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Downside of Keeping Antiques in Storage for Five Years, Unmonitored

Posted on October 18, 2010
Sherry Boire treasured her household contents. In fact when she began suffering from what turned out to be a long-term disability, she placed it all into storage ? where it remained for five years, at a monthly cost of initially $64.20. When Ms. Boire recovered and wished to re-establish her home, she removed her chattels from storage...

Ontario Employment Law: More on Reasonable Notice

Posted on October 18, 2010
Slater v. Sandwell Incorporated (1994) is an important Ontario employment law decision with respect to the question of reasonable notice in a wrongful dismissal case. As I have stated in a previous post, even though an employer is entitled to terminate a non-unionized employee under an indefinite contract of employment it must normally provide him or her with reasonable notice of the termination or pay in lieu thereof...

4 and 0

Posted on October 16, 2010
Leafs beat Rangers 4-3 in overtime.- 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

Video: Ignatieff

Posted on October 16, 2010
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Law School State of Mind

Posted on October 16, 2010
Via Law is Cool:- 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

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Posted on October 15, 2010
Average teen does 3,339 text messages a month.- 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 15, 2010

Posted on October 15, 2010
Happy Friday! I hope that all of our readers enjoy their weekends. Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Rule of Law Is Alive and Well Outside the United States http://bit.ly/aUp7zSQuebec judge upholds secrecy rights of notaries - Montreal Gazette http://is...

Canada: The Rule of Law Index 2010

Posted on October 15, 2010
The World Justice Project's 2010 Rule of Law Index has been released. The project is described as follows:The Rule of Law Index is a new quantitative assessment tool designed by the World Justice Project to measure the extent to which countries around the world adhere to the rule of law...

Adult Services and Canada's Federal Job Bank

Posted on October 15, 2010
The Tory Government says no to a new proposal for the federal job bank, developed after Ontario's recent prostitution decision:Responding to a Toronto Star story, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said she has not seen the departmental memo suggesting these occupations should be listed on the Job Bank and would not approve such a policy...

Where Judicial Dignity and Stand-Up Comedy Intersect

Posted on October 15, 2010
Judicial ethics panels tend to frown...Via Law.com:A judge walks into a bar and launches into a stand-up routine. The bartender asks, "Is this a joke?" The judge says, "Let me check with the Advisory Committee on Extrajudicial Activities."That's not exactly how South Hackensack, N...

Social Search

Posted on October 15, 2010
With Microsoft and Facebook announcing a new partnership to integrate social search functions into The Bing, I'm have another round of those thoughts that I'll probably look back on some day as representing a time when I just didn't get it...Facebook this week announced a major partnership with Bing...

Annoying

Posted on October 14, 2010
Is there anything more annoying than removing yourself from a spammer's email list - and immediately receiving an email from the spammer that confirms you've been removed? Memo to email list purveyors: Do me a favour - just leave me wondering. If I don't hear from you again, my feelings won't be hurt...

Tennessee Diner Sued For Hot Sauce Injury

Posted on October 14, 2010
On Point serves up the scalding details on a Tennessee boy's close encounter with Mega Death, a hot sauce that was allegedly way too hot to handle.- 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 14, 2010

Posted on October 14, 2010
In some very positive news, the Chilean miners that were trapped underground for 69 days were rescued yesterday!It was extremely captivating to see them rush to their families, finally free. In case you missed it, here's a video of the first miner being transported out...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 13, 2010

Posted on October 13, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Canada Fail http://is.gd/fZpLxCanada withdraws from race for UN council seat http://is.gd/fZonqPakistan's emboldened judiciary threatens government stability http://is.gd/fZYBkLawyer: Finance industry hired hair stylists, Walmart workers to approve foreclosures http://is...

Pennsylvania School Webcam Spying Case Settled

Posted on October 13, 2010
We reported in February, 2010 on a federal lawsuit that alleged a Pennsylvania public school used video cameras in school-issued laptop to spy on its students at their homes. Philly.com now reports the case has been settled:The Lower Merion School District will pay $610,000 to settle lawsuits over its tracking of student laptop computers, ending an eight-month saga that thrust the elite district into a global spotlight and stirred questions about technology and privacy in schools...

