My Race to the Finish
By Dany Horovitz Whenever anyone asks me what the difference is between an MBA and a JD for a joint degree student, I tell them that an MBA is more much more intense, and a…
Batman, Turkey Sues Warner Bros.
It’s not the first time a city or location is suing for intellectual property in its name. But it’s probably the first time a major blockbuster has been the target of the lawsuit. The city…
Life Beyond OCI – Not the Only Option
On Nov. 14, the Career Services office at UWO Law held a session On Campus Interviews – Not the Only Option. Some of our contributors attended and provided their notes from the event below. There…
Public speech has real consequences
Available online at The Star Phoenix Consequences of public speech real Kashif Ahmed, Special to the StarPhoenix Friday, November 14, 2008 The recent decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a complaint…
Meeting the Man Behind “Lawyers are Rats”
After gaining a hard-earned acceptance to law school, there’s nothing like walking into your first day and having your future existence branded as being on a par with that of malign, dirty rodents. Last summer,…
A New Media Defence
Canadian journalists may just breathe a little easier now. A November 2007 major ruling of the Ontario Court of Appeal broke new ground in the area of defamation law when it comes to the news…
The Privileged and the Impoverished: Now One and the Same?
The Problem with a Striking Union Claiming Poverty The first full week of the York University lockout has begun and York Administration and CUPE 3903 appear to be miles apart. Among its demands, CUPE 3903…
Osgoode Picket Site
They have a site. You can even sign-up for a shift to picket. The pay isn’t great, You are expected to take on FIVE 4 hour shifts per week (20 hours) in order to receive…
Great Reasons Why Every Law Student Should Blog
To follow-up on our previous post about the benefits of legal writing – and blogging in particular – I found this rather timely post over at The Frugal Law Student. Brett McKay writes: Blogging has…
Mister Thorne on How Lawyers Write
One of our readers, Mister Thorne, wrote in to us about a recent legal writing cartoon we posted earlier this week (the (new) legal writer also picked up on it). He pointed out an article…
Most Obsessive Obama Supporters Without Purpose in Life
The President’s a Twit. Sorry, Tweet.
Well it seems as if Barack Obama might be the first black Twitter president of the United States. The Twitter blog indicates he will be the first to have an official account. They also indicate…