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Stranger than fiction

April 22, 2010 – 12:01 pm

I love a vivid judgment. It makes life as a lawyer interesting. The recent decision of J W Quinn J of the Ontario Superior Court, Miller v Carley, is one of those cases. Here are the first three paragraphs: After a busy day conducting illegal drug transactions, the plaintiff, the defendant and a mutual friend [...]

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Finders keepers?

April 6, 2010 – 8:58 pm

You remember the school yard taunt, don’t you? “Finders keepers, losers weepers!” Well, I think it’s my duty as a sometime teacher of Property Law to warn the public that it’s not quite accurate. This came to my mind because of a story I read in the Herald Sun today: A couple will be charged [...]

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Further on Intellectual Property

February 13, 2010 – 10:32 am

Regular commenter Lorenzo has written a very thought-provoking post on intellectual property, which I highly recommend. I looked over it and made a few lawyerly comments… for which he has provided me with far too much credit The take-home (and very thoughtful) piece of analysis? (Lorenzo is a specialist on the role and activities of [...]

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Nemo dat v bona fide

October 29, 2009 – 9:20 pm

Sometimes, both sides of an argument are right. Not just partly right, or right on odd numbered days, or right only under certain circumstances. They’re both right for all time, and — ceteris paribus — under all circumstances.  Some of the thorniest problems in public policy are of this type, and when they come into [...]

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