Miscellaneous

Opinion: Arrested development

Posted on September 08, 2009
Lazy thugs, parasites and hacks. These are just some of the names that lawyers and cops call each other. What's...

Going in House: Runaway Reno

Posted on September 08, 2009
The Larose family had found the perfect Bloor West home. They thought all it needed was a little touching up....

How To: Relax

Posted on September 08, 2009
Switching from lazy summer mode into the hectic pace of fall can be jarring. Get busy being unbusy and serenity...

Henein to represent Bryant

Posted on September 04, 2009
Well, our who-will-represent-Bryant poll (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=725 Itemid=1) was short lived. It was announced yesterday that Marie Henein will...

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The Bryant case begins to take shape

Posted on September 03, 2009
How will the Province prosecute the former head of its justice system?Of the many questions surrounding Monday's tragedy on Bloor...

Short Cellar: Three great wines for autumn

Posted on September 03, 2009
Lately some great bargain wines have been trickling into the LCBO. During the middle of summer, it's not always so...

A Michael Bryant blogroll

Posted on September 02, 2009
The media is having a veritable field day with the tragic death of a cyclist on Bloor Street West Monday...

Wednesday Roundup: Faskens takes Ottawa

Posted on September 02, 2009
Every Wednesday, The Globe and Mail runs its Law Page (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/) and the National Post runs its Legal Post...

The tricky logistics of thinking smaller

Posted on September 01, 2009
A recent Posts (http://www.metafilter.com/84497/Cemented) on blogs and forums suggest it's not quite as dire in Canada as it is...

Internet privacy under the microscope

Posted on August 31, 2009
A Brian Bowman (http://brianbowman.ca/) of Winnipeg-based law firm Pitblado LLP (http://www.pitblado.com/profile.asp?lid=8) is working on behalf of an unnamed...

Mandatory pro bono hours for Ontario lawyers?

Posted on August 31, 2009
In an op-ed piece (http://thestar.com/article/688558) in today's Toronto Star, Parkdale Community Legal Services (http://www.parkdalelegal.org) Past-President and Co-Chair Mike...

Heenan Blaikie has a great view

Posted on August 28, 2009
The view from the 50th floor of the new Bay Adelaide Centre is quite amazing! Precedent got a sneak...

Forfeiture hearing Monday for Igor Kenk's property

Posted on August 28, 2009
Lon Rose, the lawyer representing accused bicycle thief Igor Kenk, will not be able to represent his client at a...

Short Cellar returns next week

Posted on August 27, 2009
Matthew Sullivan is away this week; he'll be back next Thursday.In the meantime, here are a few previous Short Cellar...

Wednesday Roundup: outsourcing

Posted on August 26, 2009
Every Wednesday, The Globe and Mail runs its Law Page (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/) and the National Post runs its Legal Post...

Out on Bay Street 2009

Posted on August 26, 2009
This year's Out on Bay Street (http://www.outonbayst.org), a conference for LGBT current and recent law, business and engineering students, includes...

Firm must offer up confidental info in discrimination lawsuit

Posted on August 26, 2009
Lawyers Weekly reports (http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article volume=29 number=15 article=4) that McCarthy Tétrault LLP has until September 7 to comply with a...

A 'mean decision,' says Khadr's lawyer

Posted on August 25, 2009
Dennis Edney, the lawyer representing Omar Khadr, told CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/08/24/conservatives-khadr.html) that Ottawa's plan to fight the ruling to...

The life of Canada's first female superior court judge

Posted on August 24, 2009
The Globe ran a nice obit of Réjane Laberge-Colas (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/deaths/she-shattered-barriers-in-the-courthouse/article1261937/), Canada's first female Superior Court judge. It reads, in part:Whether...

Short Cellar: Premium Pinot Noir

Posted on August 20, 2009
Pinot Noir is so prized because it is 'expressive': it is able to transparently communicate a lot of information about...

LawTube: How to attract the best (and cutest) articling students

Posted on August 20, 2009
Torys LLP (http://www.torys.com/) YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/torysmedia) has been getting rave reviews on Canadian (http://lawiscool.com/2009/07/28/torys-llp-goes-viral-on-youtube/) and...

Disciplinary hearings for two Torys LLP lawyers

Posted on August 19, 2009
The Globe and Mail reported yesterday (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/lawyers-face-hearing-on-black-canwest-deal/article1255388/) that Beth DeMerchant and Darren Sukonick from Torys LLP (http://www.torys.com/) (the...

Wednesday Roundup: executive compensation

Posted on August 19, 2009
Every Wednesday, The Globe and Mail runs its Law Page (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/) and the National Post runs its Legal Post...

Judicial age limits could soon apply to deputy judges

Posted on August 19, 2009
An article in today's Globe and Mail reports that (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/judges-too-old-to-rule-lawyers-say/article1258117/) at least 11 immigration hearings have been adjourned this...

Judge in major B.C. fraud trial steps down

Posted on August 18, 2009
Recently appointed B.C. Court of Appeal Judge Elizabeth Bennett is removing herself (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/judge-in-corruption-trial-steps-down/article1254795/) from a corruption trial in the...

The big-hearted Raoul Boulakia

Posted on August 17, 2009
Lawyer Raoul Boulakia is in the news (http://www.nationalpost.com/related/topics/story.html?id=1900423) again today, speaking on behalf of his long-suffering client Suaad Hagi...

Excelling at Articles 2009 workshop

Posted on August 17, 2009
If you're articling this year, don't miss the the Ontario Bar Assocation's one-day professional development program Excelling at Articles 2009:...

Panel: You Have More Career Options Than You Think

Posted on August 14, 2009
Are you thinking about making a transition to another area of practice or to another career?Next Thursday, the Career Service...

Who will be exonerated next?

Posted on August 14, 2009
The recent death of Donald Marshall (http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/marshall.html) has prompted renewed public and media interest in the topic of wrongful...

Short Cellar: Pinot Noir in the Dark

Posted on August 13, 2009
There is one thing that all wine lovers fear most in the world: blind tastings. Even the most educated palate...

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