International Law

The Great American Underpants Suit

Posted on June 22, 2008
A Los Angeles traffic cop is suing Victoria's Secret for damages over eye injuries allegedly arising from defective underwear:(h/t - Pseudo)More from TSG:As she was attempting to put on a Victoria's Secret thong, a Los Angeles woman claims that a decorative metallic piece flew off the garment and struck her in the eye, causing injuries and a new product liability lawsuit against the underwear giant...

Quote of the Day: Greenwald on Obama, FISA

Posted on June 21, 2008
Glen Greenwald of Salon, on Barack Obama's support of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) "compromise," passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives:In the past 24 hours, specifically beginning with the moment Barack Obama announced that he now supports the Cheney/Rockefeller/Hoyer House bill, there have magically arisen -- in places where one would never have expected to find them -- all sorts of claims about why this FISA "compromise" isn't really so bad after all...

Top Ten Law Songs

Posted on June 20, 2008
Check out this "official" ranking by US law blog, Above the Law, of its all-time top ten law songs:I Fought The Law - The Clash Lawyers, Guns, and Money - Warren Zevon 99 Problems - Jay-Z Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash We're All Winners, as arranged by Nixon Peabody Law and Order theme song Hurricane - Bob Dylan Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller 4 The Road Goes on Forever - Robert Earl Keen What do you think?We've previously featured numbers 1 and 9...

Supreme Court of Canada Rules in Favour of Bell (BCE Inc)

Posted on June 20, 2008
From Report on Business:OTTAWA ? BCE Inc.'s $35-billion sale to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan can proceed after the Supreme Court of Canada threw out a lower court a decision that put the largest buyout in Canadian history in jeopardy. The decision was unanimous, and costs are awarded to BCE...

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On Olbermann

Posted on June 18, 2008
From a fascinating and insightful profile of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann by Peter J. Boyer in the New Yorker:The Olbermann-O?Reilly feud, which is wholly Olbermann?s creation, began with a wisecrack in 2003, the first year of ?Countdown.? It evolved after Olbermann instituted a farcical segment called ?The Worst Person in the World,? in which O?Reilly, depicted as a pompous buffoon, was regularly cited...

Conflict of Interest

Posted on June 13, 2008
Truism of the day:Even supporters of the death penalty should agree that nobody should be sentenced to death by a judge who is sleeping with the prosecutor. More on this from the New York Times.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

US Supreme Court Restores Guantanamo Habeas Rights: "Stunning Blow" to Bush Administration

Posted on June 12, 2008
In Boumediene v. Bush, a decision of the United States Supreme Court released today, the Court ruled in favour of Guantanamo detainees, finding they "have the constitutional privilege of habeas corpus. They are not barred from seeking the writ or invoking the Suspension Clause?s protections because they have been designated as enemy combatants or because of their presence at Guantanamo...

Land Transfer Tax ? First Time Home Buyer Rebate extends to Resale Homes

Posted on June 11, 2008
On December 13, 2007 the Government of Ontario announced proposed amendments to the Land Transfer Tax Act to extend the Land Transfer Tax Refund Program for First-Time Homebuyers, thus far available only to purchasers of new homes, to purchasers of resale homes...

Leafs Welcome Ron Wilson as New Head Coach

Posted on June 10, 2008
Video from today's press conference:- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Dylan on Obama

Posted on June 07, 2008
Bob Dylan, commenting on Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee, as reported by Associated Press:In an interview with the Times of London, the musician is quoted as saying that Obama has changed politics in the United States, though Dylan does not specifically endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee "Well, you know right now America is in a state of upheaval...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Goes to Ontario Superior Court

Posted on June 06, 2008
A pretty good cross-examination of Conservative M.P., James Moore, by CBC's Don Newman.Mr. Moore comments on expert reports tabled at Ontario Superior Court by the Prime Minister, purportedly opining that the Cadscam tapes were "doctored:"Also see:Tories ask court to stop Liberals' use of Harper tape - CBC NewsTories using Cadman to distract from Bernier: Grits - CTV NewsAuthor categorically denies Harper tape doctored - CTV NewsTale of the Tape - Calgary Grit"Doctored": The New Conservative Buzz Word - Peterborough PoliticsSome questions for James Moore - Scott's Diatribe- Garry J...

KFC Canada to Improve Welfare for Chickens

Posted on June 06, 2008
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) enlisted the help of Canadian and long time PETA member Pamela Anderson to generate attention to their ongoing, controversial ?Kentucky Fried Cruelty? campaign. The campaign focused primarily on the poor conditions in which chickens used by the restaurant were maintained and slaughtered...

Employer Tells Waitress who Shaved Hair for Charity: Wear Wig or Go Home

Posted on June 06, 2008
After her father died of cancer, Stacey Fearnall, a waitress at Nathaniel?s restaurant in Owen Sound, Ontario, decided to shave her head as part of a ?Cops for Cancer? charity event. When she attended at work for her shift, her boss advised her to wear a wig or go home...

