International Law

Khadr Pleads Guilty at Guantanamo

Posted on October 26, 2010
Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to all charges against him Monday in his military commission trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Under a plea deal, he will be repatriated to Canada within one year, where he will serve the balance of his still-undetermined sentence - and the Obama administration thereby avoids the major embarrassment of a protracted military trial against the former child soldier...

How Many Rob Fords Does It Take To Change A Streetlight?

Posted on October 26, 2010
None. Let the damned bikers ride in the dark.(This could be turn out to be a bit of fun...)- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Canada's Newest Asylum Seekers Flee "Star-Whackers"

Posted on October 26, 2010
They're not from a boat loaded with refugees. No, they're from Hollywood.Meet Canada'a newest asylum seekers, Randy Quaid and his wife Evi:In a rambling presentation at an immigration hearing, Evi Quaid said eight of her husband's acting friends had been murdered in recent years and they feared he would be next...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 26, 2010

Posted on October 26, 2010
Well, Rob Ford's four year term as the Mayor of Toronto has begun. The Toronto Star has this article on what we can expect. On an interesting note, according to CTV, there was a record voter turn out with "52% of Toronto's eligible voters" casting their ballots...

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All Politics is Local...?

Posted on October 25, 2010
Except in Anchorage, Alaska, apparently, where much of a Sunday senatorial debate was fixated on the 'necessity' of building a border security fence - between the U.S. and Mexico!(Can you see Russia from Ciudad Juarez?)Meanwhile, closer to home... Remember to vote today in Ontario's municipal elections...

Video: The Very Model of A Modern U.S. President

Posted on October 25, 2010
Excellent...- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Vote in Toronto's Municipal Election

Posted on October 25, 2010
Following up on Garry's earlier post today, all Ontario readers should of course vote in today's municipal elections, but Toronto readers should especially take note.The mayorship of Toronto is one of the most important political positions in the country, and if we were to construct a ratio of most political power to least amount of voter participation determining who has that power, it would far and away be in first place...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 25, 2010

Posted on October 25, 2010
I hope all of our readers enjoyed their weekends! Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Omar Khadr faces trial or possible plea today http://is.gd/ghrebCourt case seeks to strip sperm donors' anonymity - Globe and Mail http://is...

Citizens United and the Clarence Thomas Problem

Posted on October 24, 2010
I was good to see NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd take a merciful breather (for a paragraph or two, at least) from Ginni Thomas' scandalous phone call last week to Anita Hill, and the related, new tales emerging of the decades-old, alleged pecadillos of Mrs...

Ontario Employment Law: "Wilful Disobedience" under the Employment Standards Act

Posted on October 24, 2010
Section 54 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act requires that an employer who terminates the employment of a non-probationary employee without cause must give the employee written notice of termination or, alternatively, pay specified wages in lieu of such notice...

Federal Court to Decide on Hate Speech and Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act

Posted on October 23, 2010
National Post has an update on a pending constitutional challenge at the Federal Court of Canada that may determine the ultimate fate of Canada's hate speech protections under the Canadian Human Rights Act:A hearing this week in federal court offered a glimpse of this battlefield dynamic, and assuming all proposed intervenors are accepted, there will be four additional parties supporting the hate law, and four more against...

Law Firm Managing Partners, 'Powerful Faces,' and Profitability

Posted on October 23, 2010
Mirror, mirror on the wallWho has the most powerful face of them all?Without "that look" could our law firm fall?Mirror, mirror on the wall....Research published in the October 2010 issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science finds that major American law firms whose managing partners have the most "powerful-looking" faces are also the most profitable firms in the nation...

The Walls Have Ears

Posted on October 23, 2010
...and as the rustling leaves turn from green to brown, I have apparently been graduated to the role of "elder statesman of legal blogging." Yikes.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Many Thanks to Kevin O'Keefe

Posted on October 22, 2010
...for hosting one of his famed Beer for Bloggers events last night at downtown Toronto's P.J. O'Brien's Irish Pub.It was a pleasure to meet LexBlog's Kevin O'Keefe, one of North America's foremost legal marketing gurus, along with a number of Toronto's leading law bloggers and legal marketing professionals, for what proved to be a very informative evening - and an awful lot of fun...

Somebody... Please Hire this Guy (So He'll Stop Rapping)

Posted on October 22, 2010
I'm sure you'll agree - the cameo appearance of Pinocchio, known especially for his honesty and integrity, provides a nice added touch in this job-seeking lawyer's video resume:(h/t: Above the Law)- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 22 2010

Posted on October 22, 2010
Happy Friday everyone! Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Sen. Franken: GOP will use subpoena to conduct ?witch hunt? against Obama http://is.gd/gclPSJudge: Share John Edwards? sex tape, and I?ll send you to jail http://is...

