Humour
This Name Fails Miserably
From the Fail Blog we bring you a judge who should have changed his name well before taking his bar exams. Or at least insist on using his full first name in all introductions, especially…
Lawyer’s Fee: $125,000 In Gift Cards
California attorney Neil B. Fineman brought a class action lawsuit against apparel store Windsor Fashions. The store had been collecting personal information from credit card purchases in violation of California’s Civil Code §1747.08(a)(2). The store…
Kiss Me… Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200
The BBC recently reported on a criminal case in India against a couple who were arrested for kissing. This kind of story isn’t all that surprising anymore thanks to the modern media, which has reported…
My Life as a Groundhog
Potential Career Alternative
At this time of year, as the legal community battens down the hatches against recession, and law students gaze over the desolate, frigid waste of their summer employment prospects, some might be tempted to give…
Resume Writing Tips for Law Students
This educational video provides helpful and pragmatic resume writing tips for law students applying for articling positions. Follow these steps to move closer to your dream of being a partner in a Bay Street law…
Strange B&E May Signal Growing Practice Area
Police are chasing a man in Cairns, Australia for breaking and entering into a store and stealing their toys. He’s suspected of several break-ins at a s similar store in the city. But these stores…
The Power of a Guilty Plea
“You mean,” he said, this look of absolute unbelief working across his face, “you mean, if I’m guilty I get out today?” “Right.” “And if I’m innocent I stay locked up?” “You got it, man. …
2009, the End of Bushisms
via AP -“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.” – September 2000, explaining his energy policies at an event in Michigan. -“Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?” – January…
Pro-Israel faculty members launch air raid on CUPE
Following an announcement by the Canadian Union of Public Employees calling for a ban of Israeli academics from Ontario campuses, Israeli faculty in Ontario have begun an intensive aerial assault. Casualties among CUPE members stand…
How much is 2 + 2?
A businessman was trying to choose a lawyer, but was being very careful about it. He scheduled appointments to interview three lawyers. At the first lawyer’s office, after an initial exchange of pleasantries, the businessman…