From Your Library: Online Access to LSUC CPD

I’m sure most of you are well aware of the valuable Continuing Professional Development programs that are held by the Law Society in Toronto every year. Perhaps you’re even aware that the CCLA Library receives the materials from these programs in our collection. What is lesser known we find, is the fact that most of these papers are available online through a service called Access CLEAccess CLE provides LSUC articles since 2004, and articles that are older than 18 months are free of charge. Some of these papers include:

  • The popular Annotated Document series (i.e. Annotated Shareholder Agreement, Annotated Guardianship Documents, Annotated Employment Agreements, etc.)
  • Presentations on more obscure areas of law
  • Case Commentaries and Analysis
  • Practical Practice Management Tips
  • And many more!

The unfortunate part of all of this is that the search engine for Access CLE is somewhat frustrating to use and many find it difficult to locate what they are looking for. Instead, the best way to search for articles is by using the Infolocate search engine, which integrates Access CLE into its collection. You can search as follows:

  1. Head to Infolocate.ca
  2. In the dropdown menu that reads “All Libraries”, scroll to the bottom and select “Access CLE”, so that your search bar looks like this: infolocate
  3. Enter search terms in the box and select search. This will search only online articles that are available for download.

If you prefer, you can also browse what is available by going to the Access CLE website. Click on your area of law under “Browse Collections”, and select which year you would like to browse.

As mentioned, the CCLA collects all of these materials in print as well, so if there is something you would like that was released in the past 18 months, we can get that for you for free. Just give us a shout!

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Kahsai v Hagos (2015 ONSC 3900)
spousal support — income — children — divorce — expenses
Justice M. Shelston

Blois v Gleason (2015 ONSC 4262)
post-secondary education — child — post-secondary expenses — amount — annum
Justice J. Mackinnon

Dumais c. Bergeron (2015 ONCS 3346)
résidence — pension alimentaire — horaire — impaires — grands-parents paternels
Juge M. Shelston

Buckland v Buckland (2015 ONSC 4195)
possession of the matrimonial home — listing — income — child — exclusive possession of the matrimonial
Justice M. Shelston

Hutchinson v Hutchinson (2015 ONSC 4252)
settlement conference — disclosure — reason to doubt the correctness — seeks — relevant
Justice J. Mackinnon

Rolland v Tevendale (2015 ONSC 3226)
spousal support — separation agreement — marriage — domestic contract — set aside
Justice P. Smith

Civil Matters

Carleton Condominium Corp. No. 25 v Patrick Eagan (2015 ONSC 4353)
pest control treatment — bed bugs — bed bug infestation — unit — condominium
Justice S. Corthorn

Brooks v Conference Board of Canada (2015 ONSC 4087)
reemployment — notice — compensation — saturated — termination
Justice C. Hackland

Tierney (Estate) v Brown (2015 ONSC 4137)
estate trustees — solicitor — late — passing of accounts — handled
Justice C. Hackland

Paquette c. Quadraspec (2015 ONCS 4179)
dépens — motion — taux d indemnisation partielle — dommages-intérêts compensatoires — tarifs
Juge P. Kane

7250118 Canada Inc. v 2308095 Ontario Inc. (2015 ONSC 4095)
deposit — contract — texts — project — evidence
Regional Senior Justice J. McNamara

Attorney General of Ontario v $17,700.00 in Canadian Currency (In Rem) (2015 ONSC 4301)
affidavit of merits — deponent — attached as an exhibit — cross-examine the deponents — res judicata
Justice S. Kershman

Childs v Childs (2015 ONSC 4036)
compensation — personal care — best interests — guardian — siblings
Justice G. Tranmer

Raji v Myers (2015 ONSC 4066)
vexatious — high profiled individuals — experiment — plot — frivolous
Justice R. Beaudoin

Criminal Matters

R. v Cross (2015 ONSC 4251)
sexual — evening — bedroom — texted — choked
Justice C. Hackland

R. v Charron (2015 ONSC 4150)
notes — t-shirt worn — lineup — defence
Justice C. McKinnon

R. v H. (2015 ONSC 4054)
sexual — told — home — upstairs — evidence
Justice C. Aitken

R. v Atkinson (2015 ONSC 4037)
texted — aggravated assault — offence — pipe — beating
Justice J. Blishen

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Navistar Canada Inc. v Superintendent of Financial Services (2015 ONSC 2797)
reorganization — partial windup — ceased to be employed — closure — collective agreements
Justices K. Swinton, H. Sachs, and M. Labrosse

