Fireball
An interesting sight to see on the way to a Networkers breakfast this morning. Another Fireball over the Great Lakes
“Study finds mandatory diversity training backfires”
In other words, water is wet. much to the surprise of people whose salaries depend on teaching everybody that it’s dry. The Harvard Business Review examined and explained the problem. The College Fix‘s article on it is here. Money quote: “People often rebel against rules to assert their autonomy. Try to coerce me to do […]
SCC won’t hear BMO v. Spence appeal
Jacqueline M. Demczur of Carters notes that the Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Spence v BMO Trust Company will thus stay the law in Ontario. “The Spence Case arose out of a dispute between Eric Spence’s estate and Verolin Spence, Eric’s daughter (“Verolin”), when Verolin was excluded from Eric’s Will. The claim made by Verolin was that […]
Academia and Practice: a long-divorced unhappy couple
An American article, advanced for interest’s sake, so adjust for that. I make no Canadian comparisons: “Why Don’t Law School Professors Have Practical Experience These Days?“. That said, it has been many, many, many years since I found any academic article useful in litigation. I recall citing some early in my career, but the ones […]
“Why Do We Need Members? We Have a Board…”
“Where it is desired that there only be a board, it is usually possible for the board and members to be the same self-perpetuating group. When a non-profit is structured in this way, mission drift can be prevented. On the negative side, however, fresh ideas can also be prevented. In order to keep proper books […]
The ORPP is dead
“Wynne says CPP deal means no need for Ontario pension plan: Premier Kathleen Wynne is retiring Ontario Retirement Pension Plan before it even started” Toronto Star, June 21, 2016 “Under the provisional agreement to boost CPP, which must be approved by July 15, premiums for employees and employers will begin to rise in 2019, a […]
London Chamber of Commerce
Camberwell House is now a member of the London Chamber of Commerce.
DNA results can change royally-granted titles
In Britain, a baronetcy is (essentially) a knighthood that can be inherited. In the case of the baronetcy of Stichill (also, called the “Pringle Baronetcy“, granted by Charles II in 1683) , inheritance is by “male heirs from his body” of the previous baronet. But what if a baronet is the baronet … but comes […]
“Building the Next Generation of Public Servants”
My friend and LEHC colleague and former Project Officer here at Camberwell House Spencer Sandor has an article in the most recent (v.27 no.1) edition of IPAC’s Public Sector Management magazine: “Building the Next Generation of Public Servants, by Embracing Opportunities for Change“. Money quote, and the thought most worth pondering: “there is opportunity for […]
Vexatious Litigant decision, Terracorp et al. v. John Shane Becky et al.
A judge has jurisdiction under the Courts of Justice Act to find that an appellant is a vexatious litigant and, as a consequence, to order that no further proceedings be instituted by them without leave of the Court. A s. 140 order does not deny a vexatious litigant access to the courts. The additional initial […]
