Judge fines lackadaisical firm $500 a day for filing briefs late
27 Sep 2010
There are at least three things about this story, which appeared in Law.com, that are interesting from a legal ethics point of view.
New allegations against Manitoba judge
9 Sep 2010
A Winnipeg woman has complained to the Canadian Judicial Council regarding the conduct of Justice Lori Douglas.
The complainant alleges that pictures of Justice Douglas having an aspect of bondage and sado-masochism raise a reasonable apprehension of bias in proceedings in which she was involved.
The woman applied for a prevention order against her estranged husband. Justice Douglas heard the motion, and refused to grant the order. Instead, Justice Douglas issued a no-contact order that applied to both parties.
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