September 2011
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Shana tova!
A happy and healthy new year to all!
Binnie's wise words on unclogging courts →
globeandmail:
Justice delayed is justice in Canada. Pre-trial motions in criminal court have been known to last as long as 130 days. Mr. Justice Ian Binnie, retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada, is right to…
Binnie’s opinion seems valid, but what the article is suggesting seems a little haphazard. Instituting time limits on trial will oversimplify issues that are meant to be...
MAN GETS CREDIT FOR HOUSE-ARREST-LIKE BAIL →
An Ontario Superior Court judge has awarded 20 months in pretrial credit to a Toronto businessman for the six years he was subjected to house-arrest-like bail conditions before his trial in a high-profile arson case.
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anitameal asked: Oh yeah! I love Guelph! It's such a great place to live. I've got a sick place by speed river.
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Lawsuit alleges abusive culture at T.O. firm |... →
Man, I love cases like this. The entire Toronto legal community gets to gossip about other lawyers and call it news.
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The Unhappiest Person Ever is a Female Lawyer →
fuckyeahlawlife:
According to the article:
This presumably means women have worse work-life balance problems — and while these problems affect everyone, they affect women more severely. Female workers are more likely to suffer stress, headaches, and other physical complaints as a result of conflicts between life and work.
(Source: woppyjod)
I love my job, I really do, but the ongoing...
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withmy2hands:
mens-rea replied to your post: “The Legal Profession has lost the confidence of the public”
Did you mean Eddie Greenspan?
My bad. Fixed.
I knew it was a Jewish guy… I should get points for that! =D
A Jewish lawyer? No way!
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So, I think that I jinxed myself with that post about my travel card. The next day I got sent on a last minute trip to Gore Bay. I took the tiniest plane I’ve ever been on to Sudbury and then had to rent a car and drive three hours. I spoke to a matter this morning and drove back to Sudbury. I’m sitting in the airport waiting for my flight back now.
