Long considered a classic on trial advocacy, the third edition of Sopinka on the Trial of an Action has recently been published by LexisNexis. The second edition, published in 1998 (shortly after the sudden passing of The Honourable Mr. Justice John Sopinka in 1997), has been well-loved at this library. We’ve gone through several copies in the last 18 years, and we’re sure this new edition will inspire and educate a new generation of barristers.

For this edition,  J. Kenneth McEwan, Q.C., has updated the previous version, while keeping so much of what made it a great book, and also included a new introductory chapter. For more a bit more on what to expect from this edition, check out the LexisNexis website.

The book is so new that we haven’t even let it out of our cataloguing area yet. If you would like to see it, however, just ask!

Here’s a list of new titles we’ve recently added to our library collection. Some titles, such as Canadian Maritime Law and Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law are completely new titles to our collection, while many others are newer editions. These titles can currently be found on our New Books shelf located at the library front desk.

Accident Benefits Guide (LexisNexis)
Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada (LexisNexis)
Annual Review of Family Law 2015 (Carswell)
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law (Irwin Law)
Canadian Contractual Interpretation Law (LexisNexis)
Canadian Insurance Taxation (LexisNexis)
Canadian Maritime Law (Irwin Law)
Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law (Irwin Law)
Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age (Irwin Law)
Criminal Procedure (Irwin Law)
Legal Research and Writing (Irwin Law)
Legal Responsibilities of Real Estate Agents (LexisNexis)
Sale of a Business (LexisNexis)

Below are some of the most recent CPD materials added to the library collection. Each title links to the book record where you can view more details and the full table of contents. All materials are available in print at the library, or if you’re interested in only a couple of articles, feel free to email us a request for a scanned copy.

The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2015 (Dec. 1, 2015)

• Six ways to make a useful opening statement / The Honourable Gordon Lemon
• How has Hryniak v. Mauldin impacted family law? / Erin Betts and Kristy Warren
• Grandparents access claims in Ontario / Michael Kleinman
• Five interesting cases / Philip Epstein
• Does Contino matter anymore? / Maxine Kerr

Impaired and “Over 80” 2015 (Dec. 5, 2015)

• Any error will not do: rebutting the presumptions post St.-Onge Lamoureux / Sean Doyle
• Defences to impairment by drugs / Nathan Baker
• Fail or refuse to provide: ASD demands / Karen Jokinen and Peter Keen
• Charter remedies in drinking and driving prosecutions / Joan Barrett

Civil Appeals: The Year in Review (Dec. 8, 2015)

• Expert evidence: the 2015 year in review / Jennifer Hunter
• Class action law update / Benjamin Zarnett and Monica Creery
• Contract law: assessing the impact of Sattva Captial Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp. / Angela Swan
• Rapid fire / Shantona Chaudhury, Alison Warner and Leora Jackson

Real Estate Practice Basics 2015 (Dec. 9, 2015)

• Introduction to title insurance / Lori Swartz
• Residential mortgage financing / Karen Yolevski
• Let’s close a deal! / Rebecca Hartley

Below are some of the most recent CPD materials added to the library collection. Each title links to the book record where you can view more details and the full table of contents. All materials are available in print at the library, or if you’re interested in only a couple of articles, feel free to email us a request for a scanned copy.

16th Annual Employment Law Summit (Oct. 29, 2015)

• Recent developments in the law of workplace accommodation / Neena Gupta, Andrew Pinto & Dina Awad
• Update on workplace investigations / Jennifer MacKenzie & Monica Jeffrey
• Court decisions that puzzle us / Muneeza Sheikh & Abdul-Basit Khan
• Contingency fee arrangements in wrongful dismissal actions: practical considerations and common pitfalls / Kevin Fox

Bankruptcy and Estates Law: Administration of the Insolvent Estate (Oct. 30, 2015)

• Basics of estate administration / Kathleen Robichaud
• The interaction between estate law and bankruptcy law / Frank Bennett
• Administering the insolvent estate under trusts and estates law / Brian Cohen & Jacob Yau

Indigenous Law Issues (Nov. 5, 2015)

• Reconciliation: redefining the relationship between First Nations and industry / Randall Kahgee
• Understanding First Nation land tenure: challenges and opportunities / Cherie Brand & Alexandra Schwarz
• Commercial relations involving First Nations: what First Nations and non-First Nations need to know / Murray Teitel

Representing Children in Personal Injury Actions (Nov. 19, 2015)

• Ethical and legal challenges in representing children / Thomas Connolly
• What’s the damage?: considerations in the damages assessment for injured children and their families / Joni Dobson
• Minor guardianships in non-traditional families / Nimali D. Gamage & Kathryn Balter

The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2015 (Nov. 24, 2015)

• HST rebates – and the cases just keep on coming / Alan Silverstein
• What are your intentions?: drafting and negotiating letters of intent / Candace Cooper
• Let the seller beware: what to tell your client not to sign, and what to say if they already did? / Jerry Udell; with assistance from Amanda Camlis

For those who can’t frequently make it to Toronto for CPD sessions, it might interest you to know that we receive copies of the papers from all LSUC, Hamilton, and London programming.

