For everyone who has followed and supported Law is Cool over the years, there is a small change in content that you will see over the next few months. Facilitating access to justice has always been a primary mission for this site. The creation of the paralegal profession in Ontario
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Law is Cool: INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: GREATER POWER & ACCESS TO RESOURCES MUST BE BALANCED WITH GREATER RESPONSIBILITY AND INSPECTION OF PUBLIC LAWYERS SUCH AS PROSECUTORS
Introduction What is the proper scope of state power and its agent the public lawyer in Criminal law? Moreover, are there enough incentives for public lawyers such as prosecutors to remain vigilant in upholding their higher duty? This paper will consider the emergence of contemporary debates about criminalisation
Continue readingLaw is Cool: Thomas Wisdom was Really Cool
One of the founding members of Law is Cool, Thomas Wisdom, passed away this weekend, just days before his 30th birthday. Service times at Ogden Funeral Home later this week can be found here. Thomas was a dear friend who helped get this site off the ground when we first
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