Assault with a loaded slipper
By Marcel Strigberger | May 25, 2025 En garde! Choose your weapon. Actually, do you know what constitutes a weapon? You may be surprised what ignorance of the answer to this question can cost you. This gets me to turtles, turkey and Toblerone. A gentleman from Pennsylvania recently set off an alarm at Newark Liberty […]
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By Julius Melnitzer | May 22, 2025 LAW FIRM PAYS $11.4M FOR STADIUM NAMING RIGHTS CITY AM reports that Liverpool’s Hill Dickinson, a top-50 UK law firm whose profits exceed C$95M, has paid $11.4 million for the naming rights to soccer team Everton’s new stadium. The move is apparently part of law firms’ realization of […]
Pivoting From Big Law
Photo by Allison Browning on Pexels By Murray Gottheil | May 20, 2025 Sometimes I meet a young lawyer whose career goal is to work in Big Law. That might not be my first choice, but they should go for it as long as they know what they are getting into. This article is not about those […]
Attention Walmart Shoplifters
By Marcel Strigberger | May 8, 2025 “My object all sublime I shall achieve in time — To let the punishment fit the crime” — The Mikado Interested in a free car wash? You might be able to get one if you’re willing to travel to Genesee County, Michigan. And maybe not yet. A judge, one Jeffrey […]
Client gratitude: Is a free lunch a reality?
By Marcel Strigberger | April 24, 2025 Thank you. Thank you very much. But how often do we experience gratitude from our clients? Actually, sometimes they do make your day. George owned a coffee and doughnut franchise. Whenever he came to my office, he would bring fresh doughnuts. Once, I joked with him while munching […]
A Matter of Trust
Photo by Liza Summer at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | April 16, 2025 Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.~ Stephen Covey A Canadian grocery chain has just announced that it will launch a new brand to sell low-priced groceries in Canada. […]
The Great Drain Robbery
By Marcel Strigberger | April 14, 2025 Thieves steal $6 million toilet. A royal flush? Here it is, the crime overshadowing the 1963 British Great Train Robbery. And even more devious than the theft of Dorothy’s ruby slippers. I am talking about the crime of the century, namely the heist of the $6-million golden toilet […]
Living Paycheque to Paycheque on $6,574,000
By Murray Gottheil | April 2, 2025 Photo by Pixabay at Pexels. It’s Not a Principle Until it Costs You Money – Bill Bernbach We have all been reading about the Paul Weiss law firm settling with the Trump Administration to get out from under an executive order, the legality of which is, to say the least, […]
Here Rex
By Marcel Strigberger | April 1, 2025 Canada becoming the 51st American state? Bah Trumpbug! Too many obstacles anyway. 1. The monarchy We already have a king. Just look at any reported criminal case and you will see a designation such as Rex v. Jones or Rex v. Brown, etc., etc. And the prosecutors, of course, are called […]
BREAKING NEWS: Former SCC Chief Justice McLachlin’s departure from HK court after extending Singapore court tenure speaks volumes
By Julius Melnitzer | June 19, 2024 Former Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin has resigned from Hong Kong’s final court of appeal. She cited her desire to spend more time with her family as the reason for her departure. But all signs point to the fact that her resignation was prompted at […]