by Karen Sawatzky | Oct 9, 2018 | Commentary, Corporate and Commercial Law, Law Society Publications, Legal Research
The October 2018 edition of the Business Law Update has been published. Selected contents include:
- Application of Common Interest Privilege in Commercial Transactions Restored: FCA
- Private Disputes Not Enforceable Via the Oppression Remedy: MBCA
- Exclusion Clause a Bar to Negligent Misrepresentation Claim: MBCA
- Legislative Updates, including several regarding the upcoming legalization of marijuana
- and more.
by Allyssa McFadyen | Sep 11, 2018 | Commentary, Journals, Wills and Estates
Volume 37, No. 4 of the Estates, Trusts, & Pensions Journal has just arrived.
Contents
From the Law Reports
- Be Careful What You Promise: Proprietary Estoppel in Cowper-Smith v. Morgan by Rachael Kwan and Jason M. Chin
- Till Death Do Us Part, or Does It? When Spousal Support Obligations Extend Beyond the Grave by Kimberly D. Visram
Articles
- Halachic Estate Planning – Tax and Litigation Risks by Charles B. Wagner, David Wagner and David Posner
- When in Doubt, Refer Them Out: When is Independent Legal Advice Desirable in Estate and Tax-Planning Transactions? by Karon C. Bales
- The Impact of Illegal Behaviour on Resulting Trusts: Reforming the Reliance Principle in Canada by Calvin Hancock
Practice Note
- Charitable Remainder Trusts – An Update by M. Elena Hoffstein
Book Review
If you would like to receive a copy of any of these articles, please contact us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca
by Karen Sawatzky | Sep 6, 2018 | Commentary, Instruction, Legal Research
Members of the Law Society of Manitoba have access to HeinOnline through the Members’ Portal. Having access to a resource isn’t all that helpful if you don’t know how to use it, however. Lauren Mattiuzzo recently published some research tips to use when searching HeinOnline:
Out with the old, in with the bold
by Allyssa McFadyen | Aug 24, 2018 | Commentary, Current Awareness, Employment and Labour Law, Journals, New Books
Volume 21 No. 1, 2018 of the Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal has arrived in the library.
Table of Contents
- A Legal Framework to Govern Online Political Expression by Public Servants by Amanda Clarke & Benjamin Piper
- Honda v. Keays – Employer Shield or Employee Sword? An Empirical Analysis by Bruce Curran
- Deepening the Delusion in the Regulation of Temporary Help Agency Employment by Timothy J. Bartkiw
- Management Consultants and the Employees of their Client Organizations: Towards a Model of Employee Protection by Pnina Alon-Shenker
Commentary on Cases, Legislation and Policy
- Unclear and Unconvincing: The Standard of Proof in Police Discipline Cases after Jacobs v. Ottawa (Police Service) by Patrick Simon
- Harper v. Lafarge: Summary Judgment and the Assessment of Reasonable Notice in Wrongful Dismissal Cases by Patrick Hart
by Karen Sawatzky | Jul 30, 2018 | Commentary, Immigration, Refugee
Here’s a helpful resource from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada:
Interpretation of the Convention Refugee Definition in the Case Law
Contents include:
- Ch. 1 – Introduction
- Ch. 2 – Country of Persecution
- Ch. 3 – Persecution
- Ch. 4 – Grounds of Persecution – Nexus
- Ch. 5 – Well-founded Fear
- Ch. 6 – State Protection
- Ch. 7 – Change of Circumstances, Compelling Reasons, and Sur Place Claims
- Ch. 8 – Internal Flight Alternative (IFA)
- Ch. 9 – Particular Situations
- Ch. 10 – Exclusion Clauses – Article 1E
- Ch. 11 – Article 1F
- Keypoints
Additional Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Legal Resources are also available.
h/t @LAManitoba (Legal Aid Manitoba)
by Karen Sawatzky | Jul 4, 2018 | Commentary, Criminal Law, Current Awareness, Digests
Further to our previous post on current awareness, we’d like to offer distribution of the following newsletters on criminal law:
- Milligan’s Criminal Law Advisor (monthly)
- Police Powers Newsletter (monthly)
- Mack’s Criminal Law Bulletin (biweekly)
- Segal’s Motor Vehicle and Impaired Driving Newsletter (biweekly)
- Watt’s Criminal Law and Evidence Newsletter (biweekly)
- Alan D. Gold’s Criminal Law Netletter (weekly)
- Impaired Driving Netletter (bimonthly)
If you’re interested in receiving any or all of these newsletters, please email library@lawsociety.mb.ca so we can add you to our distribution list. Please note that you must be a member of the Law Society of Manitoba in order to receive this service.
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