Will Week is a week-long series of free public events to bring awareness to the importance of wills and estate planning. Seminars start Tuesday April 26, 2022. Visit the Library’s events calendar for session and registration information.
The event is a collaboration between the Manitoba Bar Association, The Winnipeg Foundation and the Public Guardian and Trustee. To learn more about Will Week, visit the Winnipeg Foundation website.
As part of this year’s Will Week, we have put together a digital book display using our collection of Wills, Estates, and Trusts texts.
To help you browse, we’ve compiled some of our most recent print titles, journal titles, and materials published by the Law Society of Manitoba into this virtual book display.
How to use this display
Click on the image of a title you’re interested in to view the catalog listing (includes the abstract and subject headings).
Our library catalog allows you to create a reading list and keep track of titles. Click “select” at the bottom left of the item’s catalog record. You can add as many titles as you like to your list and email or print it for future reference.
We hope you enjoy this digital book display!
Wills
The following print titles are available:
Drafting Wills in CanadaFeeney’s Canadian Law of WillsOosterhoff on WillsThe Law of Dependents’ Relief in CanadaCapacity and Undue InfluenceDrafting Trusts & Will Trusts in CanadaWills
We also subscribe to journals that exclusively cover the topics of Wills, Estates, and Trusts. Journal titles from HeinOnline Law Journal Library are available behind the Law Society Member Portal:
Estates Trusts and Pensions Journal (print – current to 2022; HeinOnline – available to 2018 online)
Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal (HeinOnline – vol. 1-14, 2008-2021)
Take a look at some of the texts the library has to offer to help with any legal nightmares
· Legal responsibilities of real estate agents — 3rd ed. By Rosemary Bocska and Martin K.I. Rumack
· Caveat emptor and the pros and cons of greater sellers’ disclosure CPD
· 2019 hot topics in real estate (Stigmatized property) CPD
· The law of libel in Canada — 4th ed. Peter A. Downard
· Brown on Defamation
Also be sure to check out this article on HeinOnline about a case where a house was legally declared haunted.
Keep reading for some tips on finding related resources for titles like; AIDS, Ghosts, Murder: Must Real Estate Brokers and Sellers Disclose, or Caveat Spiritus: A Jurisdictional Reflection upon the Law of Haunted Houses and Ghosts
Monday September 7 is Labour Day in Canada, which is a day when we celebrate the achievement of workers’ rights.
In 1872, a printers’ strike fought for a nine hour work day, parading through the streets of Toronto demanding better hours. Soon it gained the attention of Sir John A. MacDonald who would introduce legislation that year that would legalize worker unions in the Trade Union Act. Support grew and soon lead to the declaration of a National Holiday by John Thompson on 23 July 1894.
With new innovations in technology, and changes in how we access information, it is important to be aware of what new problems and solutions are out there. The Law Library can help keep you up-to-date with new texts, online materials, newsletters, and current awareness resources. Displayed here is a collection of current texts and resources to help keep you informed, as well as a few past publications showing the importance and evolution of technology.
Digital evidence : a practitioner’s handbook by Gerald Chan
Sookman: Computer, internet and electronic commerce law
Yearbook of law, computers and technology.
Computer, Internet and electronic Commerce Terms
Doing business on-line : advising clients on the legal issues
Companies Online – A Live System Demonstration
Computer Law, George Takach
Cyberlibel : Information Warfare in the 21st Century? David Potts
Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age — 2 ed. : Law, Ethics, and Practice, Karen Eltis
Also be sure to check out the resources behind the Member’s portal including access to these recently updated journals on HeinOnline:
John Marshall Journal of Information Technology and Privacy Law
European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL)
Berkeley Technology Law Journal
Keep up to date with these Publications and Events Law Society of Manitoba Communique including articles on Cyber Scams and Practice Management Software ABA Techshow
The library has added the following books to its print collection and are now available for loan:
Impaired Driving in Canada The Charter Cases, by Justice Joseph F. Kenkel – 4th ed. KF 2231 .K463 2019 This book offers an examination of relevant Charter issues and cases, touching on everything from roadside investigation, right to counsel and testing at the station/hospital, through to disclosure, trial preparation and Charter procedure at trial. It also includes a chapter on the legal framework for constitutional challenges to the Bill C-46 legislation.
