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Struggling with privacy law

Bad policy is harmful to the rule of law.


Immigration: Efficiency over compassion?

These are interesting times for immigration lawyers.


Public office and standards of conduct

The Mulcair-Laskin affair shows it's the court of public opinion — not law societies — that should pass judgment on lawyers who hold public office.


Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30 (CanLII)

copying — presumption of judicial integrity — caesarean — impartiality — set aside


Daishowa‑Marubeni International Ltd. v. Canada, 2013 SCC 29 (CanLII)

forest tenure — purchaser — vendor s proceeds of disposition — million — timber


Seeing the glass half full

Lawyers have to think about the future in positive terms.

Atomic Energy Canada not ‘immune’ from providing evidence in Chalk River case

A federal Crown agency is not immune and must comply with letters of request to provide evidence and testimony in foreign proceedings, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled.

We accept cash, cheque, credit cards . . . or Bitcoin

If it took you some time to get your head around Interac e-mail transfers, PayPal, or other forms of electronic payment, just wait until you meet Bitcoin. The latest darling of IT journalists, now including yours truly, Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that’s been around since 2008 but has quickly been gaining mainstream attention, and, more significantly, usage as concerns over the economy and stability of state-issued currency seems to be mounting worldwide.


LSUC hearings consider alternatives to disciplining lawyers with mental-health issues

Lawyer and therapist Doron Gold has had many patients who told him they couldn’t open their e-mails. Read more...

U of S mulls incentives to get law grads to go rural

There is a big campaign — including a bus and BBQ tour — to persuade Saskatchewan law grads to look for articles in smaller centres around the province. But it seems most young lawyers want to stay close to the bright lights.