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1 month ago | 
slaw.ca | Heather Suttie |Noel Semple |Susannah Tredwell |Alexandra Champagne
Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Civil Resolution Tribunal blog 2. Family LLB 3. Know How 4. Hull & Hull Blog 5.
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1 month ago | 
slaw.ca | Heather Suttie |Noel Semple |Susannah Tredwell |Alexandra Champagne
As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Oral JudgmentsCriminal Law: HomicideR. v.
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1 month ago | 
slaw.ca | Heather Suttie |Noel Semple |Susannah Tredwell |Alexandra Champagne
Fearmongering and fretting about impacts of the Big Four on the legal services sector are the equivalent of tilting at windmills and just as pointless. I’m tired of overheated headlines and breathless reporting. No, I’m not talking about the trials and tribulations of tariffs and trade. I’m talking about the handwringing and blathering around KPMG’s successful application to practice law in Arizona. For the love of all that’s holy, handwringers and blatherskites – knock it off.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Alexandra Champagne
When was the last time you heard someone talk about NFTs? Was it when Paris Hilton and Jimmy Fallon showed off their Bored Apes on national television back in January of 2022? Or perhaps it was when Donald Trump unveiled his line of NFTs in December 2022.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Martin Kratz |Marcelo Osorio Rodriguez |Marcelo D. Rodríguez |Andrew Martin |Alexandra Champagne
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. The Fire Still Burns: Life In and After Residential School. By Sam George with Jill Yonit Goldberg, Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee & Tanis Wilson. Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Press, 2023. xi, 133.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Martin Kratz |Marcelo Osorio Rodriguez |Marcelo D. Rodríguez |Andrew Martin |Alexandra Champagne
Posted in: In R v. Pike[1] the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the expansive search power of Customs and Border officers under s. 99(1)(a) of the Customs Act.[2]The Ontario Court of Appeal set the stage for the conflict between the respectful approach to border security and individual privacy rights as follows:Millions of Canadians travel internationally each year with their personal computers, tablets, and smartphones.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Marcelo Osorio Rodriguez |Marcelo D. Rodríguez |Andrew Martin |Alexandra Champagne |Jordan Furlong
For a few years now, I have participated in academic and professional projects, publications, events and conversations about territories located in Canada, the United States and across the world. These efforts have allowed me to build relationships with people working on the state of legal and government information in these territories, at the access and preservation levels.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Alexandra Champagne |Jordan Furlong |Catherine Morris
Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Borderlines Podcast 2. First Reference 3. Robichaud’s Criminal Law Blog 4. Family LLB 5.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Alexandra Champagne |Jordan Furlong |Catherine Morris
While there may be growing consensus about the fact that self-represented litigants (SRLs) are often unsure of court procedures and processes, a recent decision from the Yukon Court of Appeal highlights the significant implications for SRLs who are struggling, and the responsibility on other justice system players to make the process as transparent as possible.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Alexandra Champagne |Jordan Furlong |Catherine Morris
Thanks for the great book reviews Amelia. You had me at the promise of justification for an afternoon nap. more » I found this very interesting. Would the same reasoning lead to the conclusion that lawyer election of benchers should be… more » I agree whole-heartedly with your conclusion, Amy.
