The Peter Principle Of Excessive Drinking

Brian Cuban (@bcuban) is The Addicted Lawyer. Brian is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, The Addicted Lawyer: Tales Of The Bar, Booze, Blow & Redemption (affiliate link). A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, he somehow made it through as an alcoholic then added cocaine to his résumé as a practicing attorney. He…

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World Central Kitchen Strike, Part I: | Lesley Wexler | Verdict

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF)’s attack on a World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid convoy has rightfully garnered international attention and significantly increased already growing external criticism of Israel’s behavior. The attack raises questions both narrow, such as whether Israel is providing sufficient accountability for this incident, and broad, such as whether this attack is systematic…

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Supreme Court Of Canada Confirms Availability Of Judicial Review Despite Limited Statutory Appeal Rights – Trials & Appeals & Compensation

Administrative decision-makers, like judges, can get the facts wrong. When a tribunal’s enabling legislation restricts appeals to questions of law alone, are participants precluded from asking the courts to review errors of fact or mixed fact and law? In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed in Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex,…

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