LEGAL TOPICS: Legal Research

Legitimate Expectations Doctrine

Sturdy Truck Body (1972) Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue | 1995 CarswellNat 419 | Federal Court — Trial Division

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Phrase of the Week - Magic Number Test

Wrzesnewskyj v. Canada (Attorney General) | 2012 CarswellOnt 12998 | Supreme Court of Canada

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This post explains Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right to life, liberty and security of the person.

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This post explains how legal researchers can properly note up Quebec statutes on westlaw Canada

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This post by the editor of the Index to Canadian Legal Literature describes a number of new types of material now included in the Index.

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This post explains how legal researchers can use westlaw Canada's new auto-suggest feature to find cases by name even faster and more efficiently.

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This post summarises a recent Manitoba Queen's Bench case in which a lawyer unsuccessfully challenged the validity of the Law Society's continuing professional development requirements.

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Residential Driveway

O'Brien Paving Inc. v. Hill | 2012 CarswellOnt 8794 (Ont. L.R.B.) | Waddingham Vice Chair

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This post summarises a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case in which the defendant sought to strike portions of the Crown's statement of claim on the basis of Parliamentary privilege.

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This post explains how to effectively search on westlaw Canada, using either plain language or Boolean terms and connectors methods.

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This post summarizes a Nova Scotia Small Claims case in which homeowners sued their home inspector for negligence. Despite the finding of negligence, the inspector was able to enforce the limitation of liability clause in the contract.

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R. v. Pick | 2014 CarswellSask 677 | Saskatchewan Provincial Court

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