The Quiet Revolution (En Francais)
Ian Lee describes changes to France’s constitutional law to improve citizen standing.
Articles by Law is Cool
Two Years of Law School
You heard us whine about the seven year law degree. But now there’s a school in the U.S. with a two year degree. Time This is a five-semester program that will begin in May. The…
Is this Person a Terrorist?
See what The Stormy Days of March thinks.
Dimitris Lambrou, the Proud Lesbian Man
There are up to 350,00 Lesbians that are not gay. Some of them are not seeking same-sex rights, but the protection of the word “lesbian” as a unique identifier of the inhabitants of Lesbos. “My…
Hateful Publications in B.C.
It’s true, we’ve heard this before. The Missing Sockpuppet compares the case of Abrams v. North Shore Press at a B.C. human rights tribunal to the complaint against Maclean’s. The similarities are uncanny. So why…
Review: How Many Clients Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb
How How Many Clients Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb? A Lawyer Strikes Back (Paperback) by Giovanni Diviacchi (Author) List Price: $9.00 # Paperback: 38 pages # Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. (March 19,…
The Osgoode Three
We have some new team members on the site, all from Osgoode Hall, and all with previous online writing experience. Pulat Yunusov is entering his second year, and is a Senior Editor for the Osgoode…
Stereotypes of the Worst Kind
Rearing their ugly heads in American politics. See the story in the Huffington Post. Updates See more at Above the Law.
Mediation Could be So Simple
A Trillion Dollar Case
Posted by Giovanni Diviacchi This guy had his truck repossessed by a large corporate bank. A corporate bank with over a trillion dollars in assets. Normally, the story would end there, but in this instance,…
2008 Law Firm Salary Guide (US)
There is no mass exodus of Canadian lawyers into the U.S., or even shortages as there have been at times for nurses. But some Canadian law students love the idea of working in the U.S….
Top Law Firm Hires Hillier
The former Chief of Defence Staff General Rick Hillier has been snatched up by one of the premiere law firms in Canada, Gowling Lafleur Henderson. Julius Melnitzer of the National Post comments, Gowling Lafleur Henderson…