The Infamous Box #4
Criminal record checks are increasingly being used to screen job applicants, and can hurt your prospects of getting a job. But should a recent speeding ticket (not a criminal offence) that puts you in the…
Billing By The Hour
There has been a great deal of discussion among legal commentators about the failure of hourly billing for legal services and the need for alternatives. The most recent article I’ve seen is in the CBA’s…
The Invisible History of Slavery in Canada
This is an interesting project in works that sheds light on the other side of Canada’s role in African slavery: Today in North America, the use of African slave labour is seen as a uniquely…
Georgian Luger Dies as Olympics Commence…
I am going to start this off by saying it is with a sense of sadness that I write this piece. Twenty-one year old Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, died in a training run today at…
Accused Colonel knew Bernardo…
In an interesting article by the London Free Press, it has been revealed that accused murderer Col. Russell Williams not only attended the same University and classes, but that they were “pals” and hung out…
ICLMG Report Shows Border Guards Using Profiling
The report by International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group released today shows that racial and religious profiling at the US/Canada border is becoming a reality. As expected, those presumed to be of Muslim or Arab backgrounds…
Tell ’em They’re Your 1st Choice (Even if They’re Not)
Here’s a great piece from Andrew Black of Windsor Law. I think he’s funny, even though he beat me in a moot (I’m not bitter or anything). If you get an OCI friend, Cop it…
The Other Google Spot, and Florida Divorce Attorneys
Google’s ad last night attracted quite a bit of attention. Kenneth Corbin of Internet News said, For Google, Super Bowl Sunday was something of a departure. In the third quarter of the game, Google (NASDAQ:…
An Interview with Quebec’s first black lawyer
Anthony Morgan, a McGill law student and president of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada, interviewed Frederick Phillips, McGill’s first black law grad and Quebec’s first black lawyer. You can read the interview on…
Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants – Redux
Aimee Green of The Oregonian reports, An attorney for Aurora Hill filed suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon — stirring memories of a controversial 1994 suit in which a jury awarded $2.86 million…
Sponsored Post: HawkEye and Fingerprint Technology to check drunk drivers
Drunk driving has been a major problem for law enforcers and law makers for many years; drunk driving puts the lives of many innocent people at stake. These include the lives of other drivers, people…
Criminal Defence Lawyers Need Not Apply
Newsflash – the Ontario Government is looking for outstanding members of the public to sit on 27 separate police services boards throughout the province. Criminal defence lawyers need not apply. What? Did I read that…