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Jan 14, 2025 | 
slaw.ca | Allison Wolf |Frédéric Pelletier |Ian MacKenzie |Melanie Neufeld
Imagine being offered a career-defining opportunity—one that could catapult your skills and confidence to the next level. Now, imagine turning it down, not because you lack potential, but because you fear falling short. This scenario is more common than you think, and the difference between seizing such opportunities and walking away often comes down to mindset.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
slaw.ca | Ian MacKenzie |Melanie Neufeld |Robert McKay |Frédéric Pelletier
[Une version française suit] On January 13, 2000, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its landmark decision in Arsenault-Cameron v. Prince Edward Island, 2000 SCC 1 (CanLII), [2000] 1 SCR 3, a case significant for its impact on minority language educational rights in Canada. This decision was also the Court’s first to adopt the the Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law, a pivotal innovation introduced in 1999 by the Canadian Citation Committee.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
slaw.ca | Ian MacKenzie |Melanie Neufeld |Robert McKay |Heather Suttie
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. David Whelan 2. Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada 3. Canadian Appeals Monitor 4. The Authentic Lawyer 5.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
slaw.ca | Ian MacKenzie |Melanie Neufeld |Robert McKay |Heather Suttie
Justice must be fair and impartial, but also must be seen to be fair and impartial – and inclusive tribunal processes are a big contribution to the sense of fairness that all participants in a tribunal proceeding are entitled to receive. Language – and people’s perception of that language – is an important gateway to fairness (and perceptions of fairness).
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
slaw.ca | Ian MacKenzie |Melanie Neufeld |Robert McKay |Heather Suttie
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. For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law. By Myra Tawfik. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023. 408 p. Includes bibliographic references and index.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Melanie Neufeld
Several of my posts this year have focused on the importance of plain language for our profession. Good, clear communication is a vital component of client management as it helps us better understand our client’s needs and enable the client to make informed decisions. On the other hand, poor communication is a leading cause of professional liability claims against lawyers. Understanding who your audience is and ‘stepping into their shoes’ is a key.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
slaw.ca | Melanie Neufeld |Robert McKay |Heather Suttie |Tania Perlin
Several of my posts this year have focused on the importance of plain language for our profession. Good, clear communication is a vital component of client management as it helps us better understand our client’s needs and enable the client to make informed decisions. On the other hand, poor communication is a leading cause of professional liability claims against lawyers. Understanding who your audience is and ‘stepping into their shoes’ is a key.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Catherine Morris |Judith Gaskell |Michael Litchfield |Melanie Neufeld
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. IP Osgoode 2. Legal Feeds 3. Stewart Sharma Harsanyi Immigration Law Firm Blog 4. Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog 5.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Catherine Morris |Judith Gaskell |Michael Litchfield |Melanie Neufeld
One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from October 18 – November 22, 2024 inclusive. AppealsAdministrative Law/ Tax: Subordinate Legislation; Standard of ReviewTransAlta Generation Partnership v.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
slaw.ca | Catherine Morris |Judith Gaskell |Michael Litchfield |Melanie Neufeld
The Taliban’s unlawful takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 has become a “human rights catastrophe.” Afghan women and girls are being erased from public life as their rights are systematically annihilated. On 26 September 2024, Canada announced a plan to take the Taliban to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over their violations of Afghanistan’s obligations under the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
