In my previous column on the Alberta Regulated Professions Neutrality Act,[1] I focused on subtle details of the Act and the important implications of those details for how the Act worked and what it did.[2] In this column,
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Tips Tuesday: Researching Indigenous Legal Orders
Queen’s University Library has added a new chapter on “An Introduction to Researching Indigenous Legal Orders” to their Canadian Legal Research Manual.
The introduction to the chapter notes that it “provides a very brief introduction to researching
Patent Publication Dates
Once a patent is granted, it can be asserted in litigation against an alleged infringer. One of the remedies that can be obtained is “reasonable compensation” for pre-grant infringement pursuant to section 55(2) of the Patent Act. While relief is
RECLAIM: I Is for Inclusion
This is the sixth article in my series on RECLAIM, a cultural operating system for law firms built on how human beings are actually wired. Having covered Respect, Equity, Clarity, Learning, and Autonomy, I turn this
Book Review: Canadian University Law: Essentials for Legal and Higher Education Professionals
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover
What the Minutes Show: Boards and the Governance of AI
Over the past several years, artificial intelligence has moved steadily from the margins of organizational life toward the centre of ordinary operations. It now appears throughout the systems organizations rely upon and the work their people perform, frequently arriving without
Voice Is Not Enough: Co-Creating the Future of Child-Inclusive Mediation
Rachel Birnbaum and Nicholas Bala’s recent discussion paper, Shaping the Future of Child-Inclusive Mediation in Canada, is an important contribution to the ongoing evolution of family mediation practice in Canada.
The paper provides a thoughtful overview of the research
A Woman’s Work Is Never Done. or Valued Appropriately.
“Where’s my book?”
“On your bookcase.”
A pause. “Where on the bookcase?”
“The middle shelf.”
Another pause. “Where on the middle shelf?”
I let that hang for a second, my hands covered in the pie pastry I’d been rolling out.
New Perspectives on the Legal Treatise
Now in an era in which it is uncommon to find much discussion and newly written commentary on aspects of law publishing, as distinct from artificial intelligence technology, it was a pleasant surprise to encounter New Perspectives on the Legal
What Does It Mean to Be a Competent Lawyer in the Age of AI?
At a conference of law teachers at Western in June, I took part in discussions among professors and lawyers about whether facility with AI should be a core competence in a Canadian law degree at this point in time. This