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This is Rather Cool...

Posted on December 22, 2009
One of Wise Law Blog's flagship posts, Starting a Law Firm, has now been included as a resource in a start-up kit for lawyers in Singapore.As well, and closer to home, thanks to Canadian Bar Association National writer Luigi Benneton for the mention in his Canada's Best Law Firm Websites article- Garry J...

Ending the 000's - The "Awful" Decade

Posted on December 21, 2009
Or at least, that's how American's see it.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Does Facebook Fuel Family Breakdown?

Posted on December 21, 2009
U.K. "research" concludes Facebook is bad for your marriage:Divorce-Online scanned their divorce petition database for the use of the word ?Facebook? and found 989 instances of the word in over 5,000 divorce petitions sampled.This means that just under 20% of all the petitions filed through the company had references to Facebook within the text of the divorce petitions...

Into The Future...

Posted on December 20, 2009
Take a look at Steve Matthews' Web Law Predictions for 2010 over at Slaw.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

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Florida Court Imposes Sanctions for Failure to Preserve Blackberry Data

Posted on December 17, 2009
Law.com reports on a Florida court's ruling that pushes the envelope on the duty to preserve electronic data:Numerous courts have imposed sanctions for failing to preserve e-mails and other electronic documents. But few decisions have addressed the consequences of destroying electronic information stored on portable electronic devices -- such as BlackBerrys and smart phones...

The Cheque To Go The Way of the Vinyl LP?

Posted on December 17, 2009
CBC reports:Cheques will be phased out in the U.K. by late 2018, the agency that oversees payment systems in the country decided Wednesday.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Ontario: More Family Law Change Coming Tomorrow

Posted on December 17, 2009
Canadian Press reports on procedural changes for Ontario's family law courts that will be announced tomorrow by Attorney-General Chris Bentley:TORONTO ? Ontario will announce changes to the way it deals with family law on Thursday in a bid to make the divorce process faster, cheaper and less combative, The Canadian Press has learned...

Happy Hanukah

Posted on December 14, 2009
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Happy 'Honika' (Electronica)

Posted on December 14, 2009
To our readers, friends, colleagues and family members who are celebrating the Jewish Festival of Lights, Happy Hanukah. Let the holiday season begin.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Frum on Conrad Black and "Honest Services"

Posted on December 10, 2009
Frum Forum's David Frum has a wonderfully incisive analysis of the key arguments in Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court hearing of Conrad Black's "honest services" appeal.Having attended the hearing personally, he closes on a personal note:As we waited for entry, I fell into talk with a group of Black well-wishers who had traveled from Toronto to line up on the courthouse steps before opening hours...

Conrad Black Tempts US Supreme Court With "Honest Services" Argument

Posted on December 09, 2009
While his appeal does not directly impact his conviction on obstruction of justice charges, former Canadian magnate Conrad Black appeared to find a highly receptive audience yesterday among U.S. Supreme Court Justices for his argument against the constitutionality of the vague, "honest services" law under which he was convicted in 2007...

Epic Fail

Posted on December 09, 2009
When Twitter tanks...- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Video: Interview With A Suicide Bomber

Posted on December 09, 2009
Andrew Sullivan calls it interviewing evil. Perhaps it has something to do with this individual's sociopathic, unyeilding cling to an irrational, murderous ideology that basks in its own delusions of godliness. Via You Tube:An interview with a Taliban trained Suicide Bomber With English Subtitles...

140Law - December 8, 2009

Posted on December 08, 2009
I've been trying to come up with the right "title" for our recurring "Legally Tweeting" feature, in which I provide links to some of the leading news stories I've recently posted on Twitter. As you can tell, I'm zeroing in (at least for the moment) on 140Law as in, 'all the law you can handle in 140 characters or less...

56 Newspapers to Run Common Climate Change Editorial Today

Posted on December 07, 2009
The Toronto Star is one of 56 newspapers worldwide that are carrying a common editorial on climate change today, Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation. The editorial calls upon the world's political leaders to combat global warming with forceful action at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, which begins today...

E-Access, E-Visitation and Child Mobility

Posted on December 06, 2009
We looked briefly last month at Canadian courts' mixed reception toward the use of Skype and other new online communications tools to facilitate access visitation by non-custodial parents.Via Margaret Ryzner at Family Law Prof Blog, we learn today that the State of Illinois has now enacted legislation to deal specifically with electronic access and visitation...

