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Dec 13, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Kerri Salata
For many legal practitioners, the thought of a visual contract is terrifying. Afterall, without all the flowery legalese, how will a court know how to interpret the contract? Except that the traditional approach to contract drafting is changing as drafters increasingly focus on clarity. Clarity can come in many forms: plain, uncomplicated language, white space and the strategic use of informational design like fonts, underlining, and highlighting to illustrate important elements.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Robert McKay |Susannah Tredwell |Tania Perlin |Kerri Salata
The Canadian Foundation for Legal Research has announced its award for the 2023 Walter Owen Book Prize to Modern Criminal Evidence (Toronto, Emond Publishing) for exceptional legal scholarship in Canada. The Walter Owen Book Prize honours its namesake (1904–1981) who privately practised law for 40 years; served as President of the Canadian Bar Association; and in 1959, became the Foundation’s first President.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Robert McKay |Susannah Tredwell |Tania Perlin |Kerri Salata
From the reassuring distance of not relying significantly on the professional information industry to pay my creditors, I can permit myself to comment, on or off message at whim, on the requirement, for some others, to remain on it, and always promote the party line. The obvious result, if this is the case, is that much of what we read and hear is likely to be public relations nonsense, and even lies.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Susannah Tredwell |Tania Perlin |Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan
In this wellness message I wanted to focus on my favorite subject; animals. I know that many of you have pets and are great animal lovers. I have been told by numerous friends and colleagues that they enjoy the company of their furry companion more than people. It’s sad to say but at times it is true. The overwhelming amount of work, daily responsibilities and just life in general, makes us feel tired and spent.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Susannah Tredwell |Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan |Sarah Sutherland
I’ve previously talked about the CanLII Manual to British Columbia Civil Litigation, a free resource that includes an annotated version of the B.C. Rules of Court. However, B.C. is not the only jurisdiction for which you can find an annotated Rules of Court on CanLII. The Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, published in 2022 and written by a team of 135 leading litigators and experts, provides both commentary and case law, as well as links to other useful resources.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan |Sarah Sutherland |Ian Hu
Ongoing barriers to access to justice remain a persistent problem throughout our legal system, particularly for those living on low incomes. In law, as across all areas of society, there is much interest in the potential to harness technological innovations to help address those barriers. Legal regulators in Canada and abroad are taking a variety of approaches aimed at unlocking the potential of technology-based legal services, while also continuing to protect the public from harm.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan |Sarah Sutherland |Ian Hu
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. The Court 2. Le Blogue du CRL 3. Flex Legal Blog 4. ABlawg.ca 5. Off the ShelfThe CourtSCC Clarifies Bankruptcy Discharge ProvisionsIn Poonian v.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan |Sarah Sutherland |Ian Hu
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 Quantified Worker: Law and Technology in the Modern Workplace. By Ifeoma Ajunwa. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2023. xiv, 461 p. Includes bibliographic references, illustrations, and index.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan |Sarah Sutherland |Ian Hu
Posted in: The Crisis of Court and Tribunal Delays and the Loss of Faith in the Justice SystemTimely delivery of justice is not just a legal ideal; it’s a societal necessity. In Canada, however, this ideal is increasingly out of reach due to mounting court and tribunal backlogs.[1] The Canadian justice system has long grappled with delays, but recent figures underscore a crisis of unprecedented proportions.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Kerri Salata |Colm Brannigan |Sarah Sutherland |Ian Hu
We complete surveys on a daily basis. You get assistance from Microsoft Support and they immediately ask you to complete an online survey. William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, the hosts of one of my favorite history podcasts, Empire, are currently asking their listeners to complete a survey to provide feedback on the show. You buy a product and get an email asking for a review, which is essentially a survey on the product. But it’s a crazy idea in law, am I right?
