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Study finds more people going solo in the legal system - Vancouver Sun

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:50:44 GMT

Study finds more people going solo in the legal system
Vancouver Sun
The high percentages were discovered by University of Windsor law professor Julie Macfarlane in an ongoing study exploring why people choose to self-represent in Canadian and US courts. Macfarlane found between 60 and 65 per cent of people in civil ...

Law prof finds 60-80% of people don't use lawyers - CBC.ca

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:23:53 GMT

CBC.ca

Law prof finds 60-80% of people don't use lawyers
CBC.ca
It's a question a University of Windsor law professor is attempting to answer. Julie Macfarlane is in the process of interviewing hundreds of people who have represented themselves in three provinces. She will present her findings to governments in ...

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RBC gets MoFo's legal help on landmark covered bonds issue in US - National Post

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:40:39 GMT

National Post

RBC gets MoFo's legal help on landmark covered bonds issue in US
National Post
That's what the New York law firm Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) recently achieved with its advice to the Royal Bank of Canada on filing a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the first public offer of covered bonds in ...

Quebec's R-20 law adds obstacles to commercial property owners - Montreal Gazette

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:33:00 GMT

Quebec's R-20 law adds obstacles to commercial property owners
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL - Mike Wiesel thought he'd come up with the ideal strategy to lure tenants to his family's empty commercial building in the Eastern Townships – only to discover those plans could cost him hundreds of dollars in provincial fines.

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Sandusky's legal strategy could hinge on whether jurors find accusers ... - Winnipeg Free Press

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:40:50 GMT

Sandusky's legal strategy could hinge on whether jurors find accusers ...
Winnipeg Free Press
The defence will have their grand jury testimony to compare against whatever they say on the stand at trial, and have indicated they will try to show some of the accusers have collaborated, hoping to cash in through civil litigation.

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Backpage.com sues over Wash. sex-trafficking law - CanadianBusiness.com

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:55:38 GMT

Backpage.com sues over Wash. sex-trafficking law
CanadianBusiness.com
By AP | June 05, 2012 SEATTLE (AP) — The website Backpage.com sued the state of Washington on Monday, saying a new law that would require classified advertising companies to verify the ages of people in sex-related advertisements is invalid, ...

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Windsor eyes legal way to end strike - Windsor Star

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:01:34 GMT

Windsor eyes legal way to end strike
Windsor Star
We will start looking at legal recourse because of the time deadlines we have for the Games.” About 300 heavy equipment operators, members of Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, walked off the job in Windsor, Essex County and ...

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Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Credo Petroleum ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:35:12 GMT

Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Credo Petroleum ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
BALA CYNWYD, Pa., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Credo Petroleum Corporation ("Credo" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CRED) relating to ...

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Harsh indictment against Legal Aid Cynical budget manoeuvre leaves victims ... - Winnipeg Free Press

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:19:28 GMT

Harsh indictment against Legal Aid Cynical budget manoeuvre leaves victims ...
Winnipeg Free Press
In a May 7 decision, Queen's Bench Judge Chris Martin dismissed Dow's motion, but nonetheless had stern comments for the justice system in general, and Legal Aid Manitoba in particular. Of the four instances of delay Dow cited in his motion, ...

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Laws won't stop cyberbullying, students tell Senate committee - Canada.com

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:22:13 GMT

Laws won't stop cyberbullying, students tell Senate committee
Canada.com
OTTAWA - A federal law designed to crack down on cyberbullies would have little effect on preventing online harassment, or stop teens from bullying each other online, students told a Senate committee Monday. Anti-bullying experts have previously told ...

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