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Slaw- 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
- Public Hearings on Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act July 20, 2017The Ontario Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs met from July 10 to July 14, 2017 (we were informed that hearings are continuing to July 21, 2017, Hamilton is today and Toronto closes the tour tomorrow) to consider and hold public hearings on Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017. The Bill amends the Employment […]Yosie Saint-Cyr
- Against Tradition July 20, 2017In a recent column in Canadian Lawyer, Ian Holloway, my Dean and friend, wrote in defence of lawyerly traditions, such as calling Ontario’s law society the Law Society of Upper Canada, and barrister’s robes. At the same time he emphasized the importance of professional innovation, particularly in legal education. He concluded that the ambition of lawyers sho […]Alice Woolley
- Dürer and New Law: Everything Old Is New Again? July 19, 2017One of the many advantages of studying history and the arts is that one gets a very broad sweep of perspective that other subjects can’t provide. Business school case studies are very interesting but are usually always based on contemporary successes as anything older than ten years is deemed irrelevant. However, if like me, you enjoy reading the books of ec […]Euan Sinclair
- Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII July 19, 2017Each Wednesday we tell you which three English-language cases and which French-language case have been the most viewed* on CanLII and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about. For this last week: 1. Flirty Girl Fitness Inc. v Hottie Body Boutique Inc., 2017 ONSC 4158 [83] There was, in any event, no breach of fiduciary duty by either sister in n […]Administrator
- Darwin Talks and Blockchain Thoughts July 19, 2017OK. Not all lawyers are obsessed with the legal tech revolution. Not all self-identify as early technology adopters, participate in hackathons, or call themselves lawyerpreneurs. Some have maybe never even heard about TechLaw, TechReg, BankTech, CoinTech, LoanTech, PayTech, SecTech, TradeTech, InsurTech, InterTech, GovTech… or SmartTech, TechRisk, FinRisk, F […]Nate Russell
- Tips Tuesday July 18, 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 What Are Marginal Notes? Susannah Tredwell Marginal notes (also known as head notes) are “the short notations appearing above or beside each section […] of an Act or Regul […]Administrator
- UNCITRAL Adopts Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records July 17, 2017UNCITRAL has now adopted a model law on electronic transferable records. See the press release below. The full text will be available online shortly at the URL shown at the end of the document. Canadians showed little interest in this project while it was being developed, so Canada’s attendance at the working group meetings was intermittent. Does it sound mo […]John Gregory
- Modernizing the Law of Wills in the UK – Should Canada Follow Suit? July 17, 2017The UK Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) has just notified its members as follows: The UK Law Commission has on 13 July 2017 published its new consultation paper, “Making a Will”. The paper sets out the case for reform of this largely Victorian area of the law, makes provisional proposals and asks questions. Based on estimate […]John O'Sullivan
- New Report: Parenting Assessments and Their Use in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia July 21, 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
