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O mother, where art thou: the O'Brien trial saga continues

Posted on August 12, 2009
Today at 12:30pm, Globe and Mail columnists Sarah Hampson and Christie Blatchford will take online questions about the recent...

Most lawyers feel secure in their jobs

Posted on August 12, 2009
There's talk on both (http://www.thestar.com/article/676233) sides (http://www.thestar.com/article/679716) of the border about a possible financial turnaround, and the results...

Wednesday Roundup: the trials of Eddie Greenspan

Posted on August 12, 2009
Every Wednesday, The Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Kevin Caroll takes over as CBA president

Posted on August 11, 2009
On September 1, Kevin Carroll, Q.C., takes over as president of the Canadian Bar Association.A longtime member of the CBA,...

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Richard Susskind at Law Firm Leadership Conference

Posted on August 07, 2009
Richard Susskind (http://www.susskind.com/) (pictured), author of the book The End of Lawyers?, will speak at this year's Law Firm Leadership...

The Larry O'Brien legal dream team

Posted on August 06, 2009
The Globe and Mail reported yesterday (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/well-to-do-obrien-hired-four-lawyers-to-defend-him/article1242946/) that the lawyer who led the team defending Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien,...

Justice of the peace convicted of misconduct

Posted on August 05, 2009
Jorge Barroilhet, a justice of the peace at Old City Hall, has been found guilty of judicial misconduct.The Toronto Star...

Short Cellar: Bring Your Own Wine Blitzkrieg

Posted on August 05, 2009
Last week, I wrote about (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=685 Itemid=1) going to the iconic Toronto restaurant Splendido (http://www.splendido.ca/) to debauch...

Wednesday Roundup: Expanding and Moving

Posted on August 04, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Divorce can be just as much fun ...

Posted on August 02, 2009
You've seen the "Jill and Kevin's Wedding Entrance Dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0&feature=player_embedded)". But have you seen the "Unexpected Divorce Intro"?

Short Cellar: Splendido: The End of an Era

Posted on July 29, 2009
Fine dining in Toronto is undergoing a seismic shift: the landscape underneath the table-cloth is moving as we eat. Some...

Gerald Butler was almost a lawyer

Posted on July 28, 2009
An amusing article (http://www.esquire.com/features/gerard-butler-interview-0809) in the August edition of Esquire profiles actor Gerald Butler. 'I wasn't going to be...

Wednesday Roundup: Middle East

Posted on July 28, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: Mailbag: Best wines, high scores, and the taste of power

Posted on July 22, 2009
Welcome to the Short Cellar's mailbag column, where I address recent questions from my wine-addled readers.Sir – What's the best...

Wednesday Roundup: Good news

Posted on July 21, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: Maritime wine

Posted on July 15, 2009
Jost Vineyards (http://www.jostwine.com/) in Nova Scotia is masterful when it comes to wines made from hybrid grapes. Hybrids are...

Wednesday Roundup: Local opportunity

Posted on July 14, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: Kicking it old school with Nova Scotia wine

Posted on July 08, 2009
'Hello Fat-head,' she said from the veranda.'Hello aged reptile,' I replied, climbing out of the car.All in all, not the...

Wednesday Roundup: Stampede!

Posted on July 07, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Contest: Boys Night Out

Posted on July 02, 2009
Got plans Thursday, July 9th? Enjoy fine wine, steak, oysters, and cigars? Enter now for your chance to win a...

Short Cellar: Vacation

Posted on July 02, 2009
Matthew is on vacation. We expect he is doing plenty of research and will return next week to regale us...

Foreign-trained lawyers get $4-million boost

Posted on June 29, 2009
The Government of Ontario and the University of Toronto Faculty of Law are making it easier for foreign-trained...

Wednesday Round-up: Moving right along

Posted on June 23, 2009
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: This wine's got legs

Posted on June 23, 2009
Sex sells – but inexplicably, sex is rarely used to sell wine. That's why I was pretty smug when I...

Oh the places you'll go?

Posted on June 22, 2009
'The class of 2009 — God and Geithner help them — is graduating into an unusually brutal economy, which means...

McLeish Orlando celebrates 10 years

Posted on June 19, 2009
Last night, McLeish Orlando LLP celebrated its 10th anniversary with a classy bash in the Distillery District. Hundreds of lawyers...

Short Cellar: The Judgment of Paris - Greek, French or Canadian?

Posted on June 17, 2009
A few weeks ago, Canadian wine shot to the front page of the papers when the newswires reported that in...

Poll: Are you worried about being laid off?

Posted on June 16, 2009
Precedent pollsters want to know, are you afraid of the big bad tap on the shoulder? Go vote in our...

Tell us your secrets

Posted on June 16, 2009
Are you a closet rockstar? An unsung Dungeons and Dragons master? A clandestine marathon champion? Know anybody who is? We...

Conditional sentencing hits the fan

Posted on June 16, 2009
As we've learned today, the Conservative government plans to introduce legislation today scrapping conditional sentences (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tories-to-propose-law-ending-conditional-sentences/article1181983/) for serious crimes...

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