cost of adopting…
UWO Student’s Charges Stayed…
In an interesting twist, the Crown has decided to stay all charges against fourth year UWO student Irnes Zeljkovic. Zeljkovic’s incident involving UWO Campus and London Police made national headlines late last year when he…
Business is Changing – For Lawyers
Richard Susskind of Times Online says, Clients say that law firms are not doing enough to respond to the economic downturn. Law firms, meanwhile, say that clients are too focused on costs. These are two…
Potential Product Liability Suit against Clomid
LSAT Accomodation
A would-be law student has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Arenson v. Law School Admission Council. She was requesting accommodations for the LSAT exam due to her disability. See…
Former AG of NB, “Pants on the Ground”
T.J. Burke, the former Attorney-General of New Brunswick, made this interesting statement to the Legislature recently: Burke resigned from Cabinet in July of last year to practice law, but remained a Member of the Legislative…