How Law Students Can Boost Their Job Prospects With a Good Online Profile
How Law Students Can Boost Their Job Prospects With a Good Online Profile Recently I was interviewed by Alexandra Kozlov at Queen’s University for an article in Canadian Lawyer 4Students magazine on how law students can boost their job prospects with a good online profile. Although this article was for law students, I think it [...]
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Schaeffer v Wood – CA rules on whether officers involved in an SIU incident can consult a lawyer on their notes – a must read for all police officers
Schaeffer v Wood – Court of Appeal rules on whether officers involved in an SIU incident can consult a lawyer on their notes – a must read for all police officers On November 15, 2011, the Court of Appeal released Schaeffer v Wood, 2011 ONCA 716. The end result of this ruling is a [...]
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Blogging for Law Students
In 2 recent interviews I spoke with the Ontario Bar Association and also the American Bar Association on the issue of blogging for law students. Both associations were writing articles for their fall student issues. Obviously I am in favour of blogging for law students and in the interviews I shared some of my opinions [...]
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Familiy Matters Picked Up By Canadian Network
For those who follow my blog, you will already be aware of Family Matters, an online TV show featuring Justice Harvey Brownstone, a sitting Family Court Judge in Toronto, which I have promoted in the past. Although the show focuses primarily on Family Law, as opposed to Criminal Law (my area of interest), I still [...]
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Demerit Points for Bicycles and E-Bikes
Do demerit points accumulate on your licence for tickets involving bicycles or e-bikes? Simon Says: no! In a recent post entitled Demerit Points in Ontario I discussed the dreaded demerit point system and dispelled 4 myths surrounding it. I explained how demerit points accumulate, how you can avoid them, and how they affect your insurance. [...]
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Collecting and Authenticating Online Evidence
I was recently interviewed by James Careless from the Canadian Bar Association for an article entitled Collecting and Authenticating Online Evidence in the CBA’s PracticeLink. In it I share my experience of the difficulties associated with online investigations in policing. The article also covers issues relating to the chain of custody, identifying and finding online [...]
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Welcome to the New Blog
After 1 year, 35 posts, and over 40,000 views, my blog has moved from WordPress.com to a self-hosted site. Up until now, the blog was actually hosted at simonborys.wordpress.com, with the address SimonBorys.ca linking to that, meaning you could have accessed it through either address. Going forward, the blog will only be available here at [...]
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Demerit Points in Ontario
4 Myths surrounding the demerit point system for driver’s licences in Ontario.
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What is the best excuse to get out of a speeding ticket?
What is the best excuse to get out of a speeding ticket?
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My Interview With The Lawyer’s Weekly Newspaper
My Interview With The Lawyer’s Weekly Newspaper Check out my interview with Chris Guly of The Lawyers Weekly on the use of social media in the future of the practice of law. Excerpt reproduced below. Please visit The Lawyer’s Weekly website to read the full article or pick up this week’s paper issue. First-year Queen’s [...]
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Simon Borys is a former police officer, a law student at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and an aspiring criminal lawyer.
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