Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Ontario Government Makes Major Changes To Workplace Laws – Employment and HR -Canada Kathleen Wynne has ‘grave concern’ about new prostitution laws Wind turbines have little impact on property values, study concludes Zero-Hour Contracts: The Newest Way Workers Are Getting
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Wise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, December 5, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Drinking while pregnant is not a crime, UK court finds Today’s Tech: How A Deaf-Blind Lawyer Uses Technology To Represent Her Disabled Clients Kathleen Wynne announces measures to curb sexual violence, harassment Ontario court dismisses government’s appeal to scrap ’60s
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 28, 2014: Criminal Defense Attorneys: The Michael Brown Grand Jury Was a Lie—via Is this a new lawyer television show or Jian Ghomeshi’s defence team? Thousands of requests for pardons in limbo after Conservative rule change Maximize quality
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 11, 2014: South Korea captain in ferry disaster, crew members sentenced to lengthy terms Sick Kids says it will not review Motherisk hair analysis Law firms win honours as top employers and other legal moves and grooves Four
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 31, 2014: Kingston lawyer John Farant first in Ontario to be disbarred over sexual harassment | Ontario | News Jian Ghomeshi accusations can’t be investigated without a complaint, police say B.C. lawyers vote against accrediting Trinity
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 22, 2014 How libel chill is quashing negative online reviews Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspends one of its own in porn scandal Suit claims NY law firm violated law with unsolicited texts Georgia woman loses home over $94.85 in
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 16, 2014: Harvard law professors condemn campus sexual misconduct policy Tennessee woman jailed for overgrown yard Does your firm have a social media policy? Former employees sue Heenan Blaikie – The Globe and Mail Assisted suicide case begins
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 3, 2014: New York supermarket employee accused of leaving with $1,200 worth of meat in his pants Lawyer hired in capital case six months out of law school can continue as lead counsel, judge rules Manitoba 12-year-olds face
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 24, 2014: Justice Kagan performs same-sex wedding, following in the footsteps of Ginsburg and O’Connor Now available: Quick reference tool for new LSUC conduct rules Mike Duffy trial set for April 7-June 19 — just in time for
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 19, 2014: Somebody in the Harper government needs to go back to law school – iPolitics.ca Kentucky longshot Senate candidate’s ‘With Jews We Lose’ slogan not going over well New duty counsel not public defenders: LAO
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 17, 2014: Harper suspended Commons committee reviews of Gascon’s Supreme Court appointment in June: House documents Experiential Legal Writing: The New Approach to Practicing Like a Lawyer Saskatoon woman deported to native Pakistan where she fears
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 16, 2014: Magnotta jury selection set to begin Tuesday Clients feel duped into hiring lawyers who are now suspended When Can An Employment Contract Be Set Aside Law students killed in WWI to be called to
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Monday, July 28, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: Lawyers Should Be Aware of iPhone Vulnerabilities Ontario Justices of the Peace should have a law degree: Editorial – Toronto Star Florida police seek vehicle in shooting death of Toronto-born lawyer Man charged for
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Friday, July 25, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: New U.K.-Canada tax treaty lets authorities do audits in other country Alabama man claims penis mistakenly amputated at circumcision procedure Avoiding the pitfalls of white-collar overtime – Ottawa Business Journal European Court of Human
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Thursday, July 24, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: European Court Rules Against Poland Over Secret CIA Jail Provincial jails clogged with legally innocent Canadians – Canada – CBC News Why legally innocent Canadians are clogging up provincial jails UN chastises Canada over
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII CBC, Star head to court to seek access to Omar Khadr Showdown at the Supreme Court expected as courts deliver conflicting rulings on Obamacare Worldwide female genital mutilation ban
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez say attorney-client court chat was broadcast on Web Pathways Update: Articling Reporting Tool Launched Obama nixes LGBT discrimination by federal contractors; there is no religious exemption Charges dropped against alleged
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Here are the leading legal headlines for Monday, July 21, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: First Nations issue eviction notice to City of Vancouver at city park Decades-old hedge target of suspected ‘vexatious’ complainer Police must allow hospitalized drunk drivers the right to seek counsel, Supreme Court of Canada
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, July 3, 2014: Defunct law firms aren’t entitled to claw back unfinished-business profits, New York high court says Iowa State researcher indicted for faking “promising” AIDS vaccine studies What is Wilful Misconduct under the Ontario Employment Standards
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, June 23, 2014: Judge reserves decision in expat voting case Canada’suclear watchdog proposes precautionary pill distribution near reactors Lance Armstrong Faces $120 Million Fraud Suit Men-only company ski day discriminated against female salesperson: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
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