Last week the London Free Press shared findings on online gambling by June Cotte, an Associate Professor at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Cotte interviewed regular gamblers at…
Articling is also good for relieving stress. At least that’s what Brian Bell would claim. Bell is CEO of the Windsor Public Library. He accumulated enough sick days to take time off from work. He…
Lesbians of the world can rejoice – they will not have to change their names for now. But this young girl from New Plymouth, on the North Island of New Zealand will. Talula Does The…
St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa once told the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, I really feel my training came from going to law school. I’m not sure how that fits in with his…
I always felt like I was a criminal when LSAC, the organization that offers the LSAT exam, required mandatory thumbprints on entry. Weren’t we the ones defending the criminals (or prosecuting them)? Why are we…
One of the hallmarks of properly managing disasters or scandals for a company is providing a genuine apology to the public. It fosters good-will, and indicates a willingness of the corporate entity to make changes…
A few months ago I was asking for some career advice from Jordan Furlong, of the CBA‘s National Magazine. My concerns over bait-and-switch tactics by law firms and the enormously high turnover in some had…
A reporter recently pressed charges against Britney Spears for running over his foot with her car. But on Friday, Deputy District Attorney Joseph D. Shidler said, [the] only way the victim’s foot could have been…
A 36-year-old man in Singapore has been jailed for 14 years for molesting residents of the country over the past 15 months. His offence was forcefully sniffing the armpits of random women. As you can…
Justice of the Peace Gustavo “Gus” Garza has a unique approach to justice. He ordered the step-father of a 14-year old girl to spank his daughter in his Texan court, or threatened to fine her…
We’ve all heard it from some of those more sharp-tongued friends of ours – all those single mothers are eroding our economy and stealing our taxes. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) is getting…
Last week I met with Toronto lawyer Garry Wise. Garry is one of the few Canadian practitioners that has made a prominent impression in the legal blawgosphere. Garry’s blawg was one of the other recipients…