Canadian Contract Law, by Angela Swan, Jakub Adamski, Annie Y. Na – 4th ed. KF 801 .S93 2018 Provides access to leading Canadian contract cases. Expert commentary and analysis focuses on recent developments in the law and on how courts have treated and interpreted contracts as a whole.
Taxation of Business Organizations in Canada, by David G. Duff, Geoffrey Loomer – 2nd ed. KF 6499 .ZA2 .D83 2019 Covering topics from partnership taxation and corporate income taxation, to the taxation of corporate distributions and shareholder benefits and loans, as well as corporate reorganizations, this book is the go-to resource for the most up-to-date case law, commentary and analysis.
Non-Citizens in Canada Status and Rights, by Emily Carasco – 2nd ed. KF 4483 .I5 C37 2019 This timely immigration law guidebook addresses an important legal topic – the legal status of non-citizens in Canada. For the first time, an entire text has been devoted to this increasingly significant area within immigration law and policy.
Torts A Guide for the Perplexed, By G.H.L. Fridman KF 1250 .F853 2017 In this book, Fridman presents an informative background to the law of torts so it can be better understood and appreciated by those who may find themselves somewhat confused as to its true nature and scope.
The Law of Product Warnings and Recalls in Canada, by Douglas Harrison, Alex Colangelo – 2nd ed. KF 3945 .H37 2019 This book will help any Canadian company that manufactures and/or sells a product to understand relevant recall and warning laws, and to employ best practices and risk management strategies to avoid product liability.
The Law of Search & Seizure in Canada, by James A. Fontana, David Keeshan – 1th ed. KF9630 .F6 2019 Much cited by Canadian courts at all levels, this seminal volume clearly lays out the intricate legal framework that governs the issuance, execution and review of search warrants, and the rules limiting warrantless activities by state agents.
Law is a Buyer’s Market: Building a Client-First Law Firm, by Jordan Furlong KF 315 .F87 2017 When clients change their purchasing patterns, law firms need to change their approach. Law Is A Buyer’s Market will help you adapt to the new legal market and lead your firm into the future of law.
The Law of Bailment by Robert Tanha Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2020 The Death of a Butterfly : Mental Health Court Diaries Researching Legislative Intent : A Practical Guide by Susan Barker and Erica Anderson
New impaired driving legislation is coming into effect on December 16, 2019 that adds stricter penalties for impaired driving, including immediate roadside prohibition.
To help understand these changes, we have displayed relevant print and online resources.
For print items in the library see:
Impaired driving in Canada (4th edition) by Joseph F. Kenkel
Defending drinking and driving cases by Alan D. Gold
A guide to breathalyzer certificates in Canada by Alan Pearse
Impaired driving in Canada, 2012-2013 ed. By Joseph F. Kenkel
Impaired driving in Canada by Joseph F. Kenkel
Impaired driving and breathalyzer law : recent case law prepared by Keith R. Hamilton
Breathalyzer law in Canada : the prosecution and defence of drinking and driving offences (4th edition)
Journal of motor vehicle law
In our online collection we have:
From the Emond collection available behind the member’s portal, Impaired driving and other criminal code driving offences: A practitioner’s handbook by Karen Jokinen , Peter Keen
And from the Irwin Law collection on desLibris: Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada by Nathan Baker
As well as eNewsletters such as Impaired Driving NetLetter(TM) by the Hon. Justice Joseph F. Kenkel
The Manitoba Law Library would like to acknowledge with gratitude that we are situated on Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.
Printing and Photocopying
If you need to use the library’s printing and photocopying services you will need to create an account. See us at the front desk for assistance.
Please note: The library will be closing early on Friday, December 13th at 11:00AM for a special event. Regular library service will resume Monday, December 16th at 8:30AM.
Please note: The library will be closed on Monday, November 11th, 2024. Regular library service will resume Tuesday, November 12th at 8:30AM.
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