Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Nigeria gets first freedom of information law http://bit.ly/m2BW2F So can you tell me who that Prince is that keeps trying to send me money?
‎"I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back." --Fred Allen http://bit.ly/jtl2N1

Sunday, May 29, 2011

ABA Celebrates Memorial Day With Pro Bono Projects http://bit.ly/jwyiE8

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Tories set to steer new course on health care funding http://bit.ly/mSj7Bz

Friday, May 27, 2011

Check out @davepeck's Social Media Disasters & What We Can Learn | Social Media Mafia http://bit.ly/lVn7x8
Skin cancer experts tout Don't Fry Day - USATODAY.com http://usat.ly/lEx9BT Skin cancer epidemic in US

Thursday, May 26, 2011

At the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) conference for the next couple days. http://www.otla.com/index.cfm?pg=CalendarOfEvents

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Ontario’s Attorney-General on Human Rights : Law is Cool http://bit.ly/mGODq5
Liberals name Bob Rae interim chief - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/mkuiRg

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Value the Invaluable: Rethinking and Respecting Caring Work in Canada. May 5, 2011. http://bit.ly/jQVepI Ontario Nurses Association
Has the fourth estate lost its tenacity? - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/knczbD
Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert" http://read.bi/kD10Sn Social media is just a facet of marketing and customer service.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Nice Guys Finish First. http://nyti.ms/kwLPaw And all the other things they don't teach these days in law schools.
Law Tech Camp Toronto — Slaw http://t.co/eVJr1QN The first unconference of its type in this city.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Netflix Passes Piracy in U.S. Net Traffic http://bit.ly/jsUJlu For 1st time, largest percentage of the net’s traffic is now paid content.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says - Galactic Times http://bit.ly/kIfxbL But where is the body?

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Insite Hearings on CPAC http://t.co/fRhQmdk You can still catch the SCC hearings on Insite today at 1:57 PM ET / 10:57 AM PT.
Meet five fearless woman who chase ambulances http://bit.ly/j0clAu Not one of them is a lawyer.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

The coming conservative court: Harper to reshape judiciary http://bit.ly/maBlYJ And after Rothstein, probably in secret.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Two New Ontario Vacancies on SCC – Justices Binnie and Charon to Step Down http://t.co/l8VHAIq My fav SCC justice! http://bit.ly/kl6olu

Thursday, May 12, 2011

If Health Care Is A Right, Does That Make Doctors Slaves? http://n.pr/jGWpWx With just a touch of a logical leap.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

There is no reason for Conservatives to oppose Insite
http://bit.ly/j1hx49 No logical reason at least.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Law society paves way for Ontario’s first new law school in 43 years http://bit.ly/iXGWH6 Here come more articling candidates for same spots
Trial begins in school death threats case http://bit.ly/knC21u
Mining chief urges Tories to act on treaties http://bit.ly/lRZ49r use new majority to settle treaties with B.C. first nations?

Sunday, May 8, 2011

USA vs. Khadr – Quote of the Decade http://t.co/NhU7yHM "the rule of law must prevail even in the face of the dreadful threat of terrorism"
Shoppers Ruling Granted Leave to Appeal http://bit.ly/jAprnl Decision on “private label” products being ultra vires will be reconsidered.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

According to @froomkin Torture apologists have it all wrong; torture slowed hunt for Bin Laden, didn't hasten it http://huff.to/mMg8ca

Friday, May 6, 2011

I just hit 1500 connections on LinkedIn. Not bad, networking works. http://www.linkedin.com/in/torontolawyer
Panic in the Pits: Silver Plunge Spreads to Oil, Copper - CNBC http://bit.ly/kMJ1NV
Law firms - A less gilded future http://econ.st/minedM a “hundred-year flood” is hitting the profession (The Economist)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) did not create a "simplified process for insurers" http://bit.ly/mrtIVz
IP-Address Is Not a Person, BitTorrent Case Judge Says | TorrentFreak http://bit.ly/lHuuAq
The importance of being nice — Slaw http://bit.ly/mSS5jm "There’s really no reason for niceness to have so little currency in law firms."

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Public Transit Motor Vehicle Accidents about to Become Non-Accidents http://bit.ly/jXzWko Bill 173 creates no crash, no cash" scheme
CHART OF THE DAY: Suddenly, LinkedIn Is A Traffic Firehose http://read.bi/mMJzbT I've been talking about LI's potential for a long time.

Monday, May 2, 2011

2011 Bencher Elections Results http://bit.ly/iCcwYg

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Sony Responds to Playstation Data Theft http://bit.ly/kbuYjU Users will have to change passwords