This paper is part of a larger, multi-year project looking at representation, efficiency and outcomes in Ontario’s provincial court[1]. As outlined in an earlier Slaw piece on this project (“Using Representation Pathways to Explore Court Data”, October
Two columns ago, I followed the money through a law firm’s student recruitment program and found nearly $500,000 a year in lawyer time and expenses before a single billable hour was worked. Last column, I followed that same money into
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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.
