International Law

Karlheinz Schreiber Sentenced in Germany

Posted on May 05, 2010
The former lobbyist, arms dealer and Mulroney crony gets eight years in prison for tax evasion:"It was notable that the accused sought refuge in red herrings and was consistently silent on the really decisive questions," Judge Rudolph Weigell of the Augsberg state court said in handing down the sentence...

Ontario Paralegals Withdraw Law Society Motion?

Posted on May 04, 2010
Apparently so, according to a Law Society of Upper Canada bulletin, emailed to members early Tuesday morning. The notice is strangely veiled as to the nature of the motion itself:The members who filed a motion to be made at the Law Society's Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2010 (published in the April 16, 2010 edition of the Ontario Reports) have advised the Law Society that the motion will not be moved at the Annual General Meeting...

Ontario A.G. Launches New "Legal Forms Assistant"

Posted on May 03, 2010
Ontario's Attorney General has launched a new online "Legal Forms Assistant" to assist unrepresented litigants to complete family law and small claims court forms.According to a news release from the A.G.'s office:"We're making our family courts more affordable and less complicated...

Courts, Cameras and 1152 Years in Prison

Posted on May 01, 2010
Really? I don't usually disagree with Talk Left's Jaralyn Merritt, but she loses me with this comment on a Denver sentencing hearing:Forcing a defendant to be on television is wrong. Cameras in the courtroom should be allowed only if the defendant consents...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Adding the Facebook "Like" Button to Your Blogspot Blog

Posted on May 01, 2010
As you'll see, we've added the Facebook "Like" button to Wise Law Blog today. Detailed instructions on how to do this are here.As Social Media SEO noted on April 29, 2010, "after just one week, the Facebook ?like? button has already been added to over 50,000 sites and the number is growing...

...Because Boston Harbour Isn't THAT Far From The Border...

Posted on April 30, 2010
Spare us, please - Tea Party Movement of Canada - 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

Goggles and Earmuffs

Posted on April 29, 2010
CTV News: Khadr refuses to attend hearing, citing 'humiliation' Shameful. Will they ever learn? Sensory deprivation en route to a courtroom?(And... is there a reason CTV neglected to mention in its coverage that the van transporting Khadr from his jail to the courtroom is windowless?)- Garry J...

Ontario Paralegals and Family Court Representation

Posted on April 29, 2010
Ontario's paralegals will proceed with a motion at the Law Society of Upper Canada's annual general meeting on May 5, 2010, seeking study of paralegals' entitlement to act in family court matters. The Toronto Star reports:The motion calls on the law society?s board of governors to examine the concept of allowing paralegals to prepare family law documents, represent clients in family court and draft uncontested divorces ? and to report on why it recommends or opposes the idea...

Arizona Immigration Boycot Gains Traction

Posted on April 27, 2010
New York Times reports on a fledgling movement that calls for an economic boycott of the State of Arizona in response to that State's sweeping and controversial immigration legislation, signed into law last week:A spreading call for an economic boycott of Arizona after its adoption of a tough immigration law that opponents consider racially discriminatory worried business leaders on Monday and angered the governor...

Bilingual Supreme Court of Canada Bill to Die in Senate?

Posted on April 27, 2010
Via Big City Liberal:Here is Manitoba Senator Donald Neil Plett, a Harper appointee:"I am very proud to say that our Government is guided by the principles of merit and legal excellence in the selection and appointment of judges to Canada?s superior and federal courts...

L.A. Court System in Financial Crisis

Posted on April 25, 2010
Court closures "have disrupted everything from divorce and custody proceedings to traffic ticket disputes."- 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

The Arizona Immigration Bill

Posted on April 24, 2010
Keep a close eye on this story. Is the American south tiptoeing toward a collision on its own, latent racial faultlines?If so, it isn't going to be pretty.See: Arizona governor signs tough immigration law; foes promise legal challenges, will seek economic sanctions against State...

Whatever Happened To...

Posted on April 24, 2010
...Orly Taitz, birther barrister extraordinaire?Life goes on, apparently, and as the seasons go round-and-round, her birther batting average remains unbroken at a perfect .000.See: Birther-In-Chief Orly Taitz Loses Again(h/t: Overlawyered)- Garry J...

Video: Eugene Volokh on Why You Should Read Law Blogs

Posted on April 24, 2010
Volokh Consipracy's Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law at UCLA, speaks on the role of law blogs as a source of immediate, expert information and opinion in the modern media marketplace: - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw...

Toronto Taser Report Released

Posted on April 23, 2010
Toronto Star reports on a report released yesterday that documents Taser use by the City's police force:The chief?s annual report for 2009 CEW use ? which he described as ?the most comprehensive report of public accountability on the use of energy conducted weapons in any police service to our knowledge ? shows Tasers were drawn 307 times in 273 incidents...

