Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Kim Dotcom Extradition Decision Due TuesdayA CHCH primer: Who, what, why – Hamilton SpectatorImportant Changes To Ontario Employers’ Obligations Regarding Violence And Harassment50 Ontario c…
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Wise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of December 14, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:When Even Trump Calls Foul on ScaliaToronto lawyer battles sanction for ‘incivility’ at Bre-X trial – The Globe and MailOttawa clears CBC of labour code violations in Ghomeshi caseLaw Societ…
Continue readingJoe Fantauzzi: GOOD READING: @camilacore on the political economy of Uber in Toronto
Today, taxi drivers are demonstrating in Toronto over the city dragging its heels on regulating Uber. Cabbies have also let the politicians at Queen’s Park know how they feel. Ontario also has not moved to regulate Uber. The following post has …
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wiselaw on Twitter:Judge who called state position a ‘lie from the pit of hell’ faces ethics chargesOntario Dad Loses Custody of Boys After Refusing to Stop Trying to Cure Their Autism through HomeopathyOnl…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of November 30, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Technology tips for the non-technology inclined lawyerSeverance isn’t based on ability to pay – Hamilton SpectatorOttawa reconsidering position on Omar Khadr’s caseLane Estate (BC) Breyer …
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Former Maple Leafs defenceman Ian White arrested in Winnipeg Panel recommends Quebec judge’s removal after cocaine allegations Police interrogation tactics can plant false memories, UBC stu…
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Prosecutors in Teenage Sexting Cases Ask: Foolishness, or a Felony? Self-driving Google car pulled over in California for going too slowly Appeal court overturns lawyer’s conviction for smuggling drugs into jail Cop guilty of G20 assault won’t be fired
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: “He had a right to shoot at this drone, and I’m going to dismiss this charge” “Courting disaster: 24 ridiculous lawsuits” Insurer cancelling policies of UberX drivers Sex, love and the courts: When is a spouse a spouse? Pennsylvania
Continue readingJoe Fantauzzi: Notes on the Political Economy of the Hydro One Privatization or: Why Isn’t The Ontario Business Sector Paying Its Fair Share For Infrastructure?
Ontario’s provincial government faces a massive public infrastructure deficit. The province’s own numbers estimate the deficit at “tens of billions of dollars.” Among the high profile components of this deficit is transportation infrastructure. In response, the government says it has invested billions of dollars into transportation infrastructure since 2003. Ontario’s Liberal provincial government is
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of October 19, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: The Canadian War on Science: A long, unexaggerated, devastating chronological indictment Police drove Rob Ford home, didn’t charge him with impaired driving: ex-chief of staff Secrecy to continue when complaints are raised against judges | Toronto Star SCC upholds
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Coffee anyone? via @Sandra_Bekhor Legal Profession in the 21st Century: Does It Include ADR? Psychologists sued over CIA torture Who’s Social Contract? Voting Rights for Non-Residents at Issue in Frank v Canada Should apologies be admissible in court? Civil
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Revocation of Canadian citizenship: 5 things to know Regina tenant manipulates system to squat for free at landlords’ expense – Saskatchewan – CBC News Toronto judge cites jail lockdowns in delivering shorter sentence Midnight reefer madness in Oregon as
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of September 28, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Carding ‘wrong and illegal,’ says Ontario ombudsman MD claims WSIB fired her over medical opinion | The Toronto Star NDP would not pursue niqab issue at Supreme Court – CTV News Professor Tanina Rostain has her students developing access-to-justice
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Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: B.C. Supreme Court rules 8 is too young to be left home alone – British Columbia – CBC News Omar Khadr can ditch electronic bracelet, visit family in Toronto Kim Dotcom Extradition Hearing Begins ‘Sock gun’ joins less-lethal arsenal
Continue readingmark a rayner: Twitter etiquette
If someone follows you, please, don’t immediately DM them and ask them to friend you on FB now, or buy your book, or watch your hilarious YouTube videos, etc. Imagine you’re at a party, and you’ve just encountered Bob. Bob seems interesting. Bob has a neat beard and a funny t-shirt.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of September 14, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Taming traffic: What if our roads had no rules? Court case offers new details on Durham cop who threatened to plant cocaine on suspect Kim Davis files appeal to continue denying same-sex marriage licences Calgary Transit driver Jesse Rau
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trudeau should dump Chris Brown for calling women bitches and whores
Justin Trudeau should dump Chris Brown, the Liberal candidate who called women whores and bitches in a series of incoherent, profanity-laden Twitter postings. The post Trudeau should dump Chris Brown for calling women bitches and whores appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for the Week of September 8, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Where there’s smoke there’s ire: Condo board smoking case hits the courts Meet 7 of the 1.4 million Canadian expats who just lost their right to vote Longo’s Toronto court battle renews the issue over shopping on holidays Relationship
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Will Wildrose Leader Brian Jean repudiate his Calgary-Foothills candidate’s ‘communist’ characterization of the NDP?
PHOTOS: Part of the Wildrose Chinese-language brochure that compared the NDP to communists. Below: Wildrose Calgary-Foothills candidate Prasad Panda, former Tory education minister Thomas Lukaszuk, NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth, former Wildrose House leader Rob Anderson and former Wildrose leader Paul Hinman. What words should we use to describe the Chinese-language
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of August 31, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Uber facing a gamut of legal challenges Christian law school fights B.C. law society’s refusal to call grads to the bar – Hamilton Spectator High Roller’s attempt to avoid $11.1m casino debt spoiled by Canadian Court Judge: Current execution
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