Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, November 19, 2012:
The Future of Articling – in Canada
For Nunavut judges, going to court ‘truly an adventure’
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
“Raising the ‘bar’…
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mark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Excerpt: Internet addicts, looking for a fix in The Fridgularity
The Fridgularity begins with the Big Crash — the Internet goes down, as an entity takes over all the horsepower available through all the devices connected to it. This has certain deleterious effects on the folks who NEED the Internet … Con…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: CBC Porn? #CBCporn
Sun News has a reputation for not being very accurate, in an attempt to excite their right wing base. They also employ professional liars. One story told by SUN involves CBC broadcasting porn, which isn’t what they do, obviously. This exaggeration was repeated by a CPC candidate in #YYCcentre on Saturday night, and prompted her […]
calgaryliberal.com: 2%.
With a week to go Harvey Locke is 2% short of taking on the Tories and winning in Calgary-Centre. It’s that close. That’s some 100 votes. This is a once in 40 years chance to upset the Tories, send them a message, and show that Calgarians w…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, November 16, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 16, 2012:
120 lawsuits from car crash is too much: After 24 years, Ontario court restricts man from legal proceedings
Convenience store owners’ group asks courts to …
Wise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 15, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 15, 2012:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s libel case – “I had the only tape:” Granatstein
Atheist group sues IRS for failing to enforce church electioneering ban
BC H…
Wise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, November 14, 2012:
Pet peeves of in-house counsel: Don’t put juniors on our files
Lack of records a blind spot for Ontario’s dismissed cases – The Globe and Mail…
Wise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 13, 2012:
David Miller summoned as witness as Rob Ford libel suit goes to trial
Condom law worries L.A. porn industry
Target Not a Successor to Zellers, B.C. …
Wise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, November 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, November 12, 2012:
How a $20 tablet from India could blindside PC makers, educate billions and transform computing as we know it
What to believe about the abolition of articl…
The Disaffected Lib: Post-Election Racism Tracked
The re-election of Barack Obama triggered a flood of truly ugly, racist tweets.A group of geography academics calling themselves the “Floating Sheep” scoured Twitter for the racist tweets and tracked them down by state of origin. Voila.Yell…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, November 2, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 2, 2012: 4 things to know if you’re harassed by debt collectors OHRT on family status and accommodating caregiver requests – needs vs. preferences – Lexology Managing the end to mandatory retirement in Canada – Lexology
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Anonymous comments? Dean Del Mastro’s right: there oughtta be a law!
A young member of the Tory Online Rage Machine (TORM) composes a mean Tweet using talking points from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office. TORM operatives may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The unfortunate Dean Del Mastro. It’s hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for Dean Del Mastro,
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Three Things I Like About the New Alberta Liberal Party Website
A lot of things about politics is what you say, the policies you stand for, and what you vote on in the legislature. One thing that is rarely talked about, and is even more important, is how you go about being involved in politics. One of the ways to look how
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 1, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 1, 2012: Fearing Legal Claims, Bank Freezes Estate of Jimmy Savile Jon Stewart: (Video) Gov. Christie realized Obama is not an empty chair Cast your vote for Wise Law Blog in the Law Blogs category –
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 31, 2012, Happy Halloween!: No relief yet for Ontario law grads without articling positions Results of Survey of CanLII Use Released Supreme Court declines to hear Oklahoma ‘personhood’ case Superstorm Sandy wreaks havoc on Internet data
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 30, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 30, 2012: Sandy brings vicious winds, rain to Ontario, Quebec Could Manitoba’s Model on Work Stoppages Solve the NHL’s Problems? Employee privacy rights on company computers – the new legal standard in Canada Osgoode Prof: Supreme
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 25, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 25, 2012: Supreme Court of Canada set to rule on Ted Opitz vs. Borys Wrzesnewskyj – Macleans.ca Ashley Smith: Prison videos to be shown in court It’s legal to go 85 mph — in Texas Ex-manager:
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 24, 2012: Lawyers argue names shouldn’t be public in divorce cases – StarPhoenix 104 Ontario bills left in limbo by prorogation – CBC.ca NY’s top court refuses to hear case challenging gay marriage law PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, October 23, 2012: Experts guilty of not predicting quake, convicted of manslaughter by Italian court The end of forced articling for Ontario lawyers on the table (Globe and Mail) The New Economics of Law School: Growth Is
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Tweetergate? Meatergate? For heaven’s sake, stop her before she Tweets again!
Alberta’s Wildrose Opposition Leader Danielle Smith Tweeting “let them eat steaks” over the worldwide web. Injudicious Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The offending Tweet; the real Ms. Smith. Alberta Opposition Leader Memo to Self: Whatever was I thinking? Whoever does Wildrose Party Leader Danielle “Marie Antoinette”
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