Wednesday, March 28, 2012

My favourite sports team is the Toronto Pizza... sorry Raptors. http://bit.ly/H1gBX5 Toronto Raptors fans hungry for 100 point-pizza promo
The Cost of Divorce to Employers » My Support Calculator http://bit.ly/H1y3PV The cost of divorce can also be felt by employers and society.
StatsCan Report on Divorce » My Support Calculator http://bit.ly/H1s9OJ Divorces down, so are marriages. Trials, no surprise, still rare.
Twitter coverage of court gets struck down http://ping.fm/ABQpl lawyer discovers how far SCOTUS will go to close itself from the public.
Racy Lawyer Advertisements Create a Spiralling Strip-Poker Race to the Bottom — Slaw http://bit.ly/H0kK1q

Monday, March 26, 2012

Read the entire Ontario Court of Appeal prostitution decision in Bedford v. Canada here: http://bit.ly/GSNNzO
Canadian job applicants need not worry about boss snooping around Facebook - Winnipeg Free Press http://bit.ly/Hbel1q
Top Lawyer in Canada Earns over $8 Million http://bit.ly/GPZPzS

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Do Lawyers Care Less about Society than Doctors?http://bit.ly/H7la4i Why lawyers should be arguing for taxing our high earners even more.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Lawyers want to close the gap - thestar.com http://bit.ly/GVKqLy My letter in The Star on Lawyers for Fair Taxation.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Ottawa Also the Cheating Capital of Canada » My Support Calculator http://bit.ly/GR71ZR

Thursday, March 22, 2012

What About Break-Up Sex? http://bit.ly/GOsGUP Why would judges care if a couple engages in consensual sex? NBCA in K.L.S. v. D.R.S.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Ottawa appealing pool cleaning bill http://bit.ly/Au7Das Who should pay maintenance bill for diplomat in Dubai?
Mediation clock goes tick tock http://bit.ly/FPZON8 Ps in accident benefits cases (SABS) need not wait in perpetual limbo for FSCO mediation
Reconciling R-words: raise and recession http://bit.ly/zI9pdr Is it time for lawyers to ask for a raise?
All eyes on invasion of privacy tort http://bit.ly/zAhuxG Claims against the media expected from Jones v Tsige.
Legal profession carrying thousands of excess solicitor jobs http://bit.ly/AzLg2b More than 5,000 solicitor jobs in the UK over-resourced

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Publishers Could Induce the Digital Transformation http://bit.ly/yYoVP8 Demise of Encyclopedia Britannica print & commentary on Rompsen
Ontario's Sorry Court Document Management System Ripped by Judge — Slaw http://bit.ly/yjHx5Q This is classic.
Pro Tip: If your #GPS device is telling you to drive straight into the Pacific Ocean, don't. http://bit.ly/FPfLxr

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Goldman Sachs loses market value after searing Greg Smith essay - The Washington Post http://ping.fm/bIakS

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Legal Aid in Canada: Resource and Caseload Statistics — Slaw http://bit.ly/wNVaSe

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

About Those Robocalls… http://bit.ly/wAQD0A Del Mastro's Constit Asst "recommends" Nick Kouvalis' campaign work. #cdnpoli #robocall
Legal experts weigh in on application to remove Mayor Rob Ford from office http://bit.ly/x9oFww #topoli
10 Steps to Simple Child Support Calculation » My Support Calculator http://bit.ly/xDgkiQ

Monday, March 12, 2012

Video: Rae demands Royal Commission into robo-calls - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/zrQR6Y#cdnpoli
The limited-profit law firm http://bit.ly/xYLL8m What if your law firm were legally prohibited from making too much money?
Twitter users demand #Kony2012 be less invisible http://bit.ly/wWlcdx "people saw Invisible Children as a bigger threat than Joseph Kony"
R2P Is Not a License for Military Recklessness » CIC http://bit.ly/wADMBV
Diversity Training Doesn't Work http://bit.ly/yXyhUq Communication training teaches people to listen and speak better and prevents lawsuits
C-30 orders called Draconian http://bit.ly/zummc5 #CPC embedded Patriot Act-inspired gag provisions into lawful access legislation #cdnpoli
Glaxo transfer pricing under spotlight http://bit.ly/w9LkPb We just did the Bowman Moot on this, didn't we?
Law Society search power challenged http://bit.ly/zO5ctd Toronto family lawyer facing discipline challenges LSUC’s investigative powers

Sunday, March 11, 2012

5 crisis PR lessons from ‘Kony 2012’ http://bit.ly/yqYxtK the longer an organization stays silent the more they are perceived to be hiding.
Civil Protest Through Refusing to Plea — Slaw http://bit.ly/ybYHwW What would happen if everyone wanted a jury trial?
Should anonymity be allowed on social media sites? http://bit.ly/weKnCk lawyer panel at #SXSW

Saturday, March 10, 2012

OLRB Will Not Take Jurisdiction of Harassment Cases http://bit.ly/xljV4E

Friday, March 9, 2012

Known to police: Toronto police stop and document black and brown people far more than whites - thestar.com http://bit.ly/wN7qYv
Social media and job titles http://ping.fm/FeK58 LinkedIn shows fastest-growing job titles is ill-paid, overworked “adjunct professors”
Heading to The Employment Relationship and Corporate Social Responsibility to give a talk on Human Rights http://bit.ly/xlzrsU

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Police response to blogger's arrest 'disappointing,' says group http://bit.ly/ySqGej Charles LeBlanc facing defamatory libel under s. 301 CC

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Toronto drug squad trial: Key witness faked disability, lawyer says - thestar.com http://bit.ly/w2nmBx
Star of #GPS Case May Have a Lawsuit Against Government, DC Circuit Rules - Law Blog - WSJ http://ping.fm/SC6Y7
Model asks court: Is my butt too big? http://bit.ly/wDe8GJ Judge should rule the issue too large to vest jurisdiction. :P
Ontario seeks to put head injury issues on schools’ agenda http://bit.ly/AftAAX Schools could be responsible for concussions.
Why Are Lawyers So Expensive Even With The Excess Supply Of Lawyers? - Forbes http://ping.fm/M3C1F

Monday, March 5, 2012

The Lawyer Does Make a Difference — Slaw http://bit.ly/w12ABd
The way forward for R2P | Canadian Lawyer Magazine http://bit.ly/xWVjvt Discussion from a conference at UofO on responsibility to protect
Gatekeeping defined | Canadian Lawyer Magazine http://bit.ly/xFO1HM Commentary on Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corp.
SCC decision lowers the bar for advertisers | Canadian Lawyer Magazine http://bit.ly/yIkBAU SCC decision in Richard v Time Inc.
Rural lawyers heading for cities http://bit.ly/wzJlnq new lawyers just aren’t hanging out their shingles in rural areas like they used to.
Uncertain future for class fund http://bit.ly/wcZIwM We may now be entering into an era of the class proceeding mega-trial, with huge costs.
Why [should lawyers] like social media? http://bit.ly/zAAqHs With a mention of #twtmoot

Sunday, March 4, 2012

SCC Upholds Quebec Direct Marketing Case — Slaw http://bit.ly/w3WpRN

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Oiled (Male) Stripper Loses Slip and Fall Lawsuit http://bit.ly/wXJhpS (Newsham v. Canwest Trade Shows Inc.)