CanLII recently unveiled a new interface with the most obvious change being the introduction of a an interactive sidebar for case law and legislation. The sidebar replaces the tabs that used to be ...

Donald J. Trump’s second term as President of the United States has stunned the world. Commentators increasingly say the US has now crossed the Rubicon into authoritarian territory. While some say ...

Earlier in March of this year, the Law Society of Ontario (“LSO”) removed its CEO following receipt of a report into the circumstances of a dramatic increase in her salary . Subsequently, members of ...

Gary P. Rodrigues is a publishing industry consultant, advising both private sector and government, and a columnist for slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine. He has had extensive experience at the ...

Noel Courage, B.Sc. (Biochem.), LL.B. is a partner in Bereskin & Parr LLP. His practice focuses on the patenting and licensing of chemical, biotechnological and ...

In my last post, Reconciling the Need for Empathy with Low EQ, I stressed the importance of empathy for effective communication. Empathetic lawyers can understand their client’s emotional state and ...

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada (the “Federation”) is a national association of 14 Canadian law societies. One of the Federations roles is to approve Canadian law schools. To be approved a ...

Slaw has started to compile information on the judgments of Mr. Justice Cromwell as a member of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Set out below, as an initial example, are most if not all of decisions ...

Seeing the title of this article, you may all think that maybe I am made a mistake regarding the topic. However, please let me assure you that this is not a mistake and with your indulgence, I will ...

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are ...

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