Legal Research
These sources of legal research include statutory law and case law, and they law down what the law is
What are primary sources
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
This tool can be used to update case law, and uses the symbols F, C, A and D
What is the Canadian Case Citations
These are publications comprised of court cases, and may be organized by legal topic or jurisdiction
What are law reports
The lawyer advises, the client ___________
What is instructs
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
This is the transcription of parliamentary or legislative sessions or committee meetings
What is a Hansard
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
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
Facial expressions, body posture and gestures are all examples of this
What is non-verbal communication
This is the portion of a statute that sets out the purpose and main principles of the statute
What is the preamble
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
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
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
This type of interview is highly structured and rigid
What is a formal interview
These sources of legal research include textbooks and legal journals, and they explain what the law is
What are secondary sources
Statutes which were enacted prior to the most recent consolidation of the statutes of Alberta are referred to as this, and abbreviated as RSA
What are Revised Statutes of Alberta
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
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
This type of question requires an interviewee to provide only specific information
What is a closed question
This is the term for a statute under whose authority a regulation has been made
What is an enabling statue
This research aid allows you to find statutes and identify the most recent amendments made to them
What is the Canada Stature Citator
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
This would be the correct format to cite the 5th Alberta regulation enacted in 2004, called the Jobs, Economy and Innovation Grant Regulation
What is Jobs, Economy and Innovation Grant Regulation, AR 5/2002 or Jobs, Economy and Innovation Grant Regulation, Alta Reg 5/2002
This interviewing technique is when the interviewer summarizes and repeats back what the interviewee has said
What is mirroring