Tennessee Mayor Charges 'Muslim' Obama Blocked Peanuts Christmas

Posted on December 05, 2009
Facebook delivers yet another episode of blatant sub-intelligence in American politics. Associated Press reportsARLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) ? The mayor of a suburban Memphis city accused President Barack Obama of deliberately timing his speech about the war in Afghanistan this week to block the airing of the "Peanuts" Christmas television special...

Michael Bryant, Former Ontario AG, Joins Ogilvy Renault

Posted on December 05, 2009
Via Canadian Press:Former political star Michael Bryant is back at work, quietly acting as a senior adviser for a top law firm in Toronto.The former attorney general, who is facing criminal charges stemming from an accident with a cyclist in August, started this week with Ogilvy Renault and is working with the firm's energy law team...

LawPRO Magazine's Social Media Issue is Online

Posted on December 04, 2009
LawPRO Magazine devotes much of its issue this month to an in-depth examination of social media's impact on the legal profession, so do take a look. See: Social media: Why, what and how to do it right. As an added bonus, you will find a nice pic and article about yours very truly inside...

Like Winning The Lottery

Posted on November 30, 2009
N.Y. Judge Cancels $525K in Mortgage Debt, Blasts Bank?s ?Shocking and Repulsive? Acts- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

Rachel's Bits and Briefs

Posted on November 30, 2009
University Enrollment is on the RiseAccording to the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Canada's economic downturn has led to a 38,000 student increase in full-time university enrollment this fall:The economic downturn is one of the key factors driving a 4...

U.S. Law Prof Advocates 'Strategic' Walkaways from Underwater Mortgages

Posted on November 30, 2009
An L.A. Times article questions the ethics of commentary by University of Arizona law school professor, Brent T. White, on his recent paper, Underwater and Not Walking Away: Shame, Fear and the Social Management of the Housing Crisis:"Homeowners should be walking away in droves," White said...

Quotable: Mr. Justice Marc Rosenberg

Posted on November 29, 2009
Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Marc Rosenberg, speaking to the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association, where he was awarded the G. Arthur Martin medal for outstanding contributions in the field of criminal law:Another danger is that the Charter could become a "Trojan horse," he said...

Stunt Driving, Street Justice?

Posted on November 28, 2009
There's an interesting tidbit in this article from the Welland Tribune, calling for a halt to prosecutions under Ontario's street racing law, pending government appeals of two recent Ontario court decisions holding the law to be unconstitutional.Did you know that over 10,000 people have been charged under this law since it came into effect in 2007? In fact, according to a CBC interview with Inspector Dave Ross of the Ontario Provincial Police, charges to date have actually numbered more than 15,000...

Thou Who Killeth Not the Beast Shall Be Charged With Cruelty

Posted on November 28, 2009
More from CBC today on the ridiculous turf war waged against the Toronto Humane Society by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This week's cruelty charges against five top Humane Society officials are summarized as follows:?The animals are left to catch horrible diseases, die in their crates based on the euthanasia policy and refusing to let the veterinarians who work here to do their jobs,? Christopher Avery, lawyer for the OSPCA, charged...

Palin Tells Canada to Ditch Public Health Care

Posted on November 26, 2009
Oh my...Sarah Palin inadvertently stepped into Canadian politics earlier this week when she told the crew of a CBC comedy show that America's northern neighbor should "reform its health care system and let the private sector take over" the country's medical services...

The Mediation Mindset

Posted on November 22, 2009
Victoria Pynchon's always-insightful Settle it Now Mediation Blog takes a close look today at the alternate mindset necessary for resolution of conflict through mediation, as opposed to litigation. She argues that the litigation process necessarily adopts our collective inclination toward "good vs evil" narratives, while mediation, by contrast, emphasizes "interest-based, consensus building, collaborative, problem solving [and] negotiated resolution...

Workplace Harassment and Bill 168 - A New Remedy for an Old Problem

Posted on November 20, 2009
Workplace bullying is a serious problem for thousands of Canadians at work. It can degrade one?s self worth and create serious health problems for workers and their families. There has often been very little that could be done to stop the workplace bully in his or her tracks...

Minnesota Chiropractor Attacks Canadian Health Care

Posted on November 18, 2009
Meet Larry the Plumber.- Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW ? CIVIL LITIGATION ? WILLS AND ESTATES ? FAMILY LAW & DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG ? SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG

The "Cell Phone Energy Diet"

Posted on November 17, 2009
I mucho like this:About the size of your average flashlight, the PEG takes the kinetic energy humans develop through physical activity and uses it to recharge small, electronic devices such as your phone, camera, or iPod....Place it in your bag or on your hip, attach it to the device that you need to charge using a standard USB cord, and the PEG does the rest...

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