Miscellaneous

Fashionista goes on mat leave

Posted on February 28, 2008
Precedent’s Fashionista is going on mat leave. She has, of course, been on mat leave from her law job since...

Hariri-Pontarini gets the nod for U of T Law reno

Posted on February 28, 2008
Hariri-Pontarini Architects (http://www.hariripontarini.com) got the job of renovating and expanding the University of Toronto Faculty of Law yesterday, the...

News flash: Women leave private practice

Posted on February 28, 2008
As we mentioned yesterday (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=189 Itemid=1), the retention of women in private practice is a hot topic. The...

Ontario Ombudsman gives 1,105,063 reasons to fix the legal aid system

Posted on February 27, 2008
The Ontario Ombudsman held a press conference yesterday (http://www.thestar.com/article/307296) to publicly slap around the provincial legal aid system for...

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Law Society wants to keep its women

Posted on February 27, 2008
If you want women to stay in private practice, help them pay for mat leave. This is just one of...

Wednesday roundup: Quicklaw backs down

Posted on February 26, 2008
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: Thank God for Italy

Posted on February 25, 2008
Matching the right wine to food can sometimes be a challenge, especially in the world of international cuisine. Suishi, cheese...

Style & Error

Posted on February 21, 2008
The fashionista is on vacation.

Wednesday Roundup: Stale cookies

Posted on February 19, 2008
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

The Short Cellar: NB: BYO in TO

Posted on February 18, 2008
The central difficulty in maintaining the Short Cellar isn't finding good bottles or waiting for them to mature; it's drinking...

Style & Error: Dress your age!

Posted on February 14, 2008
Having a bebe means that now I have another person to go shopping for. When we shop for clothes, she’s...

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, says Sask. Court of Appeal

Posted on February 13, 2008
The distinctive aroma of weed in the air isn't enough to search or arrest someone, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal...

Wednesday Roundup: Quicklaw fees

Posted on February 12, 2008
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

Short Cellar: Amontillado Deluxe

Posted on February 11, 2008
Have you ever sampled the popular sherry called Harvey's Bristol Cream? It's a marvel. I once tried replicating its flavour...

Style & Error: Don’t tell anyone I shop at Zellers

Posted on February 07, 2008
It’s at times like these that I am thankful that I write anonymously. Why? Because today I’m going to discuss...

Wednesday Roundup: Beer

Posted on February 05, 2008
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

The BlackBerry Defence fails in superior court

Posted on February 04, 2008
An Ajax, Ont. man arrested for drunk driving last October has come up with an interesting tactic to defend himself...

Kids these days don't know how to dress, say geezers

Posted on February 04, 2008
What is it about inter-generational conflict that makes everyone sound so stupid? Take these two interviewees, quoted in a Wall...

Short Cellar: Finding your port in the storm

Posted on February 04, 2008
Cold to the bone, battered by storms and shoveling snow: there’s not much to recommend about winter. Except for this:...

Monthly Feature: January Watercooler

Posted on February 04, 2008
January 2008 – the first month of a brand new year, already filled with more than its fair share of...

Style & Error: See you later alligator

Posted on January 31, 2008
It's dry and cold outside. Dry and warm inside. Which leads to you being dry all over. Dry scalp, elbows,...

Judge forces HIV+ witness to wear mask while testifying

Posted on January 29, 2008
Barrie judge Jon-Jo Douglas is being investigated for misconduct after forcing an HIV-positive witness to wear a mask while testifying...

Wednesday Roundup: Interview with the Chief

Posted on January 29, 2008
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

The Short Cellar: Back to the futures

Posted on January 28, 2008
It won't be long until an LCBO near you gets a shipment of some very, very good wine. 2005 was...

2008 looking bleak compared to 2007 megadeals

Posted on January 27, 2008
The Globe and Mail's Report on Business section today included a six-page special report (http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080128.wdealsmain28/BNStory/Business/home/?pageRequested=all) on the huge deals...

Articling could get the axe: LSUC task force report

Posted on January 27, 2008
In an interim report (http://www.lsuc.on.ca/media/convjan08_latf.pdf) presented last Thursday, the Law Society’s Licensing and Accreditation Task Force proposed that the...

Style & Error: Winners - You should go (with lots of time and no purpose)

Posted on January 24, 2008
I have often extolled the virtues of shopping at Winners in this column. However, I understand that some of you...

Domino effect as U.S. firms reconsider billable hours

Posted on January 24, 2008
The New York Times today takes a look at the slow decline of the billable hour (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/fashion/24WORK.html?ex=1358917200 en=47482fa44af44a58 ei=5124...

Wednesday Roundup: What does Blakes know?

Posted on January 22, 2008
Every Wednesday the Globe and Mail runs its Law Page and the National Post runs its Legal Post page. Here...

The Short Cellar: Wine for cheap

Posted on January 21, 2008
There's an interesting story developing about the LCBO's position on cheap wine. Last Tuesday, Report on Business ran an article...

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