Special Report
Griffiths Energy Violates the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act
Calgary-based Griffiths Energy International Inc. (Griffiths) was created in August 2009 to obtain oil and gas production sharing contracts in the Republic of Chad. Within two years, the corporate leadership had changed, the corporate founder Griffiths was dead, … [Read More...]
From the LawNow Blog
Teacher’s Talk LawNow: Host an Earth Summit
The environment and Canada’s resource driven economy has been a recurring top story in the national news. There is currently an abundance of teachable moments to discuss the environment. The latest … [Read More...]
Youth Criminal Justice Act in Action
Amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) came into force last October. The Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta has created a new video on these amendments. It’s an easy to … [Read More...]
LawNow on LawCentralSchools.ca
LawCentralSchools.ca is a popular resource for Alberta teachers to find law-related lesson plans. The website has recently undergone a major update! Some of the new features on the site … [Read More...]
Practical Law for Everyday Life
Helping Yourself: Where Do You Start?
Nowadays, many Albertans are representing themselves in court. But where can they (or where do they) get reliable information? To respond to the growing demands of litigants without lawyers, … [Read More...]
Online Resources for Dispute Resolution
Maybe it’s a dispute between neighbours. Or a conflict at work. Or a change to child custody arrangements. Tempers flare, things escalate and the next thing you know you’re headed for court. … [Read More...]
Getting Your Security Deposit Back
You’ve moved all of your stuff out of the place you were renting, you handed your keys back to the landlord, and you completed the last inspection of the property. A few weeks go by, and you realize … [Read More...]
From the LawNow Archives
The Ethics of Corporate Social Responsibility
What is Corporate Social Responsibility, and what is not? Companies engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) when they confer benefits on the communities located in or near where they work which are neither required by law nor an integral part of their primary, profit-oriented operations. … [Read More...]
Encouraging Healthy Eating Through Legislation? The Case for Mandatory Menu Labels
How many calories in that snack? Having a mid-morning energy slump? How about a quick visit to Starbucks for, say, a café latté and a blueberry scone to hold you over until lunch? Unfortunately, that energy slump can quickly turn to energy excess with a 700-calorie snack that amounts to more than … [Read More...]
