Mitch Kowalski, Man to Watch in Tough Legal Times
Last week I met with Mitch Kowalski of the Legal Post. He mentioned our conversation earlier today on the site, which is the kick in the butt I needed to do my own write-up on…
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CSIS Snooping on Calls to Your Lawyer
Could CSIS be snooping in on your calls? Routine harassment has been noted where they could not make a legal case. And if they can violate solicitor-client privilege, anything is possible. The concept of solicitor-client…
Saddam Hussein’s Dysfunctional House of War
Ubaka Ogbogu over at UofA blog mentioned the new HBO series House of Saddam. Although I only caught a few episodes, here are my preliminary thoughts on the series. Accurate Information in the Fog of…
Walking in the Other Person’s Steel Toed Boots
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. – Master Yoda, P.C., C.J.C. In this award-winning 2006 film produced in cooperation with the…
Strike Three – Now It’s Western U at the Bat
Usually one two universities on strike is enough for a semester. We thought we made it through this one with just York and Windsor, but looks like UWO might be joining the picket lines too….
Welcoming Will McNair
Will McNair is a second-year law student at Osgoode Hall. He has a BA in History from Huron University College at UWO. He’s been posting on How the Other Half. Will caught my eye with…
Social Media and Politics, and the New Coalition
Here are the slides from a talk I gave on Dec. 1 at the Schulich School of Business in a session held for practicing marketers. Social Media And Politics (12/1/08) View SlideShare presentation or Upload…
Welcoming Aditya Swarup
Aditya Swarup is originally from Bangalore, India, and is in the 2010 class of NALSAR University in Hyderabad. He’s on exchange right now at the University of Western Ontario and was kind enough to help…
Prorogue a ‘Very Dangerous’ Precedent
Prof. Errol Mendes of UofO has stated that PM Harper’s recent decision to prorogue government is not just a bad idea, but “very dangerous.” Any time that the prime minister wants to evade the confidence…
10 Things You Shouldn’t Put in an E-mail
Roger Mathus of Death by Email quotes Elizabeth Charnock, CEO of Cataphora on 10 things you should probably never write in an e-mail: “I could get into trouble for telling you this, but…” “Delete this…
DoJ (US) Launches Mounted Prosecutors
Well it’s twice as nice when the Onion covers legal issues a second time in two weeks. The Department of Justice is considering going the way of the Canadian Mounties, and launching a division of…
Social Media and Blogs Banned for Lawyers?
Apparently these fears have arisen in the U.S. in the past. A new case in Louisiana objects to advertising rules that would take effect in November 2009. The Wolfe Law Group, L.L.C., who appear to…