A recent article by Adrian Dayton in The National Law Journal predicts that this will be the year that lawyers start engaging online. He describes lawyers as being unusually conservative when it comes to social media and notes that law…
You and your firm have all the clients you and your partners (and future partners) could ever want. You do not believe it is ethical or professional to attract new clients, or if you do, You already have more clients…
Post by Randall Ryder A recent report indicated that more and more individuals are representing themselves in court. In particular, the study indicated that individuals were representing themselves in many areas of consumer law. According to the judges were polled as…
MONTREAL (CBC) – The case of Jacques Delisle, a retired judge charged with first-degree murder, is creating unusual difficulties for Crown prosecutors. Former Quebec Court of Appeals judge Jacques Delisle appeared at the Quebec City courthouse on Tuesday in connection…
Justice Harvey Brownstone is a legal eagle on a mission: to dispel myths about the Canadian justice system, particularly family law, and provide alternatives to heartache and potentially harmful litigation. Now Brownstone, author of the bestseller Tug of War: A…
Justice Harvey Brownstone is a legal eagle on a mission: to dispel myths about the Canadian justice system, particularly family law, and provide alternatives to heartache and potentially harmful litigation.Now Brownstone, author of the bestseller Tug of War: A Judge’s…
Justice Harvey Brownstone is a legal eagle on a mission: to dispel myths about the Canadian justice system, particularly family law, and provide alternatives to heartache and potentially harmful litigation. Now Brownstone, author of the bestseller Tug of War: A…
The majority of Americans, regardless of political view, support Congressional efforts to limit the effect of the Supreme Court’s recent decision on campaign contributions. Last month, the Supreme Court held that the government may not ban political spending by corporations…
10 Americans are being held in Haiti on charges of child abduction, after attempting to leave the country with 33 children, some of whom still had living family members. The majority of the group thought they were going to Haiti…
The Supreme Court based the majority of their decisions on established precedent, but when they venture into new territory, how often are they correct? According to one columnist, not very often. Adam Liptak’s legal blog takes a look at the…