Flushing Out the System

Posted on April 23, 2010
Toilet reform comes to Ontario this summer - Ontario to ban toilets that waste water:In fact, the province is home to a leader in high-tech toilet engineering, Gauley said, pointing to Ontario firm Hennessy & Hinchcliffe, which developed the three-litre Proficiency toilet...

More on the 'Bilingual Supeme Court of Canada' Bill

Posted on April 23, 2010
Canadian Press reports on the legal community's reaction to Bill C-232, an Act to require that all future Supreme Court nominees be functionally bilingual:Reviews from the legal community are scathing."Stupid," "scary," "ill-conceived" and "pandering" are just some of the adjectives used to describe New Brunswick MP Yvon Godin's proposal -- and those come from lawyers and jurists who believe the bill is actually well-intentioned...

Black: Lehman Fraud, "Liar's Loans," Major Causes of Global Financial Crisis

Posted on April 22, 2010
...and regulators did nothing to stop it.Watch this eye-opening statement by William K. Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri ? Kansas City School of Law, as he testifies before the House Financial Services Committee:Lehman?s failure is a story in large part of fraud...

Not in Canada, You Say?

Posted on April 22, 2010
"The state used all of its power to silence a citizen."- 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

Richmond Hill Woman Sentenced in Extreme Fitness 'Parking Mayhem' Trial

Posted on April 22, 2010
Remember this?The Toronto Star reports on the trial of Tripta Kashaul, the 62 year old Richmond Hill driver whose parking skills, as demonstrated on YouTube, could perhaps have used a bit of refinement:Kaushal pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of failing to report, and was given a $500 fine and ordered to pay restitution to the two victims whose vehicles she damaged...

More on the Google Hacks

Posted on April 21, 2010
Via Washington Post - Google hackers duped system administrators to penetrate networks, experts say:The hackers who penetrated the computer networks of Google and more than 30 other large companies used an increasingly common means of attack: duping system administrators and other executives who have access to passwords, intellectual property and other information, according to cybersecurity experts familiar with the cases...

Oy...

Posted on April 20, 2010
... JewsForSarah.com'Nuff said.- 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

Google Password Breach: Reason Anew To Doubt Security in the Cloud?

Posted on April 20, 2010
I've said it before.Those professionals who rely too heavily on the "Cloud" for the storage of professional data do so at their own - and their clients' - very serious peril.The latest on a January 2010 security breach at Google demonstrates yet again just how fragile the Cloud's security firewall may be, particularly when confronted by increasingly sophisticated international espionage and crime...

On Sidney Crosby, Olympic Hockey and U.S. Flag Desecration (!)

Posted on April 20, 2010
CTV News: Canadians in U.S. may face charges for hockey celebrationPolice in California say two Canadians who took down an American flag and replaced it with a Canadian following Sidney Crosby's golden goal at the Olympics could face charges of vandalism and flag desecration...

Natural Disasters

Posted on April 20, 2010
The unscientific divide on the cause of this planet's spate of recent natural disasters is ever-widening.Are we observing the consequences of God's displeasure at women who wear immodest clothing and behave promiscuously? Or are the heavens just angry about the passage of health care reform in America?We may never know...

Bilingualism and the Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on April 20, 2010
The National Post gets it right on Bill C-232, which will amend the Supreme Court Act to require that all future appointees to the Court be functionally bilingual in French and English, Canada's two official languages:If Bill C-232--a private member's bill that passed in the House of Commons last month -- is approved by the Senate, future seats on the Supreme Court of Canada will be reserved only for judges who are fluently bilingual...

To Ban or Legalize?

Posted on April 17, 2010
Ban or Legalize - an interesting new series that consults Canada's experts on a slew of controversial issues in Canadian law reform. Here's how this the series introduces itself.Ban/Legalize: 13 Proposed Changes to Canadian LawShould Canada ban the niqab? Legalize file-sharing? Ban bars? Decriminalize pot? A society is shaped by what its laws permit or prohibit...

Position Available - Associate Lawyer

Posted on April 17, 2010
Wise Law Office invites applications for an associate lawyer opportunity with our firm. The position will focus on employment law, family law and civil litigation, and is available immediately.We ask that interested applicants kindly forward resumes by email no later than April 21, 2010...

Alberta Decision Expands Wallace Damages

Posted on April 17, 2010
Mariana Oliveira and Erin A. Viala of Miller Thomson comment at Lexology (subscription required) on an employment law case worthy of reprise and note - an October 2009 Alberta trial court's ruling in Soost v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., 2009 ABQB 591:...

Explosive Allegations in Penn. School Spycam Suit

Posted on April 17, 2010
Raw Story provides the latest on a motion in a Pennsylvania lawsuit arising from alleged, improper remote-access by Lower Meridian school district officials to web cameras installed on the standard-issue laptops it provided to its high school students:A Philadelphia-area school district secretly took "thousands" of webcam photos of students in their homes and tracked their Web site visits and parts of online chats through spy software installed on the students' school-issued laptops, a Pennsylvania court heard yesterday...

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.