My nominations for this year’s Clawbies, and some other recommendations December in the Southern hemisphere means that summer, not winter, is around the corner, and while the Santa Parade and Christmas trees are all there, they mostly provoke cognitive dissonance in those of us used to their being accompanied by snow (or grumblings about the Continue reading

With the announcement of the Clawbies’ 2015 winners, the blogging year is at an end. Paul Daly’s Administrative Law Matters is the overdue and most worthy winner of the Fodden Award for the Best Canadian Law Blog. And Double Aspect is a runner-up for the Fodden (which it won last year, to my continuing amazement). It’s Continue reading

What happens in December that’s in better taste than ugly sweaters and more reliable than snow? The Clawbies, of course! They are, in case you don’t know, a “celebration of excellence in law-related blogging in Canada (and beyond).” In that celebratory spirit, here are my nominations for this year’s awards, and also some other blog recommendations. Continue reading

… You won’t be much missed. But blogging-wise, if not in other ways, it was a good year. And, the powers-that-be-in-Canadian-law-blogging have ruled that Double Aspect is the “Best Canadian Law Blog” of the year, which is a great honour. I am very grateful to those who have nominated my blog, and especially to those Continue reading

The end of the year is just around the corner, and this means that it’s time for the Clawbies ― the (virtual) awards given out to (some of) the best Canadian law blogs. So here, without further ado (and in no particular order) are my nominations. Paul Daly’s Administrative Law Matters: I nominated Prof. Daly’s Continue reading

I’m a bit late, but still on time. ‘Tis the season ― for Clawbies nominations. So here are mine: Paul Daly’s Administrative Law Matters:Don’t let the title put you off, like I did for too long. Administrative law might not sound like a very exciting thing, but that just highlights the measure of prof. Daly’s Continue reading

The Canadian legal blogosphere hasn’t Hollywood’s glamour just yet (we’re working on it, I hear), but it does have its own yearly awards, the Clawbies. Here are my nominations, in no particular order. Michael Geist’s Blog: hardly needs a presentation, but it is an invaluable resource for IP and internet-related news and analysis. The Court: all Supreme Continue reading