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3 weeks ago | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Marcelo Osorio Rodriguez |Marcelo D. Rodríguez |Sarah Sutherland
Posted in: Civility and its importance are contested in the Canadian legal profession and the Canadian legal academy. [1] Moreover, civility and the broader concept of professionalism have a shameful history as exclusionary concepts with significant negative impact on the ability of members of equity-seeking groups to join the legal profession and succeed in the practice of law.
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2 months ago | 
slaw.ca | Marc Bhalla |Mark Hunter |Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong
When issues arise in condos, there are benefits to working with those involved to address them. Collaborating offers advantages unavailable through an adversarial path – such as relationship preservation and creative, sustainable outcomes which extend beyond a tribunal’s jurisdiction. The Condominium Authority of Ontario offers an array of online resources to support collaboration, from communication guidance to help identifying issues, to understanding how the law applies to them and more.
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2 months ago | 
slaw.ca | Mark Hunter |Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Susannah Tredwell
Posted in: The traditional business development approaches for lawyers – expensive dinners, conferences, and rigid networking events – are not the only ways to build your book. In today’s rapidly evolving legal landscape, we have an opportunity to reimagine business development into something you will want to do rather than feel obliged to do.
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2 months ago | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Susannah Tredwell |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. Legal Sourcery 2. Sport Law Blog 3. Eloise Gratton 4. Labour Pains 5.
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2 months ago | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Susannah Tredwell |Catherine Morris
Posted in: I typically write about lawyer discipline, not judicial discipline.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Marcelo Osorio Rodriguez |Marcelo D. Rodríguez |Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Amy Salyzyn
If you glance at the news, it feels as if the world is on fire—both literally and figuratively. Climate change wreaks havoc across continents, pandemics challenge our healthcare systems, wars and conflicts displace millions, and the erosion of democratic principles shakes trust in institutions worldwide. At the same time, misinformation spreads faster than facts, nationalism competes with global cooperation, and the international community often seems paralyzed by political gridlock.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Amy Salyzyn |Mark Hunter
PREFACE This is the second part of a post placing LEAF’s recent report, What It Takes: Establishing a Gender-Based Violence Accountability Mechanism in Canada (“What It Takes” or “LEAF report)” on gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of historical efforts to address GBV (albeit fragmentary references) and more recent developments: the 2021 Joint Declaration for a Canada Free of Gender-Based Violence, signed by Canada, the provinces and the territories, leading to the 2022 National...
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Andrew Martin |Jordan Furlong |Amy Salyzyn |Mark Hunter
As a person who articled and practiced with a provincial government, and now teaches at a law school that defines itself in part by “the Weldon tradition of unselfish public service”, I encourage my students to consider a career of legal practice in the public service – but to do so with their eyes open.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Noel Semple |Martin Kratz |Marcelo Osorio Rodriguez |Marcelo D. Rodríguez |Andrew Martin
Why are some restaurants great, while others are so lousy? The great ones don’t usually have better ingredients in the kitchen, or better written policies, or even more talented people. Usually, they have better culture. The folks leading and working in great restaurants have developed expectations, attitudes, and social practices that produce terrific results, night after night. What if the same is true of justice systems?
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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.
