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Updated Yet Again: What Happened to the Insurance Act, RSBC 1996?
WHY ARE YOU UPDATING THIS POST AGAIN? (October 4, 2013)Some sections of the new limited revision of the Insurance Act have been brought into force multiple times.The whole Act, "except sections 155 to...
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Chat Reference Pilot Project
Some of you may have noticed that we quietly launched our chat reference pilot project last week. As part of our strategic plan to reach out to lawyers outside of the Vancouver area, the pilot is...
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Legal Research Hack: Google Scholar Shortcuts
In the October issue of the CBA BarTalk we brought you the short version of this tip. This is our expanded piece. I know - you google things all day long. But have you checked Google Scholar? With...
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Volunteer Recognition
At Courthouse Libraries BC we share knowledge with abandon. It’s one of the core values of our organization and for libraries generally. We are also passionate about collaborating with those in the...
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How Can I Find Out if a Federal Statute Has Been Amended?
Fairly often, we get asked "how can I find out if a federal statute has been amended?"Our go-to resource for this question is the Justice Laws Website. It's an excellent source for finding out if a...
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Searching Federal Hansard
Exciting news! The Library of Parliament, partnered with Canadiana.org, launched http://parl.canadiana.ca last Wednesday, November 20. The site provides access to scanned originals of the Federal...
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Robert Holmes QC: When "must" means may and "may" means must
Getting legal advice on how a statute, regulation or contract is likely to be interpreted by a court is usually a sound idea on any significant business decision. What may appear straightforward is...
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Essential Family, Criminal and Litigation Titles Now Available Province Wide...
One of our key goals is to shape our digital offerings and collections to meet the diverse needs in the legal communities we serve. With 29 locations throughout the province, it certainly is a...
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Social Media Evidence and Litigation (Part One)
Courthouse Libraries BC maintains a regular column in the Advocate and in the first issue of 2014 we promised to follow up on the issue of technological competence and lawyering. Is it, for instance,...
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BC Forms & Precedents and BC Practice by McLachlin & Taylor are now available...
One of the two most sought after resources at the Courthouse Library are the McLachlin & Taylor BC Forms & Precedents and the British Columbia Practice. We are happy to announce that with our...
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Order Books to Your Home or Office with Book in a Box
When it comes to legal information, Courthouse Libraries BC is committed to leveling the playing field in BC. We are piloting a new service that disperses our print collection across the province–even...
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Glenn Veale: Formal settlement offer revoked by newer "informal" offer
As counsel, are you confident in knowing when an offer to settle is no longer on the table? What conduct by one or the other party will be enough to revoke it? Although Rule 9-1(8) of the British...
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WESA reading roundup
With the March 31, 2014 coming into force date of the Wills, Estate and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c. 13 fast approaching, many practitioners are looking for quick ways to get up to speed. Here is a...
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Legal information is going digital ... and the Library is too
As so much of our world shifted to digital over the last two decades, law has been something of a hold out. When it comes to legal information, the “authoritativeness” of print has been slower to fade....
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Tricky Legislation: The Adult Guardianship Act
In theory, it should not be a momentous task to find out if an Act is in force, but sometimes it really is. If we resolve a particularly complicated piece of legislation, we know that there are others...
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