Canada
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Canada, Judge of the Day, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals
Judge of the Day: Oh, Oh, Oh... Canada!
Up in Canada, judges have no problem with cameras in the courtroom. As Canadian Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin explained in a recent discussion with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Canada’s high court has had cameras in the courtroom for over 20 years, and they haven’t caused any problems. [FN1] Some Canadian judges don’t have a problem […] -
Art, Associate Advice, Canada, Craigslist
Toronto Associate Finds Creative Way to Look Like He Belongs
Associates are under a lot of pressure these days. But we applaud those junior lawyers who respond to the current demands with initiative and creativity. We found just such an associate in Toronto. The man’s problems seem trivial to the outside world. His office is crappy. He needs an upgrade, but not because he wants […] - Sponsored
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Canada, Drinking, Trials
Here's One Way To Get A Big Bonus From Your Firm
Sometimes law firm outings can get pretty crazy. It seems like this is especially true in Canada. Who would have thought, eh? Last month, we wrote about a bottles-and-models party in Toronto that led to one associate losing his Canadian cookies in a cab, and a partner allegedly grinding (inappropriately) on female associates. Maybe those […]
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Canada, Defamation, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Parties, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Partner of the Day, Eh: Canadian Lawyer Sues Two of His Former Associates
Sometimes law firm after-hours parties get pretty wild. The Great Recession didn’t put a damper on one Toronto firm’s celebrations last year. In January 2009, Mathews, Dinsdale & Clarke threw a rager in honor of its annual labour law “moot” competition for Canadian law students. (We mentioned this story briefly in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs.) After awards […] -
Canada, Law Professors, Law Schools, Student Loans
Blame Canada -- For Its Crappy Law Schools
The Canadian legal blogosphere has been buzzing this week over an article penned by last year by a retired Canadian law professor. In it, University of Western Ontario emeritus professor Robert Martin likens Canadian law faculties to “psychotic kindergartens” and offers other hilarious taunts about the quality of Canadian legal education. The Guardian highlights this […] -
Canada, Judge of the Day
Verdict of the Day: Canadian 'Asshole'
We expect judges to not let their personal opinions influence their judicial decisions. But it’s silly to expect judges to be automatons with no feelings. They hurt, they cry — and just like everybody else, they get angry when they have to deal with assholes. Sadly being an asshole isn’t a crime, and so one […] -
New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 5.3: One Word: "Awesome"
Six impressive lawyers headline our survey of this week’s NYT wedding pages. Even more impressive is that four of them are still clinging to Biglaw jobs — assuming, of course, that bad news does not await any of our returning honeymooners. Here are the finalists: 1. Neda Karamouz and Stephen Vander Stoep 2. Danielle Cohen […]