Or, when a cross-examination goes nuts. Courtesy of ABA Journal, A Michigan defense lawyer’s cross-examination of an informant went awry yesterday when the witness became angry and said the lawyer questioning him had sold drugs….
Bottled water must be the most brilliant marketing ploy ever conceived. Some marketing reps decided to take regular tap water, run it through a filter, and then package it in attractive bottles designed to somehow…
Here’s an interesting new service. LawPrepPro is offering a pre-law program in the Toronto area. I plan on checking it out and will report back.
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has adopted the recommendations of its Task Force on Conflicts of Interest. Background on the Task Force and their report can be found on the CBA website. CBA President Bernard…
The NY Times reports, Facing imminent impeachment charges, President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation on Monday, after months of belated recognition by American officials that he had become a waning asset in the campaign against…
Two posts on the International Law Observer on proceedings initiated by Georgia against Russia: The Georgia-Russia Conflict Comes before the ICJ Georgia Requests Provisional Measures from the ICJ
David Canton’s editorial in The London Free Press outlines cases in the U.S. and Europe that have come to very different conclusions. The controversy centers around who is responsible for policing a trademark. The U.S….
After founding this site in the summer of 2007, it has quickly grown into the largest law school website in Canada. It has been a great experience, not without challenges, but the time has come…
Below is a cursory glance at the legality of what recently happened between Russia and Georgia. This analysis does not aim to be conclusive or exhaustive. It is an attempt to give a legal perspective…
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada launched an essay competition for law students earlier this week. This essay competition is designed to encourage students in law schools and legal studies programs across Canada…
Suspended Nevada state judge Elizabeth Halverson is facing fourteen counts of judicial misconduct. The allegations against Halverson include: the mishandling of trials, falling asleep on the bench, and mistreating her employees. This week testimony was…
Monash University’s faculty of law, based in Australia, has a satellite location in Florence, Italy, where law students have the option of spending a semester. This is quite possibly the best idea I’ve ever heard:…
