Diana M. Priestly Law Library

...research it here

Research Session

Mon, 2012-01-23 — admin

Courthouse Libraries BC, the library and online research service of the practising Bar in BC, will profile their services and innovative online research and educational tools in the Law Lab.

Thursday at 12:00.

Meghan Maddigan, a research lawyer and Legal Community Liaison with the CLBC, will present.

Open Memo Time For 1Ls

Fri, 2012-01-20 — knayyer

We're glad to see so many of you using the library's resources as you delve into your research.

Keep in mind: Your friendly law librarians are here to help. We're on reference duty - on the desk or in our offices - during the posted hours. And do not feel shy to email or call Michael or Kim outside those hours too.

And if your LRW strategies faded away a bit during the winter break, take a look at our LRW Research Guide (LibGuide).

screenshot of UVic Law Libraries LRW LibGuide

If you have questions - Where do I start my research? When do I use the CED and when do I use the Abridgment? What do I use Summon for? - there's a tab for that.

And if you...err...never got a chance to get your Westlaw/Carswell or LexisNexis/Quicklaw password, it's not too late. Don't hesitate to ask at the reference desk or to see Kim. (We won't judge - really.)

Reference re Securities Act, 2011 SCC 66

Tue, 2012-01-03 — knayyer

On December 22, the SCC released its advisory opinion in Reference re Securities Act, 2011 SCC 66:

#SCC advisory opinion rejects proposed federal #Securities Act; not w/in trade & commerce constnl power: 2011 SCC 66 htl.li/1CtZ7l

— UVic Law Library (@UVicLawLib) December 22, 2011

The single-judgment opinion has significant securities and constitutional law implications. We noted a fair bit of legal, political, and economic policy discussion on the decision in late December. Here's a random sampling of those reports: