Earlier today Warren Kinsella pointed out that Steve Paikin’s The Agenda will be having a very interesting guest on their show. One who, without question, clearly promotes hatred for racial/ethnic minorities, the disabled, and the…
Cross-posted from the Financial Post When I was an undergrad, Western law had the reputation for being the “business†law school. Indeed, Western makes an effort to distinguish itself through this brand; in fact, one…
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…
The Health Law Student Association (HLSA) at the University of Ottawa brings together people who have a common interest in the area of Health Law. However, when questioned, most members of the HLSA (myself included)…
Fourth post in a series on the First Annual Interprofessional Health Law Conference. Elyse Sunshine of Gardiner Roberts provided health care professionals the basics of the regulatory scheme governing the health sector in Ontario.
Polygamist leader Winston Blackmore and James Oler are facing criminal charges of polygamy in British Columbia. Polygamy refers to a practice in which a person is simultaneously married to more than one spouse. The most…
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…
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…
With all the negative press surrounding the York strike in recent weeks, it’s a welcome change to hear that something productive is going on at the northern Toronto university: Osgoode Hall is teaming up with…
In October 2008 I wrote a bit about my personal opinions and experiences with Insite, a unique, government-funded legal safe injection site that has been on the front lines of Vancouver’s drug epidemic. Insite was…
An abridged version of this piece was published today in the Toronto Star. Reproduced here for interest with permission of the author, all rights reserved. Veils and justice February 04, 2009 Faisal Kutty Here they…