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Owen (2015 ONCA 462)
sentence — jury — discreditable conduct — condominium — deed
Justices A. Hoy, K. Feldman, and P. Rouleau

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Johnson v Johnson (2015 ONSC 3875)
amount of child support — income tax — arrears — adult high school — imputes
Justice S. Kershman

Gilles Raymond c. André-Ann Boudrias (2015 ONCS 3778)
école le lundi matin — pension alimentaire — garde — mère — dépôt à l école
Juge M. Charbonneau

Cork v Cork (2015 ONSC 3681)
spousal support — pre-judgment interest — cottage — costs — equalization
Justice B. Warkentin

Civil Matters

Sproule v Tony Graham Motors Group (2015 ONSC 3976)
dealership — operating companies — corporations — summary judgment motion — employer
Master C. MacLeod

Farjon et al. v Farazli et al. (2015 ONSC 3974)
news release — costs of the motion — withdraw — partially — find
Justice M. Charbonneau

Regional Group of Companies Inc. v 1760452 Ontario Inc. (2015 ONSC 3514)
offer to lease — agent — leasing — principal — listing
Justice P. Kane

Lee v Ontario Lottery and Gaming (2015 ONSC 3576)
part-time housekeeper — damages — unionized — gaming — vexatious
Justice R. Maranger

Mattar v Dahnoun (2015 ONSC 3803)
pleading amendment — property — proposed — admissions — motion
Master C. MacLeod

Lewis v Lavern Heideman & Sons Limited (2015 ONSC 3752)
genuine issue requiring — lumberyard — summary — trucks — fact-finding powers
Justice P. Smith

Fernandes v Carleton University and BCE Inc. (2015 ONSC 3373)
grade — academic — subsidiary — internal — student
Justice P. Smith

Divisional Court & Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Rayes v Dominguez-Cortes (2015 ONSC 3693)
best interests of the child — custody — travel — balanced — expenses
Justice T. Heeney, T. Lofchik, and W. Matheson

Aiken v Ottawa Police Services Board (2015 ONSC 3793)
data collection — pedestrian stops — complaint — remedies — settlement
Justices S. Lederman, A. Molloy, and D. Corbett

R. v. Hilan (2015 ONCA 455)
mischief charge — bus — interfered — skirt — enjoyment
Justices J. Simmons, M. Tulloch, and G. Huscroft

R. v. Whitlock (2015 ONCA 445)
pre-sentence custody — sentence — bail — credit — pre-trial custody
Justices G. Strathy, C.J.O., G. Pardu, and M. Benotto

R. v. Bingley (2015 ONCA 439)
sample — evaluation — ability to operate a motor — alcohol — impaired by a drug
Justices E. Cronk, E. Gillese, and G. Huscroft

R. v. Trudel (2015 ONCA 422)
verdict — curiae — finding — guilty plea — hospital
Justices R. Blair, M. Tulloch, and C. W. Hourigan

Chat Service Now Available!

Research made even easier! We are pleased to announce that you can now contact the CCLA Library through our new chat service. Simply click on the “Chat Now” button to connect with one of our Library Staff.

chatNow during regular office hours (8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday), you can chat with a Librarian and get case searches, precedents, historical legislation, secondary sources, document retrieval, and more, all free of charge.

So make sure to bookmark this page for the next time you need legal resources!

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Luc Riopel c. Melissa Riopel (2015 ONCS 3592)
époux — pension alimentaire — montant — prends en considération — provisoire
Juge M. Charbonneau

McFarland v McFarland (2015 ONSC 3379)
parenting coordinator — arbitration — process — screening — will
Justice T. Minnema

Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa v K.A. and E.T. (2015 ONSC 3378)
wardship — child — alcohol — genuine issue requiring — motion
Justice T. Minnema

Civil Matters

McClatchie v Rideau Lake (Township) (2015 ONSC 3302)
docketed — costs — indemnity — disbursements — alternate
Justice P. Kane

Lorion v 1163957799 (2015 ONSC 3420)
costs — proceeding — vicarious liability for sexual harassment — successful — motion
Justice P. Smith

Criminal Matters

R. v. Hoare (2015 ONCJ 283)
baseball bat — garage — intent to kill — cloth — murder
Justice R. Wadden

R. v Durward (2015 ONSC 1988)
calls for bids — tenders — offence of bid-rigging — air of reality test — defence
Justice B. Warkentin

R. v Bhullar (2015 ONSC 3299)
delay — second set of trial dates — days — absence of an interpreter — disclosure
Justice L. Ratushny

