We’ve continued to receive many new 2011 editions of popular titles this month. As of today, I believe all of the new Criminal Codes and civil practice guides are in, as well as a few of the other annotated legislation titles that update annually. As always, our most recent copies of annotated acts are kept in the Reference section (that’s the section immediately to your left in the seating area). We like to keep them close and easy for you to access, but as always, let us know if you need a hand finding anything in the collection.

Also, one final note on Continuing Legal Education materials. The summer is always a slow time for us for collecting these valuable resources. Now that autumn is here, we expect to be getting many new titles from the Law Society, other law associations in Ontario, and from our own programming. If there is a seminar from another organization (such as the OBA) that looks interesting, please let us know – with the sheer volume of materials we get from the aforementioned groups, we tend to purchase very few CLE titles. We’d love your input and suggestions for purchase!

By Jennifer Walker

Of all the books in this library, the Criminal Codes are the most frequently consulted. The books look it, too – battered, a bit dirty, well-used. This is one of the reasons that the new arrival of Martin’s Annual Criminal Code brings so much delight each August – new, pristine Codes! An interesting note: according to many people I’ve spoken with, the dedication to the Martin’s Code is (at the very least) an Ottawa phenomenon. In Toronto, it’s Tremeear’s all the way. It would seem that Ottawa lawyers would rather use an old edition of Martin’s than a new edition of Tremeear’s – at least in this library! Our loyal Martin’s fans will be happy to hear that just today, we received our five new copies of the 2011 Criminal Code. This year, the Code comes with a pin number for mobile access (the same is in the Ontario Annual Practice as well). I haven’t checked it out on my phone yet, but if anyone does and wants to tell us all about it, we’d love to hear a review!

Check out the list and links below – we’ve also received some other popular annuals this month, such as the newest Annotated Ontario Highway Traffic Act, and Gold’s Defending Drinking and Driving Cases 2010, as well as some new updates to old favourites, such as the brand new edition of Waddam’s The Law of Contracts.

Continuing Legal Education

• The Six-Minute Employment Lawyer 2010 (LSUC)
• 6th Annual Business Breakfast: New Developments in Corporate Law (Middlesex Law Association)

Texts

• The Law of Contracts, 6th ed. (Canada Law Book)
• A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act 2011 (LexisNexis)
• The Practical Guide to Canadian Legal Research, 3rd ed. (Carswell)
• Defending Drinking and Driving Cases 2010 (Carswell)
• Consolidated Ontario Estates Statutes and Regulations 2011 (Carswell)
• Ontario Small Claims Court Practice 2011 (Carswell)
• Principles of Canadian Income Tax Law, 7th ed. (Carswell)
• Annual Review of Criminal Law 2009 (Carswell)
• The 2010 Annotated Ontario Highway Traffic Act (Carswell)
• Martin’s Annual Criminal Code, 2011 ed. (Canada Law Book)
• Stikeman’s Income Tax Act Annotated 2010, 48th ed. (Carswell)
• Ontario Consent and Capacity Legislation 2010-2011 (Canada Law Book)

By Jennifer Walker

There’s been a bit of a book buying spree this month, which means a bunch of really neat new titles are making their way into the library. You’ll notice that this month I’ve linked the title to the publisher’s page, or in the case of the CLE materials, to the table of contents (when available). It will give you a bit more information about the book, should you want to preview the title before coming to the library.

Texts

• Extraordinary Damages in Canadian Employment Law (Carswell)
• Bankruptcy in Canada, 4th ed. (Canada Law Book)
• Collective Agreement Handbook : A Guide for Employers and Employees, 3rd ed. (Canada Law Book)
• Personal Injury Damages 2010 (LexisNexis)
• Consolidated Federal Employment and Labour Statutes and Regulations 2010 (Carswell)
• Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Act & Commentary 2011 (LexisNexis)
• A Guide to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 2010 (LexisNexis)

Continuing Legal Education

• Women Lawyers’ Symposium : Fostering and Celebrating Success (LSUC)
• Children Caught in the Crossfire : Understanding and Responding (Hamilton Law Association)
• Best Practices for Paralegals Appearing Before the Ontario Court of Justice 2010 (LSUC)
• Practice Gems : Family Class Sponsorship : Eligibility, Refusal and Remedies (LSUC)
• The Six-Minute Criminal Defence Lawyer 2010 (LSUC)
• The Fifth Annual Straight From the Bench : Litigation Conference (Middlesex Law Association)

By Jennifer Walker

Here’s a list of some new titles we’ve acquired at the library in the last month. Again – lots of CLE materials from around the province!

Continuing Legal Education

• 15th Biennial National Conference: New Developments in Communications Law and Policy (LSUC)
• The Six-Minute Criminal Defence Lawyer 2010 (LSUC)
• Pre-Trial Motions for Counsel New to Civil Litigation (LSUC)
• 7th Annual Real Estate Law Summit (LSUC)
• The Six-Minute Municipal Lawyer 2010 (LSUC)
• 5th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo (LSUC)
• The 5th Annual Current Issues in Commercial Litigation Seminar (Hamilton Law Association)
• 7th Annual Emerging Issues in Employment Law (Hamilton Law Association)
• The 10th Annual Advocacy Conference (Hamilton Law Association)
• The 8th Annual Estates and Trusts Seminar (Hamilton Law Association)

Texts

• Electronic Evidence and E-Discovery (LexisNexis)
• Portable Tax Court Practice, Act and Rules 2010 (Carswell)
• Understanding All Impaired Driving Devices (Carswell)
• Ontario Assessment Legislation 2010 (Canada Law Book)

By Jennifer Walker

Here’s a roundup of some new titles we have received at the library. Next month, Katie and I will be attending the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) conference in Windsor, Ontario, where we will be checking out a lot of the new titles from all of the major publishers. We’re sure to come back with a lengthy list of “Must Haves” for the library, so stay tuned!

• Ontario Municipal Legislation 2010 (Canada Law Book)
• The Mystery of Hearsay, by Gordon Cudmore (Carswell)
• The Condominium Act: A User’s Manual – 3rd Edition, Ontario 2010 (Carswell)
• Wrongful Dismissal Handbook, 5th Edition (Carswell)

For CLE titles, we have two new items in the library, both in the area of family law:

• Family Law – The Voice of the Child (LSUC)
• 19th Annual Institute of Family Law 2010 (CCLA)

As you’ll notice, the last item on that list is a CLE from our own association. Our Family Law conference was held last Friday, and in case you missed it or didn’t get a set of materials of your very own, we have the entire collection of papers presented here at the library.

By Jennifer Walker

We’ve received a number of new Law Society CLE materials here at the library this month – you’ll find those listed below. In the coming weeks, we’ll be placing some new orders for other secondary source materials, so if there is anything you think we should absolutely add to the collection, let us know!

• 14th Annual Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review
• Commercial Priorities for Real Estate and Business Lawyers
• Estates Administration for Law Clerks 2010
• Estate Accounting – Navigating the Complex Issues When Preparing and Reviewing Estate Format Accounts
• New Lawyer Practice Series: Real Estate Law
• The Annotated Will 2010
• The Six-Minute Administrative Lawyer 2010
• The Six-Minute Criminal Court Judge 2010
• The Oatley-McLeish Guide to Motor Vehicle Litigation
• The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2010
• Personal Injury Law for Law Clerks: Recent Changes That You Need to Know About
• Practice Gems: Class Actions – A How-To For People Considering Expanding Their Litigation Practice
• Practice Gems: Title and Off-Title Searching 2010
• Proven Strategies to Enhance You WSIB Practice
• Workplace Violence and Harassment: Advising Clients on Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Bill 168)