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Ontario Small Claims Court Form Changes - January 01, 2011

Posted on December 23, 2010
As of January 01, 2011 various Small Claims Court forms will be replaced including: 1B: Request for Telephone or Video Conference 7A: Plaintiff?s Claim 8A: Affidavit of Service 9A: Defence 1B: Default Judgment 13B: Consent 15A: Notice of Motion and Supporting Affidavit 20A: Certificate of Judgment 20E: Notice of Garnishment 20E...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 23, 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Cheerleader taking free-speech suit to high court http://t.co/nsAB5rn via @sfgateBetter get a lawyer: schoolgirl warned - Sydney Morning Herald http://is.gd/jgOlJEarly R.I.D.E. Stats Show More Suspensed Licences http://is...

Random Outtakes and Unfinished Business for 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010
January 1, 2010 doesn't seem that long ago, does it?But four hundred and forty (440) Wise Law Blog posts later, we'll be heading into our winter break tomorrow, Friday, December 24, 2010, at noon or so. Our office will be closed until January 4, 2010, and our blogging will likely be sporadic over the holidays...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 22, 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Ontario court overturns Tory campaign finance ruling | iPolitics:http://bit.ly/fdX9v7Justices Unbound - Justices John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter are far from retiring in retirement http://goo...

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140Law - Legal Headlines for December 21, 2010

Posted on December 21, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:NY to file civil fraud charges against Ernst & Young http://is.gd/j8lhdCharges Against G20 Protester Dropped http://is.gd/j8kZ8iPad dooms paper products http://is.gd/j8kJMLaw Profs v...

Ontario Employment Law: Aggravated Damages in Wrongful Dismissal Cases

Posted on December 20, 2010
Aggravated damages may be awarded in wrongful dismissal actions on rare occasions to compensate an employee whose damages have been worsened or exacerbated by the employer's misconduct or bad faith upon termination.Aggravated damages are compensatory in nature, and must reflect actual harm...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 20, 2010

Posted on December 20, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Supreme Court to rule on fertility industry - The Province http://is.gd/j383DTop court to hear appeal by Conrad Black's former associates - Globe and Mail http://is.gd/j37GdSNL Does Wikileaks http://is...

2010 CLawBie Award Nominees

Posted on December 20, 2010
Firstly, hello, fellow law bloggers of Canada. I'm begin this post with a greeting because, frankly, I've enjoyed getting to know many of you better through your writing this year.Blogging - and all social media, for that matter - is really about building relationships...

Our Most Read and Tweeted Blog Posts of 2010

Posted on December 19, 2010
As 2010 winds down to its far-too-chilly Canadian end, it's holiday season (almost) and time, therefore, for the inevitable annual retrospectives to flow. Not wanting to be behind that curve, let's take a look back at the Wise Law Blog articles our readers and friends on Twitter have found most interesting in 2010...

Details of Assange Accusers' Allegations Revealed

Posted on December 18, 2010
Guardian UK provides newly-revealed details today of the highly controversial sexual assault allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. See: 10 days in Sweden: the full allegations against Julian Assange - Unseen police documents provide the first complete account of the allegations against the WikiLeaks founder...

The Ontario Family Law Ruling "Everyone" Is Talking About

Posted on December 17, 2010
While Mr. Justice Joseph Quinn's November 29, 2010 ruling in Bruni v. Bruni, 2010 ONSC 6568 (CanLII) goes strangely unmentioned by name in Kirk Makin's Globe and Mail report today, In family court, a judge turns to ridicule to defuse the rage, I confess it was nonetheless relatively easy to find...

Transformative Work Enthusiasts Bolstered By "Yogi Bear" Parody Reaction

Posted on December 17, 2010
Today, a rare instance of Hollywood failing to overreact when defending its copyrights:A video parody of ?Yogi Bear? that?s much darker than your average episode of that vintage Hanna-Barbera cartoon ? not to mention the coming Warner Brothers film adaptation ? isn?t a viral marketing campaign gone awry...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 17, 2010

Posted on December 17, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Facebook knows your face. Is that a problem? - Christian Science Monitor http://is.gd/iTwavNo ?substantive? damage from Wikileaks, Biden admits http://is.gd/iSNyLVigna v. Levant: Ezra Decides To Go Another Round http://is...

Ontario Employment Law: Jurisdiction of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

Posted on December 17, 2010
In a recent decision, Gothard v. Clowater, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal provides us with an important reminder: Its jurisdiction is limited by the Ontario Human Rights Code itself.The Tribunal only has the power to decide an applicant's claim where that claim alleges discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, or disability...

