Canada Quantum Digest – The Civil Litigator’s Companion is the civil practitioner’s “must-have” resource for quantum digest summaries in key areas of litigation where quantum is an important consideration. Superior organization allows you to locate the key information you need for your case — quickly and effi ciently.

 

This five-part softcover volume delivers cross-Canada comprehensive coverage of quantum awards from all English language common-law jurisdictions in the following topics:

• Defamation
• Breach of Contract
• Wrongful Dismissal
• Environmental and Related Losses
• Medical Negligence

 

Highlights

 

• Coverage of wrongful dismissal awards for breaches of contract and under the common law; employment issues also include breach of restrictive covenants and agency agreements
• Breach of contract topics include these much-litigated types of agreements:
  • Construction and building contracts
  • Sale of land
  • Leases
  • Insurance
• Environmental digests specify whether the claim is for nuisance, trespass or negligence
• Medical negligence digests include awards for loss of care, guidance and  companionship to parents, spouses, children, siblings or others

 

Features and Benefits

Designed with the civil practitioner in mind, Canada Quantum Digest — The Civil Litigator’s Companion incorporates the following features:

 

• Comprehensive and cohesive classification scheme - the digests are classified using the LexisNexis Classification system (also known as Quickwords) allowing users to search on the terms in both print and online formats
• Consistent appearance of headnotes and citations - the layout of the terms within the headnotes and the classification scheme are tailored for each topic
• Information provided in citation line to aid searchability in print or online - all summaries indicate the year of the judgment, court, jurisdiction, judge, counsel and Quicklaw citations and parallels
• Tables and indexes as aids to research - finding tools include a table of cases, an index to judges and an index to counsel for each topic. In addition, specialized tables are provided as follows:

• Defamation - International Survey of Internet Damages Awards
• Breach of Contract - Punitive and Similar Damages Awarded
• Wrongful Dismissal - Wallace Damages Awarded
• Environmental and Related Losses - Punitive and Similar Damages Awarded
• Medical Negligence - Awards for Loss of Care, Guidance and Companionship

• Current case law - contains the most recent case decisions for your best source of information