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Sticks and stones?

Apr 4, 20133 min read

Everybody knows the old schoolyard chant of "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me". However, lately there seems to…

Halsbury's Laws of Canada Now Complete

Apr 4, 20131 min read

LexisNexis Canada recently celebrated the completion of the first edition of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada with the publication of the 77th and final volume this…

New on HeinOnline - State Statutes: A Historical Archive

Apr 1, 20131 min read

Hein has just announced the release of State Statutes: A Historical Archive in HeinOnline. This new collection includes more than 1,600 volumes and nearly 2,000,000…

Recent Acquisitions, March 25 - March 29, 2013

Apr 1, 20134 min read

14 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library, including 8 from 2013: Building your toolkit and improving your practice. Ontario Bar Association. Continuing Professional…

Legal writing... with style?

Mar 27, 20132 min read

Today there is an interesting article on Slaw about the need for a greater degree of style in legal writing. Not in the stylistic sense…

Go on a BibliOdyssey...

Mar 21, 20132 min read

While having breakfast this morning, my eye fell upon a book that I had purchased a few years ago and has since been residing in…