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New Alcohol Regulations Target Binge Drinking in Alberta

August 01, 2008 04:30

Amendments to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission policies come into effect today. The new rules, which are explicitly aimed at curbing binge drinking, will create a number of changes to how alcohol is served in licenced establishments throughout the province. As of today, there will be new...

Omar Ha-Redeye, Law is Cool Founder, joins Slaw

August 18, 2008 07:58

After founding this site in the summer of 2007, it has quickly grown into the largest law school website in Canada. It has been a great experience, not without challenges, but the time has come to take on new initiatives. For that reason, I’m pleased to share that I’m accepting an...

B.C. Appeal Court Upholds Controversial Abortion Clinic “bubble-zone law”

September 04, 2008 23:05

B.C.’s highest court has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the province’s Access to Abortion Services Act, which restricts protesters around abortion clinics to a distance of 30 meters. The law was enacted by the provincial legislature in 1995 to address escalating harrassment by a...

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My Race to the Finish

November 17, 2008 06:28

By Dany Horovitz Whenever anyone asks me what the difference is between an MBA and a JD for a joint degree student, I tell them that an MBA is more much more intense, and a law degree is far more stressful. This summer, while in the MBA program, I probably spent 3 hours everyday on homework,...

Batman, Turkey Sues Warner Bros.

November 17, 2008 00:03

It’s not the first time a city or location is suing for intellectual property in its name.  But it’s probably the first time a major blockbuster has been the target of the lawsuit. The city of Batman, located in eastern Turkey, is named after the river by the same name that flows into ...

Life Beyond OCI - Not the Only Option

November 16, 2008 03:09

On Nov. 14, the Career Services office at UWO Law held a session On Campus Interviews - Not the Only Option. Some of our contributors attended and provided their notes from the event below. There are some general concerns about the economic climate, which has translated into a job shortage in some...

Public speech has real consequences

November 15, 2008 03:21

http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/forum/story.html?id=94c13ead-f1c3-467a-bbe0-f79c013ac4e7 Consequences of public speech real Kashif Ahmed, Special to the StarPhoenix Friday, November 14, 2008 The recent decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a complaint...

Meeting the Man Behind “Lawyers are Rats”

November 12, 2008 08:09

After gaining a hard-earned acceptance to law school, there’s nothing like walking into your first day and having your future existence branded as being on a par with that of malign, dirty rodents. Last summer, negative public perceptions of the legal profession were amplified by the release of the ...

A New Media Defence

November 12, 2008 03:20

Canadian journalists may just breathe a little easier now. A November 2007 major ruling of the Ontario Court of Appeal broke new ground in the area of defamation law when it comes to the news media in Canada. In essence, the Ontario court decision in Cusson v. Ottawa Citizen gives the media...

The Privileged and the Impoverished: Now One and the Same?

November 11, 2008 00:15

The Problem with a Striking Union Claiming Poverty The first full week of the York University lockout has begun and York Administration and CUPE 3903 appear to be miles apart. Among its demands, CUPE 3903 is asking for a marked increase in wages (an 11% increase over two years). Lofty ambitions...