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H1N1 Law - Swine Law for a Swine Flu

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:25:00 GMT

In a state of public health law anarchy, professional hockey players receive a killer flu vaccine while infants and pregnant women wait.

The Death of the Common Law: Expiry date, 2100

Lloyd Duhaime — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:07:00 GMT

Just about now, but for the economic might of the United States of America, the last funeral bell tolls of the common law would be fading.

Gretzky Law

Lloyd Duhaime — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:34:00 GMT

The recent Phoenix Coyotes debacle, in which he left behind his job, is not the only time Wayne Gretzky has had to leave from the side exit of a courtroom.

Fatal Attraction: Gambling's Dark Secret

Lloyd Duhaime — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:26:00 GMT

The San Fransisco's Golden Gate bridge has competition as a choice location for suicide: your local casino.

Patrick Roy's Legal Troubles Revisited

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:18:00 GMT

A satirical portrayal of hockey great Patrick Roy gets French-language CBC-TV (Radio-Canada) its knuckles rapped and revives bad memories for the Hall-of-Famer and his boys.

The Law Travails of Theoren Fleury

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:16:00 GMT

Theoren Fleury the hockey player is also Theoren Wallace Fleury, defendant in a messy family law action, Fleury v Fleury.

Hockey Ownership, Like Sausages, ‘tis Better Not to See Them Being Made

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:35:00 GMT

Old boys clubs, money, hoity-toity lawyers, a sexy NHL hockey team for sale (Vancouver Canucks), and a hot squabble, make for a strange brew in the law reports.

H for Hypocrisy: The National Hockey League's Sub Judice Gambit

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:34:00 GMT

The NHL spins a saga which they hope will filter to and pierce the Lady Justice blindfold of a Phoenix bankruptcy judge.

Lawyer Non Grata: The Fallacy Of Legal Representation In Canadian Immigration Proceedings

Lloyd Duhaime — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:01:00 GMT

Canada's immigration department has a thing against lawyers.

Foul! Foul! Nationalization of Securities Law Poised to Reshape More than Just a Portfolio or Two

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:58:00 GMT

As the federal government prepares to bulldoze in new national securities regulation, to cheers and jeers, more than just another chapter of the revised statutes is on the table.

Obesity Law: The Rise of the Fat

Lloyd Duhaime — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:55:00 GMT

Most fat choose to be. But then they reach for human rights law by seeking rights and privileges reserved for the disabled.

God Law: Christianity's Bosom-Buddy Relationship With the Common Law

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:27:00 GMT

The state and God have been chums for ages.

Canine Ferae Naturae: The Statutory Elimination of Naturally Fierce Dogs

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:42:00 GMT

Pit bulls and rottweilers, neither bred nor fit for modern urban life, are proving tough to weed out.

Holy Aureole: The Female Breast and the Law

Lloyd Duhaime — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:39:00 GMT

A kerfuffle over nothing.

Military Justice: Less of an Oxymoron?

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:19:00 GMT

The Charter and military justice? Hmmmm. Oil and water?

John Haigh, Vampire

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:40:00 GMT

Criminal law deals with one crazy criminal.

Bobby Ryan: The Anaheim Duck's Flight From Hell

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:19:00 GMT

Bobby Ryan is a star hockey player in the National Hockey League. But he's also a victim of one of family law's most egregious crimes.

Albert Einstein: Family Law Relativity

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:32:00 GMT

The world’s greatest mind neglected the plain evidence that the law, too, was relative.

www.internet.com: How to Use the Internet to Market Your Law Firm

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:02:00 GMT

Dinosaurs of law practice unite! Your day of judgment is coming! Vive l'internet libre!

Fritz Haber: War Criminal

Lloyd Duhaime — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:49:00 GMT

Because the concept of private liability for war crimes was only developing, Fritz Haber was never prosecuted for war crimes.

Hockey Murder

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:46:00 GMT

Professional hockey is not immune from the occasional dagger of violent crime.

Conduct Unbecoming: The Lawyer's Sword of Damocles

Lloyd Duhaime — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:26:00 GMT

Conduct unbecoming is a catch-all prohibition in the professional conduct handbooks of almost all law societies and bar associations. Because it eludes clear definition, it ever hovers over lawyers - even when they are not at the office - like a sword of Damocles.

Deadly Anachronism: Back To The Afghan Future?

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:08:00 GMT

Bad law can be quaint and amusing except when the strong, rank odor is new and deadly to women.

Rules To Practice By, Bottled in 1890

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:41:00 GMT

Judge Yerger's advice to young lawyers has fermented well.

Voodoo Sarkozy

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:33:00 GMT

What's the point of having a President if you can't "poke" fun at him?