Halsbury’s Laws of Canada Appears to Be Almost Upon Us
Word comes from Butterworths Lexis/Nexis that they are about to publish the first volumes of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – not withstanding my 2005 post questioning whether this was a logical way to go in the 21st Century.
Here’s what we know:
57 volumes planned
100 subject titles, ranging from 57 pages to 1000 pages
Plan is 3 volumes before the end of the year
blue chip list of authors, if the initial authors are any indication: Michael Power, Janet Walker, Lorne Waldman, Alan Gold, Jim McKenzie and Geoffrey England.
Current price per volume – $125 – subject to change, and only if you commit to buy the entire set
Updating by annual pocket parts, or replacement volumes
No immediate plans to place the product online, but one wonders why they wouldn’t – save for the problem of killing the print market for the product.
Says it covers all jurisdictions, but the Information Pack appears to treat Canada as essentially common law. It will be interesting to see how Quebec gets integrated.
And my questions from my old post remain.
well this is interesting. I wonder if I’ll be able to discard the CED to make room for this…
As an author / contributor to the CED, my advice is to ditch it. Except for some wondrous exceptions, Mullan on Admin Law or Fridman on Agency and Sale of Goods, its best use is as an orientation tool for lost students.
There are plans for Halsbury’s Laws of Canada in electronic format, but they are by necessity piecemeal. I talked with Lexis Canada last week to clarify since they did talk about it in the “new Quicklaw” sneak previews. I will dig out my notes and post something shortly to update everyone.
Of course they are hoping we all buy both paper and electronic.
Simon,
I disagree with your suggestion that law firms or law schools should ditch the CED.
Without getting into a debate about overall quality, there’s simply nothing else other than subject-specific texts that usefully provides what you’ve referred to as a starting place for “lost students” – let’s extend this to “lost junior associates”. And, since, I’ve generally despaired of convincing articling students and young associates to start with the texts (even if they know they exist, not always a safe assumption – that’s occasionally a practitioners’ and judges’ problem, too).
Perhaps the quality of articling student and junior associates that your firm gets is such that sources such as the CED are not needed. For what it’s worth, my experience is that that’s not generally the case outside of that stratosphere.
Cheers,
David
Press Release this morning
DECEMBER 7, 2006 – 10:00 ET
LexisNexis Announces Halsbury’s Laws of Canada
The Most Respected Name in Law Now Provides the First Point of Reference for Every Legal Professional in Canada
Attention: Books Editor, Business/Financial Editor, News Editor
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(CCNMatthews – Dec. 7, 2006) – LexisNexis Canada, a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the launch of Halsbury’s Laws of Canada, the most significant addition in a generation to the Canadian legal research environment. Halsbury’s Laws of Canada combines the expertise of Canada’s leading practitioners, jurists, and academics to provide current and future generations of Canadian lawyers with a solid understanding of the full range of the law.
Since the publication of Halsbury’s Laws of England in 1907, Halsbury’s has been synonymous with legal excellence. Halsbury’s Laws has counterparts in several common law jurisdictions worldwide. Now, Halsbury’s Laws of Canada incorporates the best aspects of Halsbury’s around the world and offers it to Canadian legal professionals in a stylish hardcover collection as a comprehensive and national narrative statement of Canadian law.
By using Halsbury’s Laws of Canada, customers gain access to the definitive legal information they need with the benefits of enhanced design and clean, easy-to-follow page layouts to streamline research. The new Halsbury’s collection, which on completion will comprise some 57 classic hardbound volumes and more than 100 subject areas, will include regular cumulative supplements to ensure the collection remains current-keeping legal professionals abreast of important changes to each subject area.
“With Halsbury’s Laws of Canada, customers benefit from a powerful resource that appropriately and inclusively deals with each provincial jurisdiction and federal law,” said Gary Rodrigues, vice president, Publishing, at LexisNexis Canada. “It truly is a national publication designed to provide Canadian legal professionals with comprehensive and relevant legal information.”
From aboriginal issues to zoning questions, Halsbury’s is the authoritative source for Canadian judicial and statute-based law. The Halsbury’s collection includes:
* Advanced research tools that provide easy navigation through subject matter
* More than 100 subject areas that deliver key elements of the law
* Black letter statement of the law as it stands today
* National scope and jurisdiction-specific commentary
* Durable, portable, and easy-to-handle volumes designed in a classic hardbound format
Following in the Halsbury’s tradition of excellence, Halsbury’s Laws of Canada is an indispensable reference source for legal research. The following first three volumes are now available:
* Access to Information and Privacy
* Immigration and Citizenship
* Conflict of Law
A special introductory offer is now available to those who commit to purchase the entire collection. To learn more about Halsbury’s Laws of Canada, please call 1 800 668 6481, email halsburys@lexisnexis.ca, or contact your LexisNexis Canada account executive.
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