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- Canadian Judicial Council Guidelines on Social Media Use – an Important First Step October 31, 2024The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has issued ethical guidelines for judges on the use of social media. These guidelines could be a useful template for updating or expanding codes of ethics for tribunal members. In this column I identify some of the key parts of the guidelines as well as some of the shortcomings. The […]
- 2023 Walter Owen Book Prize October 30, 2024The Canadian Foundation for Legal Research has announced its award for the 2023 Walter Owen Book Prize to Modern Criminal Evidence (Toronto, Emond Publishing) for exceptional legal scholarship in Canada. The Walter Owen Book Prize honours its namesake (1904–1981) who privately practised law for 40 years; served as President of the Canadian Bar Association; and […]
- Being on or Off Message in Law Publishing and Elsewhere October 30, 2024From the reassuring distance of not relying significantly on the professional information industry to pay my creditors, I can permit myself to comment, on or off message at whim, on the requirement, for some others, to remain on it, and always promote the party line. The obvious result, if this is the case, is that […]
- How to Find Annotated Rules of Court for Ontario on CanLII October 29, 2024I’ve previously talked about the CanLII Manual to British Columbia Civil Litigation, a free resource that includes an annotated version of the B.C. Rules of Court. However, B.C. is not the only jurisdiction for which you can find an annotated Rules of Court on CanLII. The Civil Procedure and Practice in Ontario, published in 2022 and […]
- Animal Therapy October 29, 2024In this wellness message I wanted to focus on my favorite subject; animals. I know that many of you have pets and are great animal lovers. I have been told by numerous friends and colleagues that they enjoy the company of their furry companion more than people. It’s sad to say but at times it […]