New Book Display: Impaired Driving

by | Jan 7, 2019 | Cannabis, Criminal Law, Current Awareness, Impaired Driving, New Books

We’ve put together a display of relevant resources on impaired driving both physical, and electronic to help you and your clients in the New Year. 

Books in the library:

desLibris (Behind the Law Society of Manitoba Member’s Portal)

Newsletters:

  • Segal’s Motor Vehicle and Impaired Driving Newsletter
  • Impaired Driving NetLetter

*Newsletter distribution service is only offered to member’s of the Law Society of Manitoba.

To take out one of these books, please see a staff member.

Criminal Law – New Titles in the Library

by | Oct 29, 2018 | Criminal Law, Current Awareness, Evidence, Impaired Driving, New Books

Two new titles have been added to our collection:

Watt’s Manual of Criminal Evidence by David Watt

Defending Drinking and Driving Cases 2018  by Alan D. Gold

Related Titles in the Library:

Newsletter Subscriptions:

  • Watt’s Criminal Law and Evidence Newsletter
  • Alan D. Gold’s Criminal Law NetLetter
  • Impaired Driving NetLetter
  • Segal’s Motor Vehicle and Impaired Driving Newsletter
  • Police Powers Newsletter

Our Current Awareness service is offered to members of the Law Society of Manitoba. To receive the latest issues right to your inbox, contact the Manitoba Law Library by phone, email, or in person and we will be happy to add you to our distribution list.

To view our other available subscriptions or for more information, visit our Current Awareness guide. 

Contents Update – Canadian Labour & Employment Law Journal

by | 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

New Book Display: New Professionals

by | Aug 8, 2018 | Current Awareness, New Books

Are you new to the profession, practicing a new area of law, or new to the library? We’ve created a display with you in mind! This month at the library we’ve collected a few of our materials that will help you get started.

Also featured on this display is a list of our current awareness newsletters.  This is a service we offer to members of The Law Society of Manitoba to help professionals stay current. We send out updated issues of newsletters from LexisNexis and Westlaw. To be added to our distribution list, email library@lawsociety.mb.ca

If you’re new to the library, we’ve put together an information sheet that breaks down what we subscribe to both electronically and in print, and the services that we offer.

Titles on display are:

To take out one of these books, please see a staff member.

New Book Display: New & Featured Books

by | Jul 12, 2018 | Contract Law, Criminal Law, Government Procurement, Mining Law, New Books, Personal Injury

We’ve recently added new titles to our collection!

New to our library are titles from Emond’s Criminal Law Series. The series was awarded the 2018 Hugh Lawford Award for excellence in legal publishing.  

New titles are:

If you’re looking to take out any of these books, please see a staff member. (48 hour loan period)

New Book Display: Small Business and the Law

by | May 25, 2018 | Business Law, New Books

On Tuesday, May 29th the Winnipeg Public Library in conjunction with Community Legal Education Association is hosting a free session on Small Business and the Law as part of their Law in the Library program.

Lawyer Samuel Goszer, of Duboff Edwards Haight & Schachter Law Corporation will be speaking on different forms of business organization and licencing and legal requirements.

Registration is required. Click HERE for more information.

To keep up to date with what is happening around Winnipeg, we are featuring a display of some of our texts on business law to help you and your clients.

Titles are:

If you’re looking to take out any of these books, please see a staff member. (48 hour loan period).

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.