Canada
-
Canada, Clerkships, Holidays and Seasons, Tax Law, Weirdness
Are the Canadians Better Than Us at Everything?
Last week we asked you for funny Halloween-related stories, including descriptions of wacky costumes or festivities. We were disappointed by your responses. So we had to turn to our neighbor to the north. These days, Canada is ascendant. Canadians are beating out Americans for jobs at top U.S. law firms. They have Supreme Court justices […] -
Canada, Fashion, Fashion Victims Unit, Nude Dancing
Fashion Victims Unit: The Canadian Supreme Court
We’ve been on a bit of a Canada kick here at ATL. What can we say, those Canadians are teh funny. Check out this story (robe swish: Paul Horwitz of PrawfsBlawg): Some [Canadian] Supreme Court judges seek relief from work stress in the comfort of their families. Others love nothing more than to curl up […] - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Bad Ideas, Canada, Crime, Drugs, Marijuana
Criminal Justice, Canadian Style
Yesterday we implied that Canada isn’t tough on crime. Maybe we should take that back. Check out this interesting case: “Return to the Court With a Verdict of Guilty.” That’s what a Canadian judge told the jury in a marijuana possession case, where the defendant claimed he possessed the marijuana for medical reasons (though he […]
-
Canada, Immigration, Perverts, Sentencing Law, Sex
Canada to U.S.: Please Send Your Pervs to Mexico
Okay, they didn’t quite say that. But they might as well have. A quick update on a story we previously wrote about: An American schoolteacher sentenced to three years’ probation — to be served in Canada — [was] detained at the border, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day has confirmed. Malcolm Watson, who was convicted of […] -
Canada, English Grammar and Usage, Money, Screw-Ups
Comma Comma Comma Comma Comma Chameleon
The lawyers among you should know: Little things matter a lot. Earlier this month, we told you about the missing “L” that cost a county $40,000. But $40K is chump change compared to the million dollars that turns upon an allegedly misplaced comma: [A] dispute between Rogers Communications of Toronto, Canada’s largest cable television provider, […] -
Canada, Perverts, Sentencing Law, Sex
Because Canada Is Suffering from a Pervert Shortage
We’re all in favor of innovation in criminal sentencing. But this struck us as a little weird: After a judge convicted him of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student, teacher Malcolm Watson was offered two punishment options: an American jail cell or exile to Canada. Mr. Watson chose Canada. The unusual sentence, which has immigration lawyers […] -
Biglaw, Canada
Didn't Get a Biglaw Job? Blame Canada!
We’ll probably get some nasty comments from patriotic Canucks for this post. But it would be blogger malpractice to forego an opportunity to make fun of our neighbor to the north. From the National Law Journal: Many of the top [U.S. law] firms are increasingly relying on law schools in Canada to provide them with […]