News 1. ReconAfrica Two Nova Scotians are working to protect an ecologically fragile area in northern Namibia, reports Joan Baxter: [Calgary-based] ReconAfrica has taken out exploration licences covering 30,000 square kilometres, nearly half the size of Nova Scotia, in northern Namibia and Botswana. There are two World Heritage sites in the region — the Okavango […]
Is the SaltWire Network serious about its lawsuit against Transcontinental?
Morning File, Tuesday, June 4, 2019
1. Is the SaltWire Network serious about its lawsuit against Transcontinental? Remember that lawsuit the SaltWire Network filed against Transcontinental Media? It was kind of a big deal. I read the Statement of Claim SaltWire had filed with the court on April 10, and commented: The lawsuit hasn’t been tested in court, so we’ll see […]
Court Watch: Jimmy Melvin Jr, William Sandeson, Gabor Lukacs, and a really cool chart
Epic Season Finale Court Watch will take a break for the summer. I’m finally done law school and I’m moving to Wolfville soon for work. Tim says the column may restart in the fall, when he can rope another law student into writing. So that’ll be it for me in the hallowed pages of the...
Court Watch: Bare Naked Ladies, murders, and a toothless victory for credit customers
This week I write to you from the Ryerson library in downtown Toronto. Last weekend, I competed in the Gale Cup Moot on behalf of Dalhousie. Moots are sort of like debate competitions for law students. We argued a real case, R v Fearon, in front of real judges. It was a lot of fun even...