When I got Sirius XM Radio in my ride I stopped listening to talk radio on my commute and switched to satellite radio’s Fabulous Fifties channel instead. Now I groove my way to the office awash in the smaltzy lyrics of a simpler age. Continue reading “Goin’ to the Chapel—”
Tag: law
St Patrick’s Day- the Lawyer’s view
While to many St Patrick’s Day is just a bit of fluff, an excuse to dress up in costume and get drunk, to lawyers, and others concerned with civil liberties it is, or at least ought to be a more sombre and thought-provoking occasion. Continue reading “St Patrick’s Day- the Lawyer’s view”
Meanwhile, back in the jury room—
Given that the House of Commons Justice committee has been pre-occupied of late with l’affaire SCN Lavalin, it is hard to imagine that they’ve had time to do anything else, but kudos to them Continue reading “Meanwhile, back in the jury room—”
Closure for Humboldt
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s guilty plea to all charges of criminal negligence against him resulting from the horrific Humboldt Broncos bus crash was unexpected, and has set off a lively debate amongst the defense bar. The plea was either a shrewd legal move or a dumb maneuver bordering on incompetence. Criminal defense lawyers, many of whom have never met a microphone they didn’t like, Continue reading “Closure for Humboldt”
With this algorithm I thee wed!
There was so much going on over the holidays that the feel-good story of the marriage of Akihiko Kondo and Hatsune Miku got lost in the shuffle. It was a romantic tale of true love conquering all to be sure, since the couple had to overcome so many hurdles in order to tie the knot. Continue reading “With this algorithm I thee wed!”