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Nicole Doyle – Reference Librarian Helen Labine – Reference Librarian

Nicole Doyle – Reference Librarian Helen Labine – Reference Librarian Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference Librarian Peggy Lunn – Reference Technician Shannon Polk – Reference Librarian Susan Pratt – Reference Librarian. Quicklaw. A commercial database

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Nicole Doyle – Reference Librarian Helen Labine – Reference Librarian

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  1. Nicole Doyle – Reference Librarian Helen Labine – Reference Librarian Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference Librarian Peggy Lunn – Reference Technician Shannon Polk – Reference Librarian Susan Pratt – Reference Librarian

  2. Quicklaw • A commercial database • Used by lawyers, law firms, legal researchers • Published by LexisNexis • Content • Court Cases, Tribunal Cases • Statutes, Regulations • Legal Commentary • Tools • Point-in-time legislation • Citation tool (to note up cases) • Extensive linking

  3. Quicklaw is a database

  4. Remember that we list Free and “Fee Based” databases here…good starting point If you’re using QL in your Field Placement, you must use the EMPLOYER’S ACCOUNT

  5. Login using your NETWORK password. NOT your MyCampus password. NOT your WebCT password.

  6. Search templates Quick Search Search by collection General Search options

  7. Search Wars:Free versus Fee…

  8. Finding Cases: Examples • R. v. Collins,1987, Supreme Court of Canada • Use QuickCite to Note Up Case Quicklaw versus CanLII, LexUM

  9. Finding Cases: Examples • [1996] S.C.J. 76 Quicklaw versus CanLII, LexUM

  10. Finding Cases: Examples • Family law cases in Ontario dealing with joint custody in 2004 • Case search • Summary search Quicklaw versus CanLII

  11. Review • AND connector • OR connector • ( ) parentheses • /n connector • * wildcard • ! Truncator

  12. More Tools for Narrowing Searches • Search the SUMMARIES • Proximity operators not necessary • Search by AREA OF LAW • Focuses results in desired area of law

  13. More Questions to Try • Find and SCC case that states the year capital punishment was abolished. • Find a section of the Criminal Code that states which types of knife blades are illegal in Canada. • Look for cases where a “senior employee” is now either an ex-employee or else has been terminated, or has been fired. • A situation where someone assaults (attacks) an atm machine.

  14. Finding Cases: Not-So-Easy Example • Your client has been charged with impaired driving, but states that, while he had been drinking, he was merely sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car (with the ignition running), so he was not guilty of “driving”. • Find some cases to assist a lawyer in defending this client.

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