Legal Profession

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Conflict of Interest

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

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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
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Facebook, Social Networking, and the Appearance of Impropriety

For Judges, Less is More

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

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Discussion of social media practices and policies for judges in the United States and Canada. 27 $2.70 Add
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Lawyers in the Youth Justice Process

From: Youth Criminal Justice Law, 3/e

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Discussion of the evolution of the involvement of lawyers in the youth justice process and the contentious issues related to the role. ; 40 $4.00 Add
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McLachlin’s Leading Decisions as Chief Justice

From: Beverley McLachlin

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Overviews McLachlin’s role in the most important decisions as chief justice. Specifically looks at her decisions relating to Indigenous rights, prostitution, and prisoners’ voting rights. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Reports on Financial Statements

From: Understanding Financial Statements

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Considers reports on financial statements, focusing on auditors’ reports, general representation letters, the structure of audit reports, qualified reports, review engagements and notice to … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Better Part of Average

From: Why Good Lawyers Matter

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Presentation of three samples of routine situations involving guilty pleas to illustrate the challenges and responsibilities involved in all aspects of legal practice. 7 $0.70 Add
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Why we can’t trust witnesses

From: Advocates and Advocacy

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Personal reflections on the legal profession. 6 $0.60 Add
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Client Perjury

From: Ethics and Criminal Law, 2/e

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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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Dissident in Search of Consensus

From: Beverley McLachlin

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Addresses McLachlin’s role in transforming the way the Supreme Court approach to making decisions. Explains how, under McLachlin’s leadership, the Court became more consensual and … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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If we can’t trust witnesses, can we trust trials?

From: Advocates and Advocacy

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Personal reflections on the legal profession. 9 $0.90 Add
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Interpretation of Financial Statements

From: Understanding Financial Statements

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Discusses the interpretation of financial statements, focusing on measuring financial success, returns on equity, profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, financial leverage and … 25 $2.50 Add

Judicial Independence

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Judicial Independence

From: Canada's Courts

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Minders, Grinders, and Robertson, 1919–38

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

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Discusses the firm from the years 1919-38, some of which the firm was under Alex Fasken’s leadership. Other important details of that time frame are touched upon. 40 $4.00 Add
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Social Networking and Cyber Research Undermining the Jury System

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

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Analysis of the effect of juror social networking and cyber research on the validity of jury verdicts. 12 $1.20 Add
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Why Do We Regulate Lawyers?

From: Why Good Lawyers Matter

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Description of the lawyer’s public and private roles in the context of justifying the regulation of lawyer conduct. 14 $1.40 Add