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May 26, 2020
CPD OnDemand: The Streaming Platform for Supporting Lawyer Competence
By Andrea Johnston, Director of Admissions & Education In response to the COVID-19 situation and recognizing the financial hardship this pandemic is causing our members, the CPD Department is launching a streaming service pilot project. Users gain access to all content, including our entire bank of recorded webinars and seminars, by purchasing a 12-month subscription to the CPD OnDemand platform....
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May 26, 2020
New Journal On CanLII: The Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law
We are delighted to announce the addition of the Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law to CanLII’s commentary section. The Asper Review of International Business and Trade Law is an annual publication that covers topics that address trade issues of global interest or in which Canada has a material involvement. Bryan Schwartz, professor of law at the University of Manitoba, is the...
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May 25, 2020
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan Criminal Practice Directive
Effective June 1, 2020, the Court of Appeal will have a new Criminal Practice Directive No. 9 – Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel. The directive is posted on the Court’s website.
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May 22, 2020
Research Tip – Navigating Emond Ebooks
By Ken Fox, Research Librarian In my last post, I showed you how to find Emond Ebooks and enable your Adobe Flash Player. If you have not enabled Flash, please do so before proceeding with Emond, as the HTML version of the books offers limited functionality, and the exercises below will not work. Emond ebooks vary slightly from book to...
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May 21, 2020
Message from Global Affairs Canada
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is maintaining a sanctions policy that is reflective of this new global reality to ensure that our sanctions regimes do not present an unintended barrier that would hinder the humanitarian response to the crisis. To this end, the Sanctions Policy and Operations Coordination Division at Global Affairs Canada would like to invite you...
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May 21, 2020
Research Tip – Accessing Emond Ebooks … & How to Enable Your Flash Player
By Ken Fox, Research Librarian Over the past couple of weeks, I told you how to find and search within Irwin law books online. Now let’s talk about Emond ebooks. Our Emond collection currently includes two series of ebooks: Criminal Law and Working with the Law. Both can be accessed from the Member Resource section – look for the Emond...
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