Islamic Wills, Trusts and Estate Drafting in Canada / Shahzad Siddiqui
KN120.S53 2021
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This publication is a practical guide to Islamic estate planning within the context of Canadian law to meet both religious