More on American Mortgage Foreclosure Fraud

Posted on October 13, 2010
CNBC's Diana Olick comments on the underlying legal concern emerging with the exposure of widespread American mortgage foreclosure fraud, and it's not good:There has been plenty of pontificating over the ramifications of foreclosure freezes on troubled borrowers, foreclosure buyers and the larger housing market, not to mention lawsuits, investor losses and bank write downs...

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules Witness May be Required To Remove Niqab

Posted on October 13, 2010
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled today that in certain circumstances, a witness may be required to remove her niqab to ensure a fair trial:TORONTO - Ontario's highest court says witnesses who wear a niqab must remove it on the witness stand ? but only if wearing the face covering veil truly jeopardizes the accused's right to a fair trial...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 12, 2010

Posted on October 12, 2010
I hope that all of our Canadian readers enjoyed their Thanksgiving!Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Should tweets from MPs be recorded for history? http://is.gd/fY3BA?D.C.?s other thriving industry: lawsuits? http://is...

On Gitmo Trial Exclusion of Torture-Related Evidence

Posted on October 10, 2010
From a Mother Jones commentary:For civil libertarians, it was a classic good news/bad news day. The good news was that a court had ruled that the government would pay a price for torture?maybe not in punishments for those who devised the policies, but in significant setbacks for its prosecutions of alleged terrorists...

The Law of Turkey

Posted on October 09, 2010
Everything you ever wanted to know. And when you're finished with that, try this. It's Thanksgiving weekend after all.Have a good - and safe one.- 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

"Hilariously Awful Television Commercials for Lawyers"

Posted on October 09, 2010
See Asylum.com's Top Ten. We've seen some of them before, but I confess to being particularly moved by this one:(h/t WSJ Law Blog)- 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

Top Ten Obscure U.S. Marriage Laws

Posted on October 09, 2010
Did you know:In Truro, Massachusetts, a groom-to-be must "prove himself manly'" prior to marriage by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows. Manly is a good thing. Dead birds? Not so muchSee Woman's Day: 10 Obscure Marriage Laws in the U...

The Pickton Appeal: The Importance of Properly Crafted Jury Instructions

Posted on October 08, 2010
Given the gravity of Robert William Pickton's crimes, it will be no surprise to most Canadians that on his appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada this past summer, he failed to convince the Court that a new trial was warranted on the basis that the trial judge's jury instructions were so flawed as to occasion a miscarriage of justice...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 8, 2010

Posted on October 08, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.Supreme Court of Canada Facta for Upcoming Hearings Available Online http://is.gd/fQEAvTop court hears fight over PM, cabinet minister agenda disclosure - Montreal Gazette http://is.gd/fQEfoDefense argues prosecutors played dirty in Anna Nicole Smith trial http://is...

140Law - Legal Headlines for October 7, 2010

Posted on October 07, 2010
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter.The thief plays the victim in trial of Toronto grocer - Globe and Mail http://is.gd/fPgbfWSJ: On Cameras in the Court, Should US Be Looking to Canada? http://is.gd/fP6oRFederal Court Throws Out Francophone Challenges To Census Changes http://is...

From An Employee Handbook in America

Posted on October 07, 2010
A mega-media company where management just wanted boys to be boys, I presume:?Working at Tribune means accepting that you might hear a word that you, personally, might not use,? the new handbook warned. ?You might experience an attitude you don?t share...

Superior Court Judge on CSIS: A 'Total Willingness to Abrogate and Violate' Charter

Posted on October 07, 2010
Ontario Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly, chastizing the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and rejecting evidence the agency acquired through an unlawful laptop search and seizure:?The very people that are tasked by the federal government to oversee and safeguard Canada?s national security are themselves acting in a manner that suggests either a complete lack of comprehension of our Charter rights or else, they demonstrate a total willingness to abrogate and violate these same principles...

N.C. Student Suspended for Nose-Piercing, Claims Discrimination

Posted on October 07, 2010
She belongs to the Church of Body Modification. Yes, it really exists.More from CBS News.- 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

Facebook's Zuckerberg - A Reformed Man?

Posted on October 07, 2010
Meet the new Mark Zukerberg, describing Facebook's updated "philosophy" on privacy and user controls, as the web behemoth unveiled enhancements yesterday to its privacy and information mobility features:It's our core belief that people should own and be able to conrol their information in Facebook,' Zuckerberg said...

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