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Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. The Court 2.
Regulation on the Rocks: Why Canada’s First AI Law Looks Likely …
1 day ago — The two privacy law acts in Bill C-11 were subsequently combined with a new attempt to regulate AI in Bill C-27. Introduced in June 2022, Bill C-27 has slowly made its way through the legislative process, with a second reading introduced in April 2022. It has since been referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU), which ...
Administrative Law after Vavilov: What’s changed for decision …
Sep 5, 2023 — Professor Daly concludes that the Supreme Court justices “sent a message about the need for reasoned exercise of public power” and it is up to administrative decision-makers to “take that message seriously”. Professor Andrew Green has found no statistical changes in the rates of successful judicial review applications since Vavilov.
Book Review: Indigenous Justice: True Cases by Judges, Lawyers, …
1 day ago — Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ().CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.. Indigenous Justice: True Cases by …
Good Communications: Don’t Forget Generational Considerations
2 days ago — 89% of Millennials prefer text messages and instant messaging platforms for communications – only 2% prefer traditional telephone calls. 68% of Boomers prefer in-person conversations. Second, a generation’s preferred method of communication, such as texting, may not always be best for a legal practice.
Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario: A New, Comprehensive ... - Slaw
Sep 10, 2021 — Noel Semple, General Editor. The free access to law movement has made impressive strides in 30 years. It is now taken for granted that all primary law and most reasons for decision are freely available online. In Canada, CanLII has been at the forefront of this movement. Funded by Canadian lawyers, CanLII first developed a thorough and free database of statutes, regulations, and decisions.
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Column: Administrative Law. Latest Post: Read in From Statute: Do the Contractual Duties of Honest Performance and Good Faith Exercise of Discretion Apply to Statutory Contract Terms? by Guest Blogger • Published August 15th, 2024.
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Should There Be a Different Code of Conduct for Family Lawyers?
Jun 28, 2022 — That question has not been answered. Academics and practitioners have also recommended a separate code of conduct for family lawyers. Nicholas Bala, Patricia Hebert, and Rachel Birnbaum argued that professional organizations should “develop professional guidelines” with an emphasis on child-centric lawyering (588).