Friday, September 30, 2011

Big celebrations today over the Suprme Court of Canada's decision over the Insite injection clinic. http://bit.ly/r5NW3M
Drug injection clinic's fate rides on top court ruling http://bit.ly/q9r3TY Insite ruling expected today.
Law cracks down on digital piracy in Canada http://bit.ly/ngoqrR
Access to information a democratic right http://bit.ly/ppTMTZ

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Are judges are above politics? http://bit.ly/nN1mGH Canadian Judicial Council: judges should never have to answer to politicians.
Lawyers exempt from money-laundering laws http://bit.ly/nHl0no BCSC strikes down law that would compel lawyers against clients.
Teen wins nearly $184,000 in suit against grandmother - thestar.com http://bit.ly/qkuXH8
Ont. dairy farmer vows to fight conviction for selling raw milk http://bit.ly/nBgdYQ
Law Librarian Blog: Thomson Reuters in Turmoil: Danger Alert, It's Time for "Chiefs" to Duck and Cover http://bit.ly/p3GXqD
Who’s insuring your insurance? http://bit.ly/qhTTds Actually this has crossed my mind. And my desk.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Coffee may reduce depression risk - Health - CBC News http://bit.ly/ruHloY Thank goodness. And I do mean goodness.
Avoiding a communications breakdown with your client http://bit.ly/psqSRg
B.C. mom suing kids for financial support - CTV News http://bit.ly/rhdccq
Dealing With an Identity Hijacked on the Online Highway http://ping.fm/fu2Rf #repmgt
Judge Brownstone Goes Primetime - Interview in The Lawyers Weekly - September 30, 2011 - Page 2-3 http://bit.ly/ocJg4D
Twitter may be best source of timely news on niche subjects for lawyers http://bit.ly/osq0DD
Mad Men and Pan Am: television’s revisionist history http://bit.ly/nKWpUX

Sunday, September 25, 2011

ACCLO Tips and Tricks from the Trade — Slaw http://bit.ly/pFdtbq
Only Advanced-Degree Holders See Wage Gains http://ping.fm/08jei Finally, some stats showing the advantages of a law degree.
A rare look at the inner-workings of the Supreme Court of Canada - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/nQ02gD

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Facebook's Timeline will be boon for hackers - Computerworld http://bit.ly/qmjQkT

Friday, September 23, 2011

McGill law student files complaint over blackface - Montreal - CBC News http://bit.ly/rmFJ2N
Federal Court slaps Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan for publishing Privacy Commissioner finding identifying complainant http://bit.ly/p06elG

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Google Plus: One Network to Rule them All http://bit.ly/o6C1QK Google+ for everyone, and why you should too.
Foursquare Now Keeps Home Addresses Private http://ping.fm/t6bq8
Healthcare Marketing Goes Mobile - eMarketer http://bit.ly/r0K1ep
Staff, social media policies and managing risk http://bit.ly/nw5WEs

Monday, September 19, 2011

HEC administrators apologize for students' blackface stunt http://bit.ly/qpwNkl Filmed by a law student at UofM.
The Lawyers Weekly names me as one of the top dozen social media influencers practicing law in Canada http://bit.ly/nXzpfn

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Family Law Profiled at Opening of the Ontario Courts — Slaw http://bit.ly/rmDHNX

Friday, September 16, 2011

How Paul Martin would fix the world - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/qYK3rY
Appeals Court Reinstates $675,000 File Sharing Verdict | Threat Level | Wired.com http://bit.ly/qOjoVu
Concussions front and centre as new season begins - http://bit.ly/o7ssxP
Thoughtful Legal Management http://bit.ly/rda5Rm David Bilinsky gives me a mention on his site.
Norton Rose (@NortonRoseGroup) and the timely launch of its anticorruption team http://bit.ly/prOIIP "It’s just a coincidence."
Defining the ‘Meaningful’ – Collective Bargaining and Freedom of Association Ontario v. Fraser http://bit.ly/p69B79 This will be good...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills http://ping.fm/mSKMf

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Ontario judge hits the airwaves. http://ping.fm/XKvzf

Monday, September 12, 2011

Why mandatory minimum sentences cost billions—and don’t reduce crime http://bit.ly/njR3Um
Live chat: Jameel Jaffer on civil liberties after 9/11 - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/pTpylP On Now!
U.K. Law Firms Seek a Different Kind of Diversity http://ping.fm/nw5i4 Firms try to hire attorneys with more socioeconomic diversity.
Domain names are ‘property’: Ont. CA http://bit.ly/qSnSt0 Tucows.com Co. v. Lojas Renner S.A., [2011] O.J. No. 3576
Libel ruling unleashes bloggers http://bit.ly/nfuGNj Lawyers Weekly on Baglow v. Smith, [2011] O.J. No. 3886.
World at risk of second financial heart attack http://bit.ly/phvuTk Need to give up addiction to debt-fuelled growth.
Why SpongeBob is a bad influence - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/p4eDbe

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Moment of Silence http://bit.ly/qzrndM I'm keeping my mouth shut today. There has got to be a better way than war.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

There's no free lunch, judge says http://bit.ly/q2zVSK Statutory Interpretation of tax exemptions in the Pink Elephant case.
Class-action suit claims Full Tilt Poker kept users' money http://bit.ly/mPu356

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Ontario judge’s showmanship leads to TV series http://bit.ly/oxDcF2 The Globe covers our show!
Looking for work? Try Canada
As the U.S. economy collapses, more and more Americans seek jobs north of the border
http://bit.ly/qZZ8k1

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Authenticity brings wealth, entrepreneur advises http://bit.ly/qsioBl Making money is not the end of all success #wordsofwisdom
Journal Article Proposes Two Tracks in Canadian Defamation Law — Slaw http://bit.ly/rj13Zf
#repmgt
Leadership is not about having an executive position or holding public office. http://bit.ly/qggIKt [video]
Can class actions tackle social wrongs? http://bit.ly/pT2Gk4 Interview with me in The Law Times
Publish-or-perish: Peer review and the corruption of science http://bit.ly/qQtDTd

Monday, September 5, 2011

Ontario Liberal Party Released Platform for 2011 Election http://bit.ly/okUJrn
Examination For Discovery Upcoming? Don't Forget to Google Yourself http://bit.ly/qS6gAl Probably a good idea...
Why doctors hate online reviews - PopRX - Salon.com http://bit.ly/p7hGLb #repmgt
In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default - NYTimes.com http://ping.fm/eztP6 And yet we can't serve pleadings via e-mail.
"Twitter Terrorists" Could Get 30 Years in Prison http://ping.fm/mDZPA
A legal will is worth the time and money - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/oBgJs4
Why merit — not ideology — should govern SCC appointments http://bit.ly/qC79oD
National standards won’t make cookie-cutter law schools: deans http://bit.ly/qkoQEs

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Online Defamation on Political Blogs in Baglow v. Smith http://bit.ly/riHtqJ Claim in an ongoing political dispute dismissed on summary j.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Check out the promo video for Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone http://ping.fm/TUxa9 Coming soon to a station near you

Friday, September 2, 2011

Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone will show on CHCH in the GTA on Tues at 10:30. http://bit.ly/n79uDP Tune in starting Sept. 13
Toronto police probe fraud allegations at York University http://bit.ly/pAtQ54

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Google launches Canadian online movie service http://bit.ly/owDw92 You Tube movies opened in Canada yesterday.
WikiLeaks editorial accuses Guardian of exposing unredacted US cables - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/pRY8ZC