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Slaw- The Positive Parenting Project: A Collaborative Local Initiative in the Therapeutic Justice Movement July 25, 2017“Spare the rod, spoil the child”, the old adage went. In Canada, we have come a long way from that belief in child-rearing, even with the availability of section 43 of the Criminal Code to parents/teachers or others standing in the place of a parent. To raise children, given what research into child development indicates, requires incredible expertise and on […]Guest Blogger
- Tips Tuesday July 25, 2017Here are excerpts from the most recent tips on SlawTips, the site that each week offers up useful advice, short and to the point, on research, writing, and practice. Research & Writing -ee, -or Neil Guthrie Not the donkey from Winnie the Pooh, but a pair of word endings. First, –ee. As in trustee, lessee, mortgagee, bailee, drawee, payee, attendee, mente […]Administrator
- Proprietary Algorithms for Public Purposes July 24, 2017It is now generally recognized that “code is law”: how computers process the millions of on/off, yes/no signals in their binary universe can have legal effects beyond their obvious output. Deciding how computers handle data they receive is a matter of choice, and those choices have consequences. These consequences arise whether or not the software writers, t […]John Gregory
- Monday’s Mix July 24, 2017Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Library Technician Dialog 2. Legal Post Blog 3. Sl […]Administrator
- Problems in Family Law Are More Than Just Gender July 24, 2017Lawyers agree on few things, but one of the issues that there appears to be consensus on is that the legal system is in crisis. The family law system is particularly strained, and complaints about family law go back decades. I touched on this briefly in my recent column in National Magazine, From 1997 to 1999, the Special Joint Committee on Child Custody and […]Omar Ha-Redeye
- Summaries Sunday: OnPoint Legal Research July 23, 2017One Sunday each month OnPoint Legal Research provides Slaw with an extended summary of, and counsel’s commentary on, an important case from the British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario court of appeal. Hansra v. Hansra, 2017 BCCA 199 AREAS OF LAW: Family law; Special costs; Rehearing; Limits of discretion ~ A judge’s discretion to reopen a matter, while broad […]Administrator
- Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ July 23, 2017Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec. PÉNAL (DROIT) : Lorsque des transactions criminelles di […]Administrator
- Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy July 23, 2017On one Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all appeals and leaves to appeal granted, so you know what the S.C.C. will soon be dealing with (June 1 […]Administrator
- New Report: Parenting Assessments and Their Use in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia July 21, 2017The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family has just released a new report on parenting assessments, prepared by Calgary articled student and UBC graduate, Zoe Suche. These assessments, also called “custody and access reports” and “bilateral assessments,” are usually requested when the views and opinions of an independent expert are needed to help […]John-Paul Boyd
- Open Justice? July 21, 2017Last year The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) released a report that examined public perceptions of access to justice in Ontario. For those of us who work in the legal and justice sectors, the results were dismal. Here’s what we heard: 40 per cent of Ontarians do not believe that they have fair and equal access to the justice system. In addition, mem […]The Action Group on Access to Justice
- The Positive Parenting Project: A Collaborative Local Initiative in the Therapeutic Justice Movement July 25, 2017
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- Can we balance work and our personal life? July 14, 2014By: Hilary Bowser It can be extremely difficult to work in the field of law and make time for our family and friends. Many believe that to be successful in our careers we must make...
- The Struggle to Juggle. July 9, 2014by Stephanie Hannah If you’re like me, you’re passionate about having a career that challenges you and a family to share all of life’s accomplishments with. But, is there really an opportunity for both? More...
- A Balanced Life: Reality or Illusion? June 23, 2014By George McLaren You must have heard the clichés repeated many times over. “There’s no rest for the wicked, (or the righteous, for that matter),” depending on the degree of fondness ascribed to the subject....
- “To Be, Or Not To Be”: Work-Life Balance June 23, 2014By: Iaroslavna Serenko Working at a large law firm in Toronto, I sadly observed tens of files on every desk each day. With such enormous amount of work, feelings of accomplishment, happiness, and relief are...
- Balancing Act: Career or Personal Life June 23, 2014by Kate Lucoff Creating the perfect balance between career and personal life has always been a challenge in any profession, but particularly when it comes to such high demanding professions as a lawyer or...
- Having a successful law career and a personal life is possible!!! June 23, 2014By Carlos Vera Balancing the professional and personal life could be a difficult goal in the modern life. In some professions this could result almost impossible. One of the most demanding and time consuming professions...
- Attaining a Work-life Balance in Todays World June 23, 2014By: Maneet Salh Lawyers have one of the toughest jobs when it comes to balancing work and life. It has become very difficult to live the life one wants and the life one needs to...
- Work-life balance is it possible? June 23, 2014By: Amber McVittie-Quinn It is no secret that the legal profession is a demanding one. Although it is glamourized in the media, it is well known that the practice puts a large amount of pressure...
- Women, work life balance and the law June 23, 2014By: Vicky Sparks The idea of work life balance is whispered about with the awe and mystery of the loch ness monster in most professions, but especially law. What is this mythical balance they speak...
- Women in law: achieving work-life balance June 23, 2014By: Inna Maister Nowadays it is difficult for women to be an excellent worker and mother at the same time. Especially it relates to women, who work in sphere of law. It is commonly...
- Can we balance work and our personal life? July 14, 2014
