David J. Bilinksy on Why You Should Stay in Law School
David J. Bilinsky provides some advice to law students and mentions the importance of blogging for creating a profile, Target...
Back to School with Thomson, Rogers
Thomson, Rogers hosted a conference, Back to School, on September 8, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, in collaboration...
Using Class Actions to Address Social Issues
Judy Van Rhijn of The Law Times interviewed Omar Ha-Redeye on the use of class action proceedings to tackle social...
Dr. Dawg’s Defamation Case Against Free Dominion
Dr. Dawg‘s defamation case against Free Dominion in Baglow v. Smith was recently dismissed on summary judgment. Baglow v. Smith...
Accident Benefits for Carjackings
A drive-by shooting may not be considered an accident under the Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule, but an attempted carjacking was...
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- Monday’s Mix April 14, 2025Each 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. Employment & Human […]
- Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners April 13, 2025As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. […]
- Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ April 13, 2025Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec. PÉNAL (DROIT) : L’accusé qui, après […]
- Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Examining Financial Incentives in Dental Services April 10, 2025A few weeks ago, I went to the dentist for the first time in years—thanks to finally having work benefits. I expected a routine cleaning, some X-rays, and maybe a reminder to floss more. Instead, the appointment took an unexpected turn when the dentist launched into a sales pitch for Invisalign. At 29, with relatively […]
- Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – March 2025 April 9, 2025Each 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 about. For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were: 1. R v Cichacki, 2025 ABKB 96 [5] The […]