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A single web page gives you complete access to select volumes of Halsbury’s® Laws of Canada, key analytical materials relating to civil practice and procedure, The Canada Digest and essential primary materials, such as case law, board and tribunal decisions, and legislation.
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- Represent clients in any forum of law, such as trials, hearings, arbitrations and mediations before administrative boards, tribunals, and federal and provincial courts
- Negotiate and advocate confidently when matters span multiple areas of law — commercial, personal injury, real property, municipal and more
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Expansive secondary materials selected specifically for civil litigators:
- Halsbury’s® Laws of Canada, providing the black-letter statement of the law as it stands today:
- Halsbury’s® Laws of Canada – Civil Procedure (Abrams, McGuinness and Brecher)
- Halsbury’s® Laws of Canada – Negligence (Linden and Feldthusen)
- Halsbury’s® Laws of Canada – Torts (Linden and Feldthusen)
- Exclusive leading Butterworths® treatises relating to civil practice and procedure:
- Canadian Federal Courts Practice (Hughes, Renaud and Horne)
- Federal Limitations Manual
- McLachlin & Taylor – British Columbia Practice (Irvine)
- British Columbia Limitations Manual
- Alberta Limitations Manual
- Ontario Courtroom Procedure (Ferguson) — The most popular modern courtroom guide for trial lawyers
- Ontario Superior Court Practice (Archibald, Killeen and Morton)
- Ontario Limitations Manual
- Nova Scotia Civil Procedure Rules (Thompson) — The official annotated version of the Nova Scotia Civil Procedure Rules, as recognized by the Nova Scotia Department of Justice
- Butterworths topical treatises vital to practising civil law:
- Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant – The Law of Evidence in Canada (Bryant, Lederman and Fuerst)
- Class Actions Law and Practice (Eizenga, Peerless, Wright and Callaghan)
- Canadian Tort Law (Linden and Feldthusen)
- Canadian Contract Law (Swan)
- Castel & Walker – Canadian Conflict of Laws (Walker)
- The Law of Limitations (Mew)
- Easy-to-use forms and precedents required for your drafting needs:
- Ontario Court Forms – Williston & Rolls (Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP)
- British Columbia Court Forms – McLachlin & Taylor (Irvine)
- Relevant titles from The Canada Digest, for convenient access to hundreds of case summaries:
- Canada Civil Procedure Digest
- Canada Civil Evidence Digest
- Canada Limitation of Actions Digest
- Comprehensive coverage of quantum awards from English-language decisions from all common law jurisdictions
- Canada Breach of Contract Quantums
- Canada Defamation Quantums
- Canada Medical Negligence Quantums
- Canada Property-Related Torts Quantums
- Canada Wrongful Dismissal Quantums
- Group sources with the most up-to-date version of all statutes pertaining to civil practice and procedure:
- Litigation Practice Area Statutes
- Litigation Practice Area Regulations
- The best in current awareness sources:
- Carlson Personal Injury Quantum of Damages NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Civil Practice (Federal) NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Civil Practice (Western Canada) NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Ontario Civil Practice NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Civil Practice (Atlantic Canada) NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Civil Evidence NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Conflict of Laws NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Limitation of Actions NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Class Actions NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Economic Damages NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Personal Injury NetLetter™
- LexisNexis® Tort Law NetLetter™
- Bulletin LexisNexis® Procédure civile (Quebec)
- Bulletin LexisNexis® Preuve civile (Quebec)
- Bulletin LexisNexis® Prescription (Quebec)
- Bulletin LexisNexis® Recours collectifs (Quebec)
- Bulletin LexisNexis® Responsabilité civile (Quebec)