Serial bum pinching and statutory interpretation
Judge ignores legislation, gives bum pincher light sentence (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
July 2009
Housing discrimination
Landlords trample on tenants’ human rights (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
The Right to Die
All law students come across the Sue Rodriguez case at some point, and the policy reason for forbidding assisted suicide — that it will be abused by caregivers. My Constitutional Law professor said it was…
Self-represented litigant punished for a ‘delaying tactic’
Father ordered to pay $20,000 punishment (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
More on the BC polygamy case
Polygamy prosecutor points to marijuana ruling (post sponsored by advicescene.com)
Ottawa denies woman in Kenya is Canadian citizen
We wrote about Ms. Haji stuck in Kenya since May 17. Kenyan authorities alleged she wasn’t Ms. Haji at all. Saying she was someone else using Ms. Haji’s Canadian passport, they put her in jail….
GreenTech War: Japan, China, Lithium, Batteries and Bolivia
First Posted on Commercial Law International on July 6, 2009 A potential GreenTech war is brewing between Japan and China, location Bolivia. The salt flats of Bolivia´s Salar De Uyuni, where most recent James Bond…
4 Things You Need to Tell Your Lawyer When Filing For a Divorce
This guest article is written by Kat Sanders, who regularly blogs on the topic of court reporter school online at her blog Court Reporter Schools. She welcomes your comments and questions at her email address:…
2009 Student Blawger of the Year
We’re pleased to announce the 2008 Student Blawger of the Year. The LawIsCool team selects an individual who has made a unique contribution for the past academic year worthy of recognition. This year’s award goes…
When lawyers go on strike
Can lawyers go on strike? You’d think no, not if they have their own practices. But effectively that’s what many defence lawyers in Ontario are up to these days. Maybe they don’t make as many…
You’ll Do Great on the Bar Exam
The privacy of police officers on the witness stand
If a police officer is a witness in court, can the defence lawyer bring up his disciplinary record? Police forces across the country don’t like this idea at all, fearing that the cop’s integrity will…