Here are some highlights from the most recent CPD we’ve received; click on the titles to view the full table of contents. If you would like a copy of any of the following articles, feel free to drop by the library to have a look, or email us and we can scan and send it to you.

Practice Gems: Commercial Leasing Essentials 2015 (Sept. 21, 2015)

• Ground leases and leasebacks : essential difference you need to know / Steven Cygelfarb
• Leases for metropolitan multi-use developments / Lisa A. Borosook
• Green leases and green buildings / Michael Brooks

Commercial Mortgage Transactions 2015  (Sept. 17, 2015)

• 10 typical clauses in landlord waiver : tripartite agreements / Brennan Carroll
• Tenant estoppel certificates : how and why they are useful to lenders / Syll Kushner
• How to structure personal and corporate guarantees in mortgage transactions : or how I learned to stop worrying and love the law of guarantees / Doug Bourassa

The Twelve-Minute Civil Litigator 2015 (Sept. 18, 2015)

• Duty of honesty in contractual performance / Bradley Berg, Mike Maodus
• 2015 : civil procedure cases of the year / Monique Jilesen
• Moore v. Getahun : practical questions about expert witness interactions / Paul Pape, Joanna Nairn
• The illusion of memory and its influence on the decisions jurors make / Robyn Wishart.

Practice Gems: Probate Essentials 2015 (Sept. 10, 2015)

• Applications for certificates of appointment : more tips and traps / John T. Clark
• Drafting errors : what to do when there appears to be a problem with the will(s) / Andrea M. Hill & Jordan Diacur
• Estate Administration Tax Act, 1998 : the new regulation / Jordan M. Atin
• Valuations and appraisals / Mary-Alice Thompson
• Illiquid estates and other solvency issues / Jenny Pho

Annotated Partnership Agreement 2015 (September 29, 2015)

When we saw this new book available through Carswell, we immediately put in an order for a copy for the library. We don’t tend to get a lot of questions having to do with Quebec, so if you’re like us and a bit lost when it comes to the law of la belle province, this book might give you some much needed clarity. Written for non-French speaking, common law legal professionals, the book provides a history of the Quebec legal system, information on how to research Quebec legislation, case law, and commentary sources, and a very thorough glossary of terms.

This book is so new to the library that we don’t even have it on the shelves yet. If you would like to review it right away, please ask at the front desk. In the coming weeks, you’ll be able to find this book in our Reference section at KF 240 M37 2015.

Here’s a list of new titles we’ve brought into the library over the summer.  We tend to order a few less books during this time, but we did stock up on some new Irwin Law titles.  These easy-to-read texts are popular here in the library, and we’re excited to have some newer releases, such as Civil Litigation and Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age.

Texts

The 2012 Annotated Highway Traffic Act (Carswell)
The 2012 Annotated Ontario Provincial Offences Act (Carswell)
The 2013 Annotated Ontario Personal Property Security Act (Carswell)
Civil Litigation (Irwin Law)
Conflict of Laws (Irwin Law)
Consolidated Ontario Estates Statutes and Regulations 2013 (Carswell)
Courts, Litigants and the Digital Age: Law, Ethics and Practice (Irwin Law)
Criminal Procedure, 2nd Ed. (Irwin Law)
Detention and Arrest (Irwin Law)
GST: Memoranda, Bulletins, Policies and Info Sheets, 19th edition (Carswell)
Législation Canadienne en Faillite et Insolvabilité / Canadian Legislation on Bankruptcy and Insolvency 2013 (Carswell)

CPD

6-Minute Business Lawyer 2012 (LSUC)
7th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo (LSUC)
7th Annual Straight From the Bench: Litigation Conference (Middlesex  Law Association)
8th Annual Business Breakfast: New Developments in Corporate Law (Middlesex Law Association)
18th East Region Solicitors Conference 2012 (CCLA)
21st Annual Institute of Family Law 2012 (CCLA)
Professionalism Session 2012 (Hamilton Law Association)