BY GARRY J. WISE AND RACHEL SPENCE The innovative, former president of CanLii, Colin Lachance, recently acquired the iconic Maritime Law Book, and it appears that he is well on his way to continuing to revolutionize Canada’s legal information, publication and research industries. He recently launched “Bardal Factors,” a beta
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Wise Law Blog: Applying the Bardal Factors
BY GARRY J. WISE AND RACHEL SPENCE The innovative, former president of CanLii, Colin Lachance, recently acquired the iconic Maritime Law Book, and it appears that he is well on his way to continuing to revolutionize Canada’s legal information, publication and research industries. He recently launched “Bardal Factors,” a beta
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Slaw Tips: Use A Screensaver to Protect Client Confidentiality
Legal professionals properly place high priority on securing our computer infrastructures to protect client confidentiality.Our desktop screens, however, are often overlooked, as a source of potential security breaches.Is your computer screen visible t…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: More on ‘Mobilegeddon’
BY GARRY J. WISELaw Times picked up on our April 30 post about Google’s new mobile compliance requirements with an excellent article last week by writer Michael McKiernan, Focus: Law firms slow to respond to ‘Mobilegeddon’ .I’m quoted in the article quite extensively: For Garry Wise, founder of Toronto-based Wise Law Office,
Continue readingWise Law Blog: eCourts in Canada
My post @SlawTips today looks at the calls for technological modernization of Canada’s court system. It may seem like equal parts pipe dream and unscheduled inevitability, but in the context of an acknowledged access to justice crisis in Canada, the call for technological modernization of our nation`s courts seems to
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Will Microsoft’s Surface be the Tablet for Lawyers?
Though I’m a long-time Windows user, I’ve certainly done my best over the last couple of years to warm up to Apple’s clearly superior mobile and tablet products. To be sure, though, I haven’t quite succeeded. Subconsciously, I keep asking myself the same nagging question: “Why can’t I do all the
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