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Michael Spratt: I found the soon-to-be-retired tool of my trade in a dumpster nearly 15 years ago. Rescuing broken things is what good defence lawyers do.

It’s no longer just factory workers and long-haul truck drivers at risk of being replaced by robots. Now lawyers could be automated out of work, too.

From 2014: A B.C. lawyer’s courthouse curse leads to a disciplinary hearing and a landmark ruling

Prof. Pettigrew says it’s worth considering

Ryan Manilla appeal over “good character” requirement dismissed

I don’t comment too much on pilot pickups because most of them will never see the light of day. (I want the networks to bring back those summer shows where they burned off the pilots they rejected for the upcoming season.) But on a comment thread on another site, I noticed some understandable frustration that most of the drama pilots fall into the usual categories: Doctor show, lawyer show, cop show. CBS in particular has almost completely given up pretending they care about anything else; no more Jerichos or Viva Laughlins, just more cops, more lawyers, and their highest priority is finding a successful medical show. But most networks are heavily oriented towards crime and doctor shows, with the occasional science fiction or period pilot to leaven the mix. NBC may have ordered a “complex, sprawling” epic ambitious pilot from the creator of Syriana, but it’s still a crime show with cops and criminals when you come right down to it.

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Interests of members were looked after, not the public

SPECIAL REPORT: Legal insurance could be just what Canadians need

What do you do when your life’s been a train wreck? Sing about it.

From a recent column by Victor Davis Hanson: Reagan,  Cheney, Bush senior and Bush junior: Not lawyers. Meanwhile…