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Legal Advice to Mark Cuban: Ferme Ta Geule.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:35:00 -0800
Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, like any client that talks to the press, helps himself hurt himself.
Sisters In Law
Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:50:00 -0800
Not so long ago, those with legal power (men) thought that giving women license to practice law would bharm the "natural and proper timidity and delicacy which belongs to the female sex".
Blogging To Death In The Name of Almighty God
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:54:00 -0700
In some Muslim countries, law blogging is a hazardous occupation.
It’s War: British Columbia Lawyers Take on the Judges and the AG
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:40:00 -0700
The PR tanks are rolling out in British Columbia as lawyers take up arms against a fundamental rule change proposal suggested not just by an elected Attorney General but in the back drop, in black gown and red sash, the sheepish grins of superior court judges.
The Art Of Trial: Private and Confidential!
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:34:00 -0700
Trial, for the layperson (read "non-lawyer") is a source of tremendous stress and nervousness. You rarely see standing-room only line-ups at the public galleries of the Courthouse. But for lawyers, they are masochistic labours of love; a chunk of time where the stress is through the roof but so, too, is the intensity.
China Politburo - Take A $%##@!@@ Hike
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:55:00 -0700
A lone student stands-down a row of four communist tanks and still, 19 years later, lawyers and international law experts with far less courage, ... tremble and wait.
Banning the Use of Hand-Held Cell Phones While Driving
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:08:00 -0700
What is with banning hand-held cell phone use while driving that's so difficult for law-makers? Maybe this will help: The Emperor has no clothes! The Emperor has no clothes!
Birthday Legal Information Ramblings
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:34:00 -0700
It only takes two psychiatrists to lock someone away. Birthday or not, here's enough to find ten.
Politically-Correct Is Dead! Long Live The Truth!
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:46:00 -0700
We speaketh prematurely but the lovely knoll of ditching political correctness- sweeter sounding still as it rings from the home of the common law - has been heard and struck a beacon of light upon the shadow of law which naively wants to be all things to all cultures.
Police: Would That Be Cowardice or Stupidity?
Tue, 27 May 2008 14:52:00 -0700
British Columbia experiences two shining examples of police inaction - either cowardice or stupidity - in less than nine months.
Pro Bono Hypocrisy
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:14:00 -0700
Envelope please! (Drum roll.) The award for pro bono works goes to ... John Doe, Esquire and Q.C. ..... because he has the highest rates to his paying clients and he can afford to charade as a poverty avenger!
End of the World Law
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:42:00 -0700
As we all march to our lemming-like demise upon the cliff of environmental disaster, a path of law back to safety may yet be found.
Polygamy Now Safely Brewed In British Columbia?
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:07:00 -0700
The Provincial government's top law enforcement officer toys with not prosecuting polygamists and bigamists, anticipating a Charter ass-kicking in Court. If so, law is orphaned and we all suffer.
European Road Kill
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:47:00 -0700
With sympathies to recovering European traffic victims and their families, and for the hospital food, the solution to your woes is simple. Three words; traffic law enforcement.
The Return of the Bourgeois
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:36:00 -0700
Much maligned since 1789, the bourgeois of France are back.
Old Bailey
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:10:00 -0800
Gentlemen, dust off your armour and man your wigs.
Smut, Bellfield and Shannon
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:34:00 -0800
Smut, crime and catch and release in the homeland of common law.
Law and Order in Mexico - A Blast From the Past
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:32:00 -0800
Venture off your all-inclusive resort in Mexico and you'd better saddle 'up, partner (and bring a doggy bag and call your insurance broker .... )!
Puerto Vallarta Law
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:14:00 -0800
A bored Canadian lawyer realizes how fascinating Mexico is ... and will be ....!
Sexomniacs Unite!
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:02:00 -0800
The rise of sexsomnia as a defence to horrendous criminal acts continues unabated. Knocked down here and there, many are getting through including that of Jan Luedecke.More...
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Unless otherwise noted, this article was written by Lloyd Duhaime, Barrister, Solicitor, Attorney and Lawyer (and Notary Public!). It is not intended to be legal advice and you would be foolhardy to rely on it in respect to any specific situation you or an acquaintance may be facing. In addition, the law changes rapidly and sometimes with little notice so from time to time, an article may not be up to date. Therefore, this is merely legal information designed to educate the reader. If you have a real situation, this information will serve as a good springboard to get legal advice from a lawyer.