One Bloor St litigation
Court action a ruse to steal One Bloor, says developer
July 2009
Does The Future Of The Revised US-Swiss Double Taxation Treaty Depend On The Outcome Of The UBS Case?
First posted on Commercial Law International on July 13, 2009. UBS, the world´s largest wealth manager, has found itself embroiled in a diplomatic row between Washington and Bern. At issue is the interpretation of the…
Driving While Under the Influence of Texting
The use of cell phones while driving has become increasingly controversial, with some studies suggesting that the practice costs thousands of lives by slowing the reaction time of drivers. As many Canadians have already heard,…
Constitutional Lessons from an Israeli Supreme Court Justice
ÂÂI had the opportunity to hear one of the Chief Justices speak at the Israeli Supreme Court today. He explained some of the basics of the Israeli judicial system, and shared some of the challenges…
A basic right
Allan Rouben explains what trial within reasonable time is and a June 2009 SCC decision in R. v. Godin.
Incredible
Nairobi mystery deepens Canadian citizen? Be afraid.
Facebook and privacy
Ottawa takes on social media giant for violating Canada’s law
L´Oreal Found Guilty Of Racial Discrimination
This is part of the Middle Passage Law Series and is cross posted on Commercial Law International. Now I know I have not posted a piece in this series in quite some time and for…
More on Omar Khadr
Report slaps CSIS over Khadr
More on Ontario Ombudsman
Ombudsman urges career college crackdown The press-release. Our previous post on Ontario Ombudsman is here.
I Dream of Suing Genie
We’ve seen both God and Sa Tan as litigants before the courts in the past year. Well the absurdity continues with a new suit out of Saudi Arabia against a jinn, commonly known in the…
More on Legal Aid Boycott
Legal aid boycott grows over paltry paycheques Here is our previous post on the boycott.