Legal Research
Finding Statutory Law
Finding Case Law
Citations
Legal Writing
Boolean
100
These sources of legal research include statutory law and case law, and they law down what the law is
What are primary sources
100
This is the updated version of a statute, done periodically, in which all the amendments made to the statute over the years are incorporated into the text
What is a consolidated statute or act
100
This tool can be used to update case law, and uses the symbols F, C, A and D
What is the Canadian Case Citations
100
These are publications comprised of court cases, and may be organized by legal topic or jurisdiction
What are law reports
100
arrange these in chronological order
Facts
100
list the three connectors
AND
OR
NOT
200
Thomson Reuters, a legal publisher, provides subscription access to this legal research portal which includes primary sources and secondary sources of law
What is Westlaw
200
Law that must be followed by a court
Binding Law
200
This is a tool which is not a law report, but it has a list of cases and which law report they can be found in
What is the Canadian Abridgement
200
This is a type of citation provide by the courts when the cases are published or shared by the courts
What is a neutral citation
200
this letter can suggest alternative ways for a client to proceed
opinion letter
200
what does the "n" replace in the Boolean formula? (/n)
number or value
300
This is the portion of a statute that sets out the purpose and main principles of the statute
What is the preamble
300
As of June 1, 2009, all consolidated federal acts and regulations on the Justice Laws website are the _________ version of the acts and regulations
What is official
300
This tool provides a summary of the law and reported cases in different subject, and uses the Key Classification System to break down subjects into smaller topics
What is the Canadian Abridgement Digest
300
This is the term for when a case has been cited in more than one law report, or has a neutral citation and a law report citation
What is a parallel citation
300
two people you may want a memo of law for/to
1. client
2. employer
300
List 3 root expander for the word dismiss
-dismissed
-dismissing
-dismissal
400
These sources of legal research include textbooks and legal journals, and they explain what the law is
What are secondary sources
400
"SI" stands for
Statutory Instrument (a general term that includes federal regulations)
400
This tool comes in two editions, the Western Edition and Ontario Edition, and provides a summary of the law on certain subjects, including case law and legislation
What is the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest
400
This is the term for reference to a specific paragraph in a case citation or a specific section in a statute citation
What is a pinpoint citation
400
(typically) the amount of headings for a memo of law
9
(headings, introduction, facts, issues, law, discussion, conclusions, references, attachments)
400
what does this formula read?
"rent /5 arrears"
(will find documents where the words rent and arrears are up to 5 words apart from each other in any order)
500
This is the term for a statute under whose authority a regulation has been made
What is an enabling statue
500
This research aid allows you to find statutes and identify the most recent amendments made to them
What is the Canada Statute Citator
500
This is a tool prepared by legal researchers which summarizes a case and provides pertinent information regarding the facts, issues, decisions, reasons and background information of the case
What is a case brief
500
the history of a case is called (including if a case has been confirmed or overturned on appeal)
appeal history
500
List the 4 steps to creating a memo of law
1. analyze the fact situation
2. research the law
3. prepare a draft memo
4. final memo
500
what type of connector does the shaded area represent in this photo?
