Introducing the Centennial College Paralegal Students
For everyone who has followed and supported Law is Cool over the years, there is a small change in content that you will see over the next few months. Facilitating access to justice has always…
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Law is Cool Podcast Featured in National Newspaper
The Law is Cool podcast, which has run on this site for over three years, was featured this week in The Lawyers Weeekly, one of Canada’s main legal publications. The article interviews Omar Ha-Redeye, the…
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Online Retailer Amazon Scores Victory in Canadian Patent Case
What had become a court case that took over ten years to resolve ended Oct 14 with the online giant Amazon.com emerging victorious. In 1998, Amazon filed to patent its one-click shopping method, which enables…
The Lawyers Weekly Profiles Law is Cool Founder
The Lawyers Weekly, Canada’s first print news publication for legal professionals, has profiled Omar Ha-Redeye, founder of this site. You can read the profile by Christopher Guly on the website here, Ha-Redeye established the Western…
2010 Student Blawger of the Year
In light of our recent collaboration with The Court, we’ve decided to pick someone from outside the Law is Cool community this year for our annual recognition of the Student Blawger of the Year. This…
Ha-Redeye and Yap — Piedra v. Copper Mesa Mining Corp
In the spirit of increased collegiality and collaboration within the Canadian legal blogging community, LawisCool.com and TheCourt.ca have set aside their heated rivalry to bring you their first ever joint posting. What follows is a…
The long road to call to the Ontario Bar
Guest post by Linelle S. Mogado, Esq. Welcome to the beginning of your law career in Canada! I am pleased to provide you with this guide to the process I went through to obtain my…
G20 Declaration
THE G-20 TORONTO SUMMIT DECLARATION June 26 – 27, 2010 Preamble 1. In Toronto, we held our first Summit of the G-20 in its new capacity as the premier forum for our international economic co-operation….
Guest Post: The Lawyer Philanthropist
Is law school a good way to wait out the recession? Is it still a financially viable career? Idealism may come to the fore for many people. For the altruistic individual, a career in law…
Guest Post: 5 of the most Difficult or Dangerous Countries to Visit
5 of the most Difficult or Dangerous Countries to Visit While every traveler has their own unique motivation for visiting any part of the word, there are certain areas which no matter what the tourist…
Podcast: Chris Bredt and BLG Climbing a Mountain (Episode 25)
In this podcast Omar Ha-Redeye speaks to Christopher Bredt of Borden, Ladner, Gervais LLP about his plans to clime Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Bredt will be accompanied by partners in his firm,…