Legal History
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From  A Railway, a City, and the Public Regulation of Private PropertyCPR v City of Vancouver From: Property on Trial |
Examination of a 2006 Supreme Court of Canada case arising from the Canadian Pacific Railway’s challenge to a City of Vancouver development plan, and what it reveals about the boundary … | Douglas C Harris | 32 | 2012 | $3.20 Add |
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From  A War of Attrition, 1915–20From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the City’s attempt to weaken the Toronto Railway Company and the Toronto Electric Light Company so that their ownership would be motivated to sell cheaply. | C. Ian Kyer | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Law in the Federal Courts of Canada |
This chapter examines how Aboriginal law had been handled by the Federal Court four the past five decades. | Dwight Newman | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Address to the Electors of TerrebonneFrom: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition |
Text of 1840 speech by Louis-Hyppolyte Fontaine promoting responsible government. | Debra Thompson; François Rocher; Peter Russell | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add |
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From  An Introduction to the Law of TrustsFrom: Law of Trusts, 3/e |
Discusses the concept and history of trusts, contrasts trusts with other legal relationships, and refers to equity and the civil law. | Eileen E Gillese | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Appendix 1Firm Chronology 1863–2012 |
Provides a chronology of the firm’s many names. | C. Ian Kyer | 3 | 2013 | $0.30 Add |
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From Appendix 2Brief Histories of Campbell Godfrey & Lewtas, Martineau Walker, and Russell & DuMoulin |
Provides brief histories of Campbell Godfrey & Lewtas, Martineau Walker and Russel & Dumoulin. | C. Ian Kyer | 7 | 2013 | $0.70 Add |
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From Beatty Blackstock, 1890–1906 |
Focuses on W.H. Beatty and Tom Blackstock and their significant roles at the firm. Struggles over power in the firm between Beatty and Blackstock are also chronicled. Other prominent figures of … | C. Ian Kyer | 266 | 2013 | $26.60 Add |
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From Begging to DifferPanhandling, Public space, and Municipal Property From: Property on Trial |
Examination of a 2002 Supreme Court of British Columbia case concerning the constitutionality of a City of Vancouver bylaw regulating panhandling, and how it revealed tensions over the use of … | Nicholas Blomley | 32 | 2012 | $3.20 Add |
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From NEW! Bijuralism and Bilingualism in CanadaThe Role of the Federal Courts |
In this chapter the authors examine the predominant role of the Federal Courts in the development of Canadian legal duality and, in particular, respect for the integrity of Quebec civil law in … | Martine Valois | 46 | 2021 | $4.60 Add |
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From  Canada’s Constitutional Development before 1867From: Constitutional Law, 5/e |
Review of the development of representative and responsible government in Canada before Confederation. | Byron Shaw; Padraic Ryan; Patrick J. Monahan | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |
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From Challenges Overcome, 1881–89 |
Discusses the challenges overcome between the years 1881-89, beginning with the death of William Gooderham and including the departure of several partners of the firm, other professional … | C. Ian Kyer | 25 | 2013 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Changing Course or Trimming Sails?The Supreme Court Reconsiders |
In the past few years, the Supreme Court of Canada has demonstrated a remarkable willingness to review its own decisions and to reach new results. In reviewing the Court’s decisions during … | Thomson Irvine | 16 | 2011 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 1History of the United Nations |
Topics in this chapter include the conferences during and after the Second World War that led to the creation of the United Nations, as well as summaries of events that occured during each … | Tavadian Alexandre | 70 | 2021 | $7.00 Add |
 Class Actions ControversyThe Origins and Development of the Ontario Class Proceedings Act |
Winner of the 2019 Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History Shortlisted for the Speaker’s Book Award 2019 The Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 represented a major innovation in civil … | Suzanne Chiodo | 302 | 2018 | View |
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From Class Actions in England, North America, and Australia |
This chapter explores the debate on class action reform in Ontario, which was preceded by the origins of class actions and group proceedings in the Court of Chancery, the limited jurisprudence in … | Suzanne Chiodo | 31 | 2018 | $3.10 Add |
