Legal History

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Overview

Overview

From: Class Actions Controversy

Provides an introduction to the existing scholarship on the history of class actions. 14 $1.40 Add
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Pickup and Calvin, 1939–52

Pickup and Calvin, 1939–52

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Focuses on Pickup and Calivn from the years 1939-52, who were two named partners at the firm. Alex Fasken’s role in the firm is also discussed. 22 $2.20 Add
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Pirate or Prophet?

Pirate or Prophet?

Monsanto Canada Inc v Schmeiser

From: Property on Trial

Examination of a 2004 Supreme Court of Canada patent infringement case arising from the use of genetically modified seeds without paying the licensing fee. 30 $3.00 Add
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Politics and Family Ties, 1876–80

Politics and Family Ties, 1876–80

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Discusses the role politics played in restructuring the firm in the mid-1870s, when many departures and arrivals occurred. 15 $1.50 Add
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Preface

Preface

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Explains what drew the author to this project. Acknowledgments are also made. 6 $0.60 Add
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Preface

Preface

From: Jeannie's Demise

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Private Property and the Public Interest

Private Property and the Public Interest

(Re)Telling the Stories of Principles, Places, and Parties

From: Property on Trial

Commentary about the essays in the collection. 24 $2.40 Add
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Procedural Fairness at the McLachlin Court

Procedural Fairness at the McLachlin Court

From: Public Law at the McLachlin Court

The question that arises is whether and how the Supreme Court’s procedural fairness jurisprudence has provided guidance to administrative tribunals, enabling them to justify, or legitimize, … 30 $3.00 Add
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Profile of the Judiciary
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Profile of the Judiciary

From: The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

This chapter offers a profile of the judiciary by examining interviews with current and retired judges and prothonotaries of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and their observations. 29 $2.90 Add
Property on Trial

Property on Trial

Canadian Cases in Context

Co-Published with the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History Property on Trial is a collection of 14 studies of Canadian property law disputes — some well-known, some more obscure … ; ; 545 View
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Public Lands and Natural Resources

Public Lands and Natural Resources

History

From: Public Lands and Resources Law in Canada

Historical overview of how public lands and resources came into being in Canada before Confederation. ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Public Lands and Natural Resources

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Confederation and Onwards

From: Public Lands and Resources Law in Canada

Historical overview of the development of public lands and resources at Confederation and during the subsequent expansion of the country. ; ; 25 $2.50 Add
Public Law at the McLachlin Court

Public Law at the McLachlin Court

The First Decade

Beverley McLachlin was sworn in as the seventeenth Chief Justice of Canada on 7 January 2000. This book focuses on constitutional and administrative law decisions rendered in the first decade of … ; 447 View
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Regina v Stewart

Regina v Stewart

Is Information Property?

From: Property on Trial

Examination of the history and consequences of a 1988 Supreme Court of Canada case regarding the relationship between confidential information and property. 39 $3.90 Add
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Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892–93

Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892–93

From: Thirty Years' War

Account of political activities surrounding the enactment of the legislation to incorporate the Toronto Railway Company. 16 $1.60 Add
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Seeking Victory By Other Means, 1912–14

Seeking Victory By Other Means, 1912–14

From: Thirty Years' War

Account of the City’s attempt to purchase the Toronto Railway Company and the Toronto Electric Light Company. 10 $1.00 Add