Divisional Court Decisions from Ottawa Judges

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories v Int’l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 772 (2015 ONSC 3436)
administrative — application for judicial review — exceptional circumstances — premature — will
Justices H. Sachs, R. J. Smith, and H. Wilton-Siegel

Men At Work General Contractors Ltd. v MacDonald, Phillip (2015 ONSC 3413)
overruns — costs — contractor — motion — error
Justices H. Sachs, R. J. Smith, and D. L. Corbett

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

Keys v. Intact Insurance Company (2015 ONCA 400)
video — course of their employment — third — internet — posted
Justices R. Juriansz, P. Lauwers, and G. Huscroft

From Your Library: New Release – “Election Law in Canada”

Every so often,we get a new book in the library that is on a topic where we have few other titles, especially anything published recently. Aside from some entries in legal encyclopedias and an older text, election law is one of those topics. This is why we’re excited about a new book: Election Law in Canada by Donald J. Bourgeois with Susan B. Campbell. You can find this book in our library in the Texts section at KF 4483 .E4 B67 2015.

If you’d like to pick one up for yourself, you can buy it from Lexis where it costs $90.00.

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Philippe v Bertrand (2015 ONSC 2449)
versus — income — spousal support payable — offer — deductions
Justice P. Kane

Hillier v Green (2015 ONSC 3071)
child support — full-time employment — set-off amount — income — retroactive
Justice A. Doyle

Kadolph v Kadolph (2015 ONSC 3047)
leave — importance — correctness — granted — open to very serious debate
Justice P. Smith

Vallier v Meester (2015 ONSC 3292)
self-represented — costs — factored — proportionality — enrichment
Justice J. Mackinnon

Civil Matters

Boudreau v Loba (2015 ONSC 3267)
partial indemnity — motion — costs — time — articling student
Master C. MacLeod

Campbell Pools Inc. v The Seville Group Inc. (2015 ONSC 2314)
property — acres — acre parcel — barn — severance
Justice R. Beaudoin

Robinson v Lepage (2015 ONSC 3128)
reasonable apprehension of bias — donation — website — paralegal — perception
Justice P. Smith

Criminal Matters

R. v Denis (2015 ONSC 3179)
mental illnesses — offender — disorder — sentence — manslaughter
Justice R. Smith

R. v. Fitts (2015 ONCJ 262)
disclosure — information — simulator — evidence — machine
Justice D. Paciocco

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Huh (2015 ONCA 356)
sentencing — conditional discharge — incarceration — offender — sentence
Justices E. Gillese, M. Tulloch, and P. Lauwers

R. v. Buoc (2015 ONCA 341)
firearm — cocaine — officer — acted in good faith — uncovered
Justices R. Juriansz, P. Rouleau, and C. W. Hourigan

From Your Library: New Release – “Examinations in Civil Trials”

If you’re an articling student or new lawyer, this is for you! Irwin Law (the publisher of “those burgundy text books”) has a series of books aimed specifically at those who are new to the profession. The latest in this series – which is authored by Ottawa lawyer John Hollander – was published just last month and is called Examinations in Civil Trials: The Formula for Success. You can find this, along with the other books in this series, in our library (this book specifically is at KF 8950 H64 2015).

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

MacDonell v MacDonell (2015 ONSC 2856)
motions — costs — litigants — children — unreasonably
Justice R. Laliberté

Civil Matters

O’Brien v Blue Heron Co-Operative Homes Inc. (2015 ONSC 2929)
co-operative — by-laws — appoint an inspector to investigate — evictions — rental arrears
Justice D. Rutherford

El‑Khodr v Lackie (2015 ONSC 2824)
coverage — medication — future — collateral benefits — assignable
Justice G. Toscano Roccamo

Criminal Matters

R. v Dell (2015 ONSC 1570)
faint hope — punishment — parole ineligibility — screening — retrospective
Justice R. Maranger

Court of Appeal Decisions of Local Interest

R. v. Munkonda (2015 ONCA 309)
bilingual — preliminary inquiry — official languages — anglophone — violations
Justices R. Sharpe, P. Rouleau, and G. Pardu

Library Tours for Summer Students

We are always excited to welcome new students to the CCLA Library! In anticipation of the influx of new summer and articling students we have scheduled some tours for the end of May and beginning of June.

These tours are a great opportunity to meet library staff and learn about library resources, training opportunities, and legal services which may support and assist you in your practice. We also encourage any and all to sign up for the CCLA Newsletter to begin learning about news, events, and opportunities in the East Region.

Tours will be held beginning May 12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 AM, and usually take between 15 to 20 minutes. Please email library@ccla-abcc.ca or call 613-233-7386 x221 to schedule a tour.