Ontario Employment Law: Your Entitlements Under The Employment Standards Act and The Question of Mitigation

Posted on October 21, 2010
Generally, when a non-unionized employee is terminated without cause, the employer must immediately pay that person his or her entitlements under the Employment Standard Act, in addition to any other entitlements recognized at law.Typically, an employee's most significant statutory entitlements following a termination without cause are for termination pay and severance pay...

Hillary: "Hang In There... It Will Get Better"

Posted on October 21, 2010
The Secretary of State speaks to the LGBT youth of America:Perhaps she can convince her boss to do his own part, by ordering the abandonment of the Justice Department's appeal of U.S. District Judge Virginia Philips' October 12, 2010 ruling, banning enforcement of the US military's antiquated "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy...

New York Court Rule To Require Lawyers to Certify Foreclosure Document Accuracy

Posted on October 21, 2010
New York's lawyers are about to become the Empire State's de facto filter against mortgage foreclosure proceedings based on faulty bank documentation. A new court rule, announced yesterday, will require lenders' lawyers in foreclosure proceedings to personally certify the accuracy of the documentation relied upon in foreclosure proceedings...

No Surprise to Marketing Professionals Here

Posted on October 21, 2010
That didn't take long for her to figure out: Christine O?Donnell regrets ?I?m not a witch? ad:Speaking to ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview broadcast Thursday, O'Donnell agreed with the suggestion that the ad only brought fresh attention to the issue surrounding her past statements as a TV commentator...

Paging Doctor Google....

Posted on October 21, 2010
A factoid for the times:On any given day, more people are posing health questions to Google than posing health questions to their doctors.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 21, 2010

Posted on October 21, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Gays Win Rights Case Against Russia http://is.gd/gb2hLTime to open Canadian courtroom doors - Calgary Heraldhttp://is.gd/gaWqNCourt to Google: Tell NYer who posted about her http://is.gd/gaWqhMicrosoft Lands Huge NYC Cloud Computing Deal http://is...

Privacy Commissioner Stoddart Zooms in on Google Street View

Posted on October 20, 2010
As anticipated, fresh off a year of resounding success in tackling Facebook for shortcomings in the protection of user privacy, Canada's Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, now has Google Street View squarely in her crosshairs:City News reports:Jennifer Stoddart says Google broke Canadian privacy laws when it accidentally collected personal information from unsecured wireless networks while putting together its Street View mapping service...

The 'I'm Not A Witch' Auto-Tune Remix

Posted on October 20, 2010
This is probably more interesting as a demonstration of the marvels of Auto-Tune than as a stand-alone musical work or political statement, but have a look:- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 20, 2010

Posted on October 20, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Please cast your vote for Wise Law Blog in the 2010 Canadian Blog Awards http://bit.ly/aBjN9gMan charged after saying he planned to eat kittens http://is.gd/g8HHfLevi Johnston: No qualifications needed to be mayor http://is...

Video: A Jilted Conservative C-Span Smack-Down

Posted on October 19, 2010
This is one conservative internacine dust-up that gets just a little bit too personal. If you can't stomach the whole thing, skip to 3:30:(via TPM)- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW ? TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION ? TORONTO FAMILY LAW & DIVORCE ORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 19, 2010

Posted on October 19, 2010
According to an article in the Toronto Sun , Facebook (or rather, a Facebook picture) has saved a toddlers life.A nurse and family friend noticed that the child had a white pupil in her left eye, while her right had the normal "red eye." These are tell-tale signs indicating eye cancer...

Breaking News: U.S. First Amendment Guarantees Separation of Church, State; Has Done So for 200+ Years

Posted on October 19, 2010
A lot of fun (and justifiable fun) has been made of Christine O'Donnell, the Republican candidate for Senator in Delaware. However, her always entertaining and almost certainly hopeless campaign has hit - depending on your perspective - either a new low or a new peak, thanks to her most recent debate against Democrat Chris Coons:"Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?" O'Donnell asked him...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 18, 2010

Posted on October 18, 2010
I hope everyone reading our blog had a nice weekend!Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Former surgeon general calls for marijuana legalization http://bit.ly/9VuyWJ #cnnActivists 'overjoyed' by dismissal of G20 charges http://is...

We're Nominated: 2010 Canadian Blog Awards

Posted on October 18, 2010
It's a great honour (and very gratifying) to see that Wise Law Blog has been nominated by readers as a second round finalist for a 2010 Canadian Blog Award. We're nominated in the Law Blogs category.The list of nominated finalists was published today:Law Blogs:- Legal Frontiers- Lawiscool- Michael Geist?s Blog- LawDiva- Wise Law BlogThank you very much to all who voted to nominate us...

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