Legal Profession

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Canada's Courts

Appointing Judges

From: Canada's Courts

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Asking ourselves the Moneyball question about expert evidence

Asking ourselves the Moneyball question about expert evidence

From: Advocates and Advocacy

Personal reflections on the legal profession. 8 $0.80 Add
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Beatty Blackstock, 1890–1906

Beatty Blackstock, 1890–1906

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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 … 266 $26.60 Add
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Beside the Supreme Court bench

Beside the Supreme Court bench

A law clerk’s reflections on advocacy

From: Advocates and Advocacy

Personal reflections on the legal profession. 3 $0.30 Add
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"Better . . . Or Worse?"

"Better . . . Or Worse?"

The Satisfactions and Frustrations of the Lawyer-Client Relationship

From: Why Good Lawyers Matter

Discussion of whether or not the lawyer-client relationship has improved in the past half century. 25 $2.50 Add
Beverley McLachlin

Beverley McLachlin

The Legacy of a Supreme Court Chief Justice

As a judge, Beverley McLachlin has had an unequalled impact on Canadian life. She stands out for her unique ability to stand up for the values and beliefs that reflect the best of Canada and … 232 View
Canada's Court System

Canada’s Court System

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Canada's Courts

Canada’s Court System

From: Canada's Courts

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Canada's Courts

Canada’s Courts

A Social Scientists Ground-Breaking Account of the Canadian Judicial System

A unique discussion of the judicial system in Canada, this is the first book on the court system to be written from a social science, rather than a legal, perspective. McCormick analyzes which … 234 View
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Challenges Overcome, 1881–89

Challenges Overcome, 1881–89

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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 … 25 $2.50 Add
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Choosing and Refusing Clients

Choosing and Refusing Clients

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

Analysis of situations in which a lawyer may not represent a particular client, how to exercise discretion in deciding whether or not to accept a case where there is otherwise no impediment, and … ; 26 $2.60 Add
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Client Perjury

Client Perjury

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

Examination of a lawyer’s duty of competent representation, duty to client confidentiality, and duty to the court upon learning that a client has given, or intends to give, false testimony. ; 45 $4.50 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

A Final Word

From: Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e

Suggestion for using existing frameworks to protect privacy, maintain access to justice, and prevent disinformation in the context of technological advances. 3 $0.30 Add
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Confidentiality

Confidentiality

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

Examination of the problems and concerns arising from the lawyer’s core obligation to keep client information confidential, plus the duty of confidentiality owed to non-clients. ; 51 $5.10 Add
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Confidentiality Exceptions

Confidentiality Exceptions

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

Examination of situations where ethical rules may relieve counsel from the usual obligation to keep information confidential, based on countervailing societal values. ; 55 $5.50 Add
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Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

Examination of issues relating to situations in which a lawyer is placed in a position where loyalty to a client is compromised. ; 66 $6.60 Add