Hillary Clinton's Last Hurrah?

Posted on June 04, 2008
Video of Hillary Clinton's 'victory' speech after last evening's South Dakota primary win:- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Barack Obama Makes History

Posted on June 04, 2008
Tuesday night's victory speech from Barack Obama, newly crowned as the Democratic Party's presumptive 2008 U.S. Presidential nominee: - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Will it Be All Over Tonight for Hillary Clinton?

Posted on June 03, 2008
According to an AP report, Mrs. Clinton will concede tonight: WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president...

Democratic Rules Committee Decides Florida, Michigan

Posted on May 31, 2008
It has been a long day of back-room deliberations at the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting at Washington. At stake - the votes of 368 delegates from Florida and Michigan. Just after 6:00 p.m., MSNBC News reported that a compromise may have been reached:Florida delegates will be seated a their convention, but their delegates' votes will only get one half value...

New Ontario Adoption Disclosure Law In Effect

Posted on May 30, 2008
Reader Cathy Henderson was kind enough to provide an update on the status of Ontario's adoption disclosure amendments.She advises that Bill 12, the Access to Adoption Records Act has passed Third Reading and received assent on May 14, 2008.A news release at Canada News Wire provides more detail:A new Ontario law will soon give adult adoptees and birth parents access to information that is currently sealed in their adoption records...

Where Do the Children Play?

Posted on May 30, 2008
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) - now and then.... One of my favorite songs, ever.This first clip was apparently recorded in Mr. Islam's own living room in 2006. The second is from 1976's Earth Tour.His politics may be controversial in the eyes of some, but his music still rings as true today as it did way back when...

D.A.: "It's Our Job to Prosecute Criminals, Not Barbers"

Posted on May 28, 2008
City News delivers a true gem with this report about a Houma, Louisiana barber charged with the heinous offense of... Brace yourselves....Being open for business on a Monday.May 19th may have been a holiday in Canada, but it wasn't in the U.S. and they don't have the same closing laws we do...

How Tough is John McCain?

Posted on May 28, 2008
Biting satire, from The Onion: (h/t: Red Tory)b- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Law Student Humour

Posted on May 27, 2008
Here's a fine bit of law student humour from Omar Ha-Redye of Law Is Cool:How to Get a Law JobDear ,Thank you for your letter of . After careful consideration I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment with your firm...

Tarek Fatah on The Agenda

Posted on May 27, 2008
See Steve Paiken's interview with moderate Islamic author, Tarek Fatah, online here. Mr. Fatah discusses his new book, Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State, on TVO's The Agenda. - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

Supreme Court of Canada to Fast-Track Bell Appeal

Posted on May 27, 2008
According to CBC, the Supreme Court of Canada has conditionally agreed to Bell Canada's request for an expedited appeal of last week's Quebec Court of Appeal ruling that scuppered the telecommunications giant's pending sale to the Ontario Teachers' Pension fund...

New Ontario Smoking Regulation Requires Retailers to Cover Up

Posted on May 27, 2008
If you've noticed something strange going on at your local convenience store lately, there is a very good reason. Effective May 31, 2008, Ontario retailers will be required by the Smoke-Free Ontario Act to eliminate their "power walls," or visual displays of cigarettes that typically dominate the area behind convenience store counters...

Caucuses vs Primaries - By the Numbers

Posted on May 27, 2008
Denver lawyer Jeralyn Merritt's summary at Talk Left of Peniel Cronin's compelling report, 2008 Presidential Preference Election, looks at "the math:"By the numbers, in 2008 primaries have averaged 400% greater voter turnout in eligible voters than caucuses...

A Tale of Three Judges: The Need for Family Law Reform in Ontario

Posted on May 27, 2008
Has the time arrived for fundamental reform of Ontario's overall system for handling family law cases?As a quiet, but steady undercurrent of judicial discontent emerges in the Province's courts, it is becoming apparent the status quo is becoming increasingly unsatisfactory, if not wholly dysfunctional...

The 2008 You Tube Election Continues...

Posted on May 23, 2008
Robert Greewald's "The Real McCain:"- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Quotable

Posted on May 23, 2008
University of Wisconson law professor Ann Althouse responds to yet another Andrew Sullivan armchair diatribe. Wednesday, Mr. Sullivan contended that Hillary Clinton is a "sociopath... riddled with narcissism and pathology..." Professor Althouse: She's insane because she's fighting for the nomination using whatever arguments are available? If it's such a bad argument, it will lose and that will be the end of it...

Quebec Court of Appeal to Bell Canada: Not So Fast...

Posted on May 22, 2008
In a surprising decision yesterday, the Quebec Court of Appeal has blocked the pending June 30th takeover of Bell Canada by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. The Globe and Mail reports:The biggest corporate takeover in Canadian history is in jeopardy after a Quebec court ruled that BCE Inc...

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