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CanLII Series – Searching the New CanLII
CanLII Series – Searching the New CanLII
1: A Basic “How-To” (5:57)
Searching CanLII by keyword and case name
Limiting your search by jurisdiction
Sorting your search by “most cited”, “most recent”, and “court level”
Example search scenarios
2: Searching for a Case with a Common Name (3:08)
You are looking for a BC Court of Appeal criminal case
The case involved a Thompson and an attempted murder
You seem to recall the case took place sometime in the mid 1990s
Thompson is a common name and the search is proving difficult
3: Noting Up a Case with CanLII (2:22)
You are conducting research on the role of expert evidence
Kelliher (Village of) v. Smith, [1931] SCR 672 appears to be a leading case commenting on the role of expert evidence
You would like to know how many times this case has been cited
4: Searching for Case Law on a Point of Law (2:04)
You are searching for cases involving defamation and damages
Specifically, you need to locate Saskatchewan cases from the past year
5: Searching for Legislation (2:44)
Can we determine the Alberta equivalent of the Saskatchewan
Administration of Estates Act
?
Can we determine how many times a particular section of the Alberta
Administration of Estates Act
has been cited by a particular court?
More tutorials are available on
CanLII’s YouTube channel