Friday, June 29, 2012

3 Ways Having a Trusted Lawyer Helps You Earn More Money http://bit.ly/KRebSA
SCC Clarifies but for Impossibility in Clements v. Clements http://bit.ly/KR3H5L

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

PC Ontario Fund v. Essensa, 2012 ONCA 453 http://bit.ly/L2kbcp Ct dismisses appeal in Working Families Coalition case. #olp #onpoli
Guard falls on bayonet during Parliament Hill parade http://bit.ly/L2jKyT suffered serious injuries after accidentally stabbing himself

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Engineering the Perfect McDonalds Burger http://bit.ly/MS8Up8 A brilliant marketing strategy.
Anne-Marie Slaughter: Why Women [Lawyers] Still Can’t Have It All http://bit.ly/MtQpJb aka a terrible signal to younger generations of women
Apple v. Motorola Case Finally Concluded. We Hope. http://bit.ly/MOvcLZ Will Posner J's ruling lead to more stringent Daubert hearings?

Thursday, June 21, 2012

LinkedIn is Disrupting the Corporate Recruiting Market http://ping.fm/Eib5z

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Law Schools Take From 99% to Give to 1% http://bit.ly/MKdJRq To increase LSAT medians they shift scholarships from need to merit-based

Monday, June 18, 2012

FunnyJunk's lawyer sues American Cancer Society and National Wildlife Federation http://bit.ly/N0B6af via @LisaDiValentino
Catastrophic awards are booming http://bit.ly/N0rWKS FCC and cost of guardianship and management fees reflect increases.
Personal injury firms shun jingles, ‘slick messages’ in new campaign http://bit.ly/N0kEXw Top firms form a Personal Injury Alliance
The Role of Fathers in Childhood Development http://bit.ly/Lrzdrx Thank your father for the persistence you have developed in your life!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Access is a right that belongs to the child http://ping.fm/MdOHe My letter in the National Post today, questioning legal reform in UK.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Who Cheats the Most? http://bit.ly/LswlWI Can the legal job market explain why male lawyers have dropped on this list?
Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corporation http://bit.ly/McQizI Leave to Appeal denied (written reasons)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

ONCA Overturns Summary J in Baglow v. Smith http://bit.ly/M1WKgQ
Spanish Court Orders Doctor to Pay Child Support in Failed Abortion http://bit.ly/M1SQED
Alghaithy v. University of Ottawa, 2012 ONSC 3172 http://bit.ly/M1CZWR Court awards $25,000 in costs in the Saudi physician case vs UofO
The Lip-Dub Divorce Proposal http://bit.ly/M1atVe
Her husband signed up for an anniversary dinner, but got a lousy divorce proposal instead

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

New LSUC Family Law Website http://bit.ly/L7XdQs Portal provides links to important resources and websites.
The Rich-poor divide in Toronto’s hospitals http://bit.ly/KFsowG very low-income people using parts of health system in greatest crisis
Cop dies during 3-way sex; widow wins $3M lawsuit http://ping.fm/S3RE3 Bonus: Wife wasn't involved in threesome.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Turtle Divorce Moves Slowly
http://bit.ly/KCv4ej Can we _not_ do it the way these guys do it on the Discovery Channel?
Modernizing ‘dinosaur’ courts http://bit.ly/L3q6x9 Lack of e-filing in Ontario is embarrasing.
Hosting a Divorce Party http://bit.ly/KATFjG Now you can end your marriage with celebrations instead of lamentations.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Canadian Class Action Over Facebook's IPO http://bit.ly/Ktwr0K This action targets Facebook specifically.
Harper has new opposition http://bit.ly/LpRjau conservatives offended by his hostility, indifference, to environment, democratic tradition.

Friday, June 8, 2012

‘Judge Judy’ Tops Daytime Ratings In First Year Post-Oprah http://bit.ly/LuR1RZ Seems there is a market for legal shows (loosely defined)
White Supremacists Celebrate Tory Repeal Of Hate Speech Clause http://ping.fm/gZysp Bill C-304
NALP confirms: New low for law school employment rates http://ping.fm/Y2vRr one of the lasting legacies of the recession

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Criminal Charges in Family Law Cases http://bit.ly/Mdnwjn Are domestic abuse claims being abused? Will the IDV court help this situation?

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Blackwell: Emphasis on oil sands called a ‘historic mistake for Canada’ http://bit.ly/KwqggI #cdnpoli
Harper government’s dismissal of UN torture report absurd - http://bit.ly/KwpYXe #cdnpoli

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Department of Justice Report on Spousal Support http://bit.ly/Kf0LvV Read the entire Executive Summary here.
Just got off the radio on CFRB talking about house arrests and conditional sentences. Shooter at Eaton Centre obviously wasn't at home.

Monday, June 4, 2012

#UWOLaw sets up an award for law student who died. http://bit.ly/LsMfkk Kanika Suri was a 2012 grad articling at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Sunday, June 3, 2012

For new law grads in US, job outlook is still bleak. http://bit.ly/LdlEFN
DOJ Report Indicate SSAGs Are Working http://bit.ly/KVZxa2 Looks like the advisory guidelines are here to stay.