Law should be drafted in a way that prevents litigation. Statutes, regulations, and precedents should ideally let people predict the decisions that legal authorities would make, if presented with certain facts. If the “shadow of the law” is sharp and …
Written by Daniel Standing LL.B., Editor, First Reference Inc. Many readers will remember the Bugs Bunny cartoons that featured an ostrich who would bury its head in the sand to avoid a predator or some other form of imminent danger. …
Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and …
In a previous column, I looked at some principles behind awards of legal costs and expenses in Canadian domestic arbitration. In international arbitration the general rule is that the unsuccessful party pays the successful party’s costs. The question, usually, is …