This Week At The Ontario Court Of Appeal: 12-12-17

Posted on December 17, 2010
Each week, Wise Law Blog will review recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.R. v. Khawaja. An appeal by Mohammad Momin Khawaja, the first person in Canada to be sentenced under the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act. Mr. Khawaja's conviction in regard to a 2004 terrorist plot in Britain was appealed on multiple grounds...

Quebec to Appeal Unmarried Spouse Alimony Ruling to Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on December 16, 2010
According to PostMedia, the Province of Quebec will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada against a groundbreaking, November 3, 2010 appellate court ruling that allowed common law spouses in the Province to obtain alimony payments on marital breakdown...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 16, 2010

Posted on December 16, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Italian court ups sentences for 23 CIA agents http://is.gd/iPHj8Internet Domain Name Theft Conviction May Be First in U.S.http://is.gd/iPEKfCourtroom battles over children crush Yuletide spirit - Globe and Mail http://is...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 15, 2010

Posted on December 15, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:WikiLeaks: Julian Assange bail hearing makes legal history with Twitter ruling - Telegraph http://t.co/J1456V8Breaking News on EFF Victory: Appeals Court Holds that Email ... (Electronic Frontier Foundation) http://is...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 14, 2010

Posted on December 14, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: WikiLeaks founder seeks bail in U.K. court http://is.gd/iJjZdRighthaven, Images, and Drudge http://is.gd/iJjNeJudge Rejects Sweeping Infringement Suit Against Google, Apple and Others http://is...

Is Cloud Computing "Careless" Computing?

Posted on December 14, 2010
A warning about cloud computing and the Chrome operating system from Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the operating system GNU:ChromeOS looks like a plan "to push people into careless computing" by forcing them to store their data in the cloud rather than on machines directly under their control, warns Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the operating system GNU...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 13, 2010

Posted on December 13, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Long-form census issue goes back to court http://is.gd/iE9LZOntario expands mediation services to 49 courts - Toronto Star http://is.gd/iE9FrMadoff Lawsuits Are Headed for Court http://is...

Ontario Employment Law: "Discrimination" Under The Ontario Human Rights Code

Posted on December 13, 2010
In a very recent case, Syed v. Khetia Pharmacy Inc., the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decisively rejected an applicant?s claim that he had been discriminated against by his employer on the basis of four grounds, namely ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin and disability...

This Week At The Ontario Court of Appeal: 12-12-10

Posted on December 10, 2010
Each week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.United States of America v. Michaelov. A Canadian resident indicted in regards to a number of improprieties in the operation of New York car dealerships, including tax evasion, Mr...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 10, 2010

Posted on December 10, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Jim Morrison pardoned for exposure http://is.gd/iu8BcRob Ford Moves Closer To Axing Vehicle Registration Tax http://is.gd/iu6qGHalliburton may pay $500 million to keep Cheney out of prison: report http://is...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 09, 2010

Posted on December 09, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:WikiLeaks' payment processor to sue card companies http://is.gd/ir9lPSenate Tories axing requirement that all Supreme Court judges be fluently bilingual - The Globe and Mail: http://bit...

Go Away, Sarah Palin - Tom Chapin

Posted on December 09, 2010
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Damages for "Wrongful Quitting"

Posted on December 08, 2010
David Doorey has a short survey today at his Workplace Law Blog of recent Canadian rulings on damages claims by employers against former employees who have resigned without providing reasonable notice.His botom line on entitlement to damages in these rare cases:[T]he employer must prove that the damages are a result of the failure to give notice, and not a result of the employee quitting, or some other unrelated reason...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 08, 2010

Posted on December 08, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:WikiLeaks-supporting "hacktivists" attack Swedish prosecutors' website - Technology - NZ Herald News http://t.co/Nb0ea7NAFP: French web host need not shut down #WikiLeaks site: judge:http://bit...

WikiLeaks Facebook Page, Twitter Posts To Remain as Global Cat-and-Mouse Operations Escalate

Posted on December 08, 2010
Two posts from SocialBarrel indicate that while WikiLeaks may be having serious issues elsewhere, its continued presence on major social media sites is not in apparent, immediate jeopardy. See: Facebook: Wikileaks Facebook Page Does Not Violate Our Content StandardsTwitter Is Not Censoring #wikileaks, Says Communications DirectorAlso see Facebook and Twitter Stand By Wikileaks?For Now from Mike Isaac's blog at Forbes...

Standing and Bittorrent: What Next?

Posted on December 07, 2010
Earlier this year the US Copyright Group prepared a list of 20,000 potential defendants in a suit regarding copyright infringement by illegal distribution of five films: Steam Experiment, Far Cry, Uncross the Stars, Gray Man and Call of the Wild 3D. (If you haven't heard of any of these movies, this is because the action is considered by many to be a trial run for an eventual mass-infringement lawsuit over a more lucrative major property...

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