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140Law - Legal Headlines for December 07, 2010

Posted on December 07, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Lawyers spar over same-sex marriage before federal judges http://is.gd/ikyTGSupreme Court Accepts Walmart Employee Discrimination Case http://is.gd/iky17Ten Years After Bush v. Gore, the Stench Lingers http://is...

WikiLeaks' Assange Arrested

Posted on December 07, 2010
CNN and MSNBC now report that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by British authorities in London.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 6, 2010

Posted on December 06, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:How to motivate lawyers to blog http://is.gd/ihsQLink By Link: WikiLeaks and the Perils of Oversharing http://is.gd/ihsxCHundreds of WikiLeaks Mirror Sites Appear http://is.gd/ihrDDThe head of the world's largest law firm reveals his plans for expansion - CITY A...

Same-Sex Marriage by Skype?

Posted on December 05, 2010
A same-sex couple from Texas has been disappointed to learn that its D.C. marriage by Skype, conduced by an official in Washington while the couple remained in its home state, has been rejected by the D.C. Superior Court.As same-sex marriage is prohibited in Texas, the couple sought to formalize their marriage under District of Columbia law...

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2010 ClawBie Nominations Open

Posted on December 05, 2010
'Tis once again the season to be ClawBie. Steve Matthews announced Friday that nominations are now open for this year's Canadian Law Blog Awards. This will be the 5th annual ClawBies, which recognize leading achievements in Canada's legal blawgosphere...

This Week At The Ontario Court of Appeal: 10-12-03

Posted on December 03, 2010
Each week at Wise Law Blog, we review recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General). Not, sadly, this not the Court of Appeal's final decision on the landmark trial case that struck down Criminal Code provisions on prostitution...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 3, 2010

Posted on December 03, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Nigeria to file bribery charges against Dick Cheney http://is.gd/i8e3JMichael Geist: Copyright Bill C-32 Legislative Committee: My Opening Statement http://is.gd/i7Vi5N.Y.C. Misdemeanor Defendants Lack Bail Money http://is...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 2, 2010

Posted on December 02, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Ignore misconduct and risk being sued - Financial Post http://is.gd/i54D7Rogers Leaf talks lift content control debate (The Canadian Press) http://is.gd/i54qVOntario drivers can lose their wheels for more offences as of today - Toronto Star http://is...

140Law - Legal Headlines for December 1, 2010

Posted on December 01, 2010
Here are today's legal leading headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Feds must make websites accessible to blind: court http://is.gd/i2oxdStudent faces three years in prison for modifying Xbox 360 http://is.gd/i2o6jLawsuit pits one messianic Jewish group against another - Globe and Mail http://is...

Happy Hanukah

Posted on December 01, 2010
..to all who are celebrating, from us all at Wise Law Office. (h/t: Harriet and Mike)And for the politically-inclined, this partisan take on the Jewish festival of lights: pourmecoffee Hanukkah starts tomorrow, the most Republican of all Jewish holidays because it celebrates oil...

Ontario Employment Law: Maximum Recovery of $10,000.00 under Employment Standards Act

Posted on December 01, 2010
The Ontario Employment Standards Act (ESA) provides many benefits to the Province's employees. It also lays a few traps for those who do not fully consider the Act's complexities and limits.As discussed in previous posts, under the Act, when an employer dismisses an employee of more than three months' duration without cause, it is required to provide termination pay (or notice of termination) and in certain circumstances, severance pay to the departing employee...

U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Music Downloading Case

Posted on December 01, 2010
Under American statutory copyright law, the "innocent infringer" defense is available to individuals being sued for copyright infringement who were unaware they were infringing copyright. Some American citizens being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America for copyright infringement have previously tried to avail themselves of the defense...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 26, 2010

Posted on November 26, 2010
I hope everyone's having a wonderful Friday! If not, here's something that will make you smile. Now for today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Murkowski Wants Voice in Election Court Fight http://is.gd/hNTwvWho You Gonna Call? Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance http://is...

Jennifer Stoddart, Canadian Privacy Commissioner, Reappointed

Posted on November 25, 2010
The Globe reports today on the reappointment of Jennifer Stoddart, Canada's Privacy Commissioner who has established an international profile in her successful quest to require Facebook to address its chronic privacy concerns.She has also taken on Google Street View, Google Buzz, and Canada's Veteran's Affairs Department over privacy breaches in recent months...

Blogging, Responsible Journalism and Damages for Libel

Posted on November 25, 2010
The wild, wild west of the Canadian blogging wilderness is clearly being tamed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.In separate rulings issued in the past week, two well-known Canadian political bloggers have been found liable for defamation arising from posts on their blogs...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 25, 2010

Posted on November 25, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Girl arrested for 'Facebook footage of Koran burning at school' - Daily Mail http://is.gd/hKFdZAn award for Wise Law Blog, but looks pretty spammy: Top International Law Blogs http://goo...

