WestlaweCARSWELL, Quicklaw, and LexisNexis Training Sessions

WestlaweCARSWELL, Quicklaw, and LexisNexis, and REFRESHER / TRAINING SESSIONS • For all UBC Law Students and Faculty • Registration is required – sign-up sheets will be posted at the Dictionary Stand (main floor of the Law Library) • Please have your IDs and passwords before attending sessions • Location: Faculty of Law Computer Lab (basement […]

CanLII’s Eliisa Search Engine

CanLII has some exciting new changes! For those of you who have not looked at the site recently, please visit http://www.canlii.org to try out the new search engine – Eliisa. CanLII’s Eliisa is now faster and lets you: • search by neutral citation; • note up every decision with a neutral citation; • use checkboxes […]

UBC Response to Indian Ocean Rim (Tsunami) Disaster

For information about UBC’s response to the Indian Ocean Rim (Tsunami) Disaster, how one can help, and to report faculty, staff or students impacted, please go to http://newview.ubc.ca/tsunami/. This is the central point for UBC communication regarding the Indian Ocean Rim disaster. The page will be updated as information becomes available.

Class Cancellations / Venue Changes

In order to accommodate the address and discussion session with Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, the following classroom changes will take place on Wednesday, January 12: Chinese Legal systems (Matthew Au) from 169 to Faculty Conference Room Con Law (L. Edinger) from 101 to Moot Court Room Criminal Law (N. Harris) class cancelled For information about […]

Dean Curtis’ Recommended Readings

Curtis, G.F. “Stare Decisis at Common Law in Canada” (1978), 12 U.B.C. L. Rev. l. LAW LIBRARY Reserve collection Call Number: K1.B75 U55 Electronic access to this article via Hein Online Willis, J. Statute Interpretation in a Nutshell, (1938) 16 Can Bar Rev. 1. LAW LIBRARY journals: Call Number: K1.C35 B37 Spencer, Harold. Some principles […]

Snow Information

In the event of extreme snow conditions, listen to local radio stations for information or check the UBC Web site. See also the UBC Policy on Disruption of Classes / Services by Snow. [From http://www.ubc.ca/]

Lexis Tutorials Cancelled

Please note that Lexis Tutorials for Friday, Jan. 7th are cancelled.

Careers in Law: Annotated Bibliography

The UBC Law Library has a new guide available at http://guides.library.ubc.ca/lawcareers providing an annotated bibliography for law students and graduates investigating non-traditional positions that do not directly involve the practice of law (such as in fields of business, publishing, real estate, the arts, education, social services, and countless other areas).

Food for Fines

Food For Fines – An event brought to you by the AMS and the UBC Library. Pay off your library fines with food instead of cash! Clean out your cupboards before leaving for the holiday AND clean up your library debt at the same time. All borrowers are eligible, whether they are students, staff, alumni, […]

Recent SCC Decisions

Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73 November, 18 2004, No 29419 http://www.canlii.org/ca/cas/scc/2004/2004scc73.html Crown — Honour of Crown — Duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples — Whether the Crown has duty to consult and accommodate Aboriginal peoples prior to making decisions that might adversely affect their as yet unproven Aboriginal […]