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Ferry Sinks - Acting Captain Convicted for Criminal Negligence

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:04:00 GMT

Circa 2013, the captain of a ferry is convicted for criminal negligence causing death. Not in the th...

North Dakota Abortion Law Stirs Hornet Nest

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:48:00 GMT

North Dakota enters God territory, throws gas on explosive abortion debate.

A Supreme Court of Canada With a View

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:19:00 GMT

The gorgeous Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa plods through long, eyesore constructio...

Airport Law: Much Ado About Much

Lloyd Duhaime — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:33:00 GMT

Essential, need-to-know law for anyone in or about an airport, today or prospectively.

Kenyans Elect Suspected Criminal Top Lawmaker

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:54:00 GMT

Gentleman bastard or wrongfully accused? Kenyans roll dice, elect man suspected of crimes against hu...

The Lawyer and the "Job".

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:23:00 GMT

A moment in reflection of the greatest job in the world.

Family Law Tsunami to Hit British Columbia

Lloyd Duhaime — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:18:00 GMT

Mark March 18, 2013 in your calendar for the Mayan polar shift of family law in BC; in a dramatic re...

The Dolphin-Plaintiff: Kama v the New England Aquarium

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:33:00 GMT

Animal welfare lawyer tests the waters of an animal suing in his own right.

Dreams of America's First Law Review, 1852

Lloyd Duhaime — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:44:00 GMT

The American Law Register first published in 1852, a fact often trumpeted by the publishers. And peo...

Junior Hockey, Sex and Rape

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:40:00 GMT

Junior hockey seems to wink at an environment of sexual entitlement, careless of the young female vi...

World Greatest Tort Claim? Do Cellphones = Increased Risk of Brain Tumor?

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:52:00 GMT

Is there a mass tort claim emerging from a hidden but non-negligible risk for brain tumors in ...

Canada's Supreme Court, Hot and Cold in Battered Wife Claim

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:29:00 GMT

Supreme Court of Canada plays chicken but stops prosecution of Nova Scotia woman who tried to hire h...

Mea Culpa Judge Smith: A Judge's Confessions

Lloyd Duhaime — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:04:00 GMT

A rare, honest view from the bench on a judicial career.

Voyage of the Damned, Circa 2013

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:51:00 GMT

The horrific plight of thousands of fellow human beings - Eritrean refugees - on the Sinai desert&nb...

Woman Eats Mother’s Thumb - Stumps Legal Writer

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Rare instance of Irish domestic cannibalism causes corporate kerfuffle.

Funniest Lawyer Christmas Cartoons of All-Time

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:22:00 GMT

A set of colors, a pen, a season, an itch against lawyers and all kinds of libelous professional Hel...

Justice and Law Christmas Jokes

Lloyd Duhaime — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:33:00 GMT

Some PG-14, good law and justice cheer.

Canadian Lawyers Can Have Fun

Lloyd Duhaime — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:15:00 GMT

Canadian lawyers can, sometimes unintenionally, be fun! We're not all staid Q.C.'s, wearing ...

Collaborative Law: Divorce Without Angst

Mary Mouat, Q.C. — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:03:00 GMT

Collaborative law specialist Mary Mouat shares the heart and soul of this phenomenal successful inno...

Judges Down In the Line of Duty

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:17:00 GMT

Since 1979, in the United States, there have been too many murders of the icons of justice, judges. ...

A Mestizo Among Us

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:06:00 GMT

I'm coming out. I'm a mestizo.

Lawyers: Rulers of the Known Universe

Lloyd Duhaime — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:05:00 GMT

Do lawyers still rule the universe? We risk our license and look at that universe.

Prison Religion: The Wrath of Thor

Lloyd Duhaime — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:31:00 GMT

When prisoners seek religious rights, there seems to be only one real question to ask: are you kiddi...

The Defence Rests: Not Criminally Liable Because of Sleep

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:29:00 GMT

Events occurring while an individual is sleeping can exculpate the perpetrator from criminal liabili...

Labour Law: An Odd Choice

Lloyd Duhaime — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:27:00 GMT

The face of a fledging, wannabe union, the Canadian Hockey League Players Association's Georges ...