It’s hard to keep up with the pace of change/disruption in the United States these days, but much of it is the culmination of a longer trend of an attack on due process rights that is clearly set out in a new book by Professor Brandon L. Garrett – Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters […]
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). 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. What Roe v Wade Should Have Said: The Nation’s […]
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 perspective, allowing them to tailor their communication style and explain legal jargon in a comprehensible way. This results in higher client satisfaction and likely less […]
It may seem somewhat removed and distant from the narrow world of legal information publishing, but I was concerned to read that Williams Lea, within which sits TSO (formerly The Stationery Office in the UK) has been sold to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), in which Chatham Asset Management has a controlling stake; RRD’s […]
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. Clicklaw Blog 2. […]