The “Letters” of the Law for 2008
Michael Geist has an article in the Toronto Star on tech related issues from the past year. There was rarely a dull moment over the past twelve months in law and technology with no shortage…
CSIS Snooping on Calls to Your Lawyer
Could CSIS be snooping in on your calls? Routine harassment has been noted where they could not make a legal case. And if they can violate solicitor-client privilege, anything is possible. The concept of solicitor-client…
LLM GUIDE Focus on Student Life: Canada
A closer look at some of Canada’s chilly but exciting locations for LL.M. students Reproduced from LLM Guide with permission Maple, moose, and snow might spring to mind when thinking about Canada. Clichés aside, it…
Judge’s Daughter Sues Driver After Accidentally Killing His Passenger While Intoxicated
Elizabeth Shelton, the 21-year old daughter of a state district juvenile judge, was convicted last year of intoxication manslaughter for the death of her boyfriend. Shelton caused his death when she crashed a Lexus SUV…
Attention: Lunatic Atheists and Their Lawyers
This is a public service announcement: h/t Michael Lewchuk of Seton Hall
Saddam Hussein’s Dysfunctional House of War
Ubaka Ogbogu over at UofA blog mentioned the new HBO series House of Saddam. Although I only caught a few episodes, here are my preliminary thoughts on the series. Accurate Information in the Fog of…
Defending the “Guilty”
An interesting situation is developing in India as certain members of the Bombay Bar have unofficially declared that no lawyer is going to defend the lone terrorist caught in the Mumbai attacks of 26/11. At…
Who Says Lawyers Are Rats?
The Globe & Mail recently reported on a recurring event that flies in the face of the popular stereotype of lawyers being vile creatures beyond salvation. The Lawyers Feed the Hungry program has been providing…
US Lawyers Predict the Future, in a Recession
We previously mentioned the ABA survey on the economy. Well here are the results from the almost 1,500 lawyers who responded.
Quami Frederick Forged Law School Marks Too!
I have just a little bit of sympathy for Quami Frederick, the young woman who faked her undergrad degree to get into Osgoode Hall. A single mother, she now has $80,000 in student debt that…
Law Blogs, the Great Equalizer
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has an article by Kevin O’Keefe in their publication, Addendum, on the use of blogs by lawyers. They discuss how blogs can help develop lawyers to become opinion leaders in…
What I would have included on my application to Osgoode, had I known you were permitted to make things up
This site’s readership will be all too familiar with the rigorous process of applying to Canadian law schools, starting with the LSAT and ending (it is to be presumed) with a vetting of one’s academic…