The Anonymous Judge in the Globe and Mail

Posted on November 24, 2010
Here's something you don't - and very likely shouldn't - see every day.Anonymous comments, attributed to "an Ontario judge," appear in this Globe and Mail report by writer Kirk Makin on a mistrial declared November 22 at the Toronto, second degree murder trial of Erika Mendieta...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 24, 2010

Posted on November 24, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:San Fran limits McHappy Meals in veto override http://is.gd/hH2My"Libel-Proof" Defense Fails in Case Over Britney Book http://is.gd/hH2mtSupreme Court of Canada backs BC leaky-condo owners - Vancouver Sun http://is...

Facebook vs. FaceTime?

Posted on November 24, 2010
As Facebook moves to trademark the word "Face," thoughtful Tweeter Siobhan Osullivan wonders whether a battle of digital giants is looming:What will happen to #iphone face time? "@wiselaw: Facebook Allowed to Trademark the Word 'Face' - PC Magazine http://www...

Ontario Employment Law: Wrongful Dismissal and the Common Employer Doctrine

Posted on November 23, 2010
Under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, related or associated companies are deemed to be "one employer" for the purpose of protecting the benefits to which employees are entitled to under the Act. In practical terms, this means that multiple companies can be jointly and severally liable for severance and termination payments upon a without-cause dismissal...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 23, 2010

Posted on November 23, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:FCC may forgo ?Net Neutrality? for wireless networks http://is.gd/hDvM8Berners-Lee: Apple, Facebook are enemies of the web - Reuters Blogs (blog) http://is.gd/hDviuCharlie Sheen Sues NY Accuser For Extortion and Theft http://is...

"...A Place Where Both Prostitution and Polygamy are Legal"

Posted on November 23, 2010
Today's snark from Law.com: What Happens in Canada Stays in Canada:If you are not into the whole "monogamy" thing, Canada may soon be the place for you. If two cases now going through the court system go the right way wrong way the same way, Canada may soon be a place where both prostitution and polygamy are legal...

Nigerian, Canadian Scammers Who Bilked Lawyers Indicted in Pennsylvnia

Posted on November 22, 2010
It is unclear whether these indictments relate specifically to the infamous collaborative law scams, but this is good news, nonetheless, via ABA Journal:Federal prosecutors have indicted six people in a $32 million Internet collections scam that victimized 80 lawyers in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Alabama and Georgia...

140Law - Legal Headlines for November 22, 2010

Posted on November 22, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Government, prostitutes set for fight over sex-trade laws - The Province http://is.gd/hA1wI25% of US page views are Facebook - DirectNewshttp://is.gd/hA1n8It's All About YouTube: How Social Media Can Make or Break Your Subrogated Action http://is...

Hillary

Posted on November 21, 2010
The Secretary of State speaks the truth on civilian trials of terrorism suspects detained at Guantanamo:"[The civilian trial system] is good enough and strong enough to either convict and sentence the guilty, or even execute where appropriate, and where you can't convince an American jury, which is certainly obsessed with terrorism, maybe there's a question about the strength of the case," she said...

Ontario Employment Law: Restrictive Covenants 101

Posted on November 20, 2010
Employers often wish to protect their commercial and business interests by contractually limiting the ability of departing employees to compete, solicit customers and staff, and use the employer's confidential information in the period subsequent to employment...

Doorey on The Charter of Rights and Workplace Law

Posted on November 20, 2010
Doorey's Workplace Law Blog, the online base of Osgoode Hall Law School's Professor David Doorey, consistently represent the best of academic legal blogging that Canada has to offer.The Professor hits one out of the park with his easily readable and digestible summary of the application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in a labour law context, posted earlier this week...

Prutschi on Jurors and Facebook

Posted on November 20, 2010
Slaw's Edward Prutschi, on the increasing prevalence of Facebook abuse by jurors around the globe:Now I?ve felt somewhat humbled by having to make life-altering submissions before a panel of twelve of my client?s peers, but pleading my case to the entire internet? That?s an audience that could overwhelm even the savviest advocate...

B.C. Ex-Spouse Awarded $40,000 For Defamatory Facebook, Internet Posts

Posted on November 20, 2010
Vancouver Sun reports on a British Columbia Supreme Court damages award against a former "life partner" over defamatory online postings during a bitter family law dispute:"The reality is that Dr. [Patrick Michael] Nesbitt has taken his battle with [Wendy] Neufeld over custody and access far outside the ordinary confines of the Family Court litigation," B...

Palin Publisher Sues Gawker Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Posted on November 20, 2010
This is a brief update on Chris Bird's post yesterday, Did Gawker Violate Sarah Palin's Copyright?Associated Press reports today that Ms. Palin's publisher, Harper Collins, commenced legal action against Gawker Media yesterday in a Manhatan federal court...

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