How to be a Good Lawyer
Professor Morton is a prof of mine, a down-to-earth, approachable professor and I think it’s impossible not to agree with his article: “The duty to represent even the unpleasant client†I’d just like to add…
Movies about law 1
I watched The People vs. Larry Flynt for the first time yesterday. Definitely, 4 out of 5. Look for scenes at trials and in the US Supreme Court. The film raises interesting points about evidence…
Michael Moore’s Plea
No, he hasn’t been charged with anything. But here’s a trailer for his upcoming new movie, which focuses on the bailout.
Podcast: Corporate Social Responsibility & Rural BC Law Jobs (Episode 22)
[display_podcast] Today’s podcast features two interviews. First, part 1 of 2 with Jason MacLean on corporate social responsibility (CSR) Jason MacLean on Corporate Social Responsibility Jason MacLean is an Associate in the Litigation Group at…
The Law of Common Sense
The Law of Common Sense: Never accept a drink from a urologist.
CSIS Doesn’t Protect Canadians
CSIS doesn’t protect Canadians, it helps get them abandoned in foreign countries. The Toronto Star revealed today that Justice Zinn’s judgment over CSIS complicity in Abousfian Abdelrazik being stranded in Sudan will not be challenged. …
Kenney’s Canada: Who’s in, who’s out and who is getting kicked out
By Krystalline Kraus Published on rabble.ca (http://www.rabble.ca), reproduced here on author’s request Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney have the political power to decide who they want to let…
Police and the Internet
The government introduced two bills in the House on Thursday that raised some serious allegations in the media this week. The bills concern, among other things, police access to data collected by Canadian internet service…
Ottawa promises to comply on Abdelrazik
Big news: Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced today that the government will let Abdelrazik return to Canada. It is not clear what exactly Ottawa will do to comply with a court order to make “travel…
The Cozy Bank-Law Firm Relationship May Not Be So Cozy After All…These days Anyway, Part II.
First posted on Commercial Law International on June 17, 2009. McKenna v. Gammon Gold Inc. This is case that has the potential to redefine the very cozy relationship law firms have with their banker clients….
Who is to blame?
What is it about criminal cases that attracts so much attention of the public? Is it their thou-shall-not nature that many people associate with law in general? Or is it our fear of crime and…
The Cozy Bank-Law Firm Relationship May Not Be So Cozy After All…These Days Anyway, Part I
First posted on Commercial Law International on Jun 5, 2009. In Canada an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling (McKenna v. Gammon Gold Inc.) has the potential to go viral like the latest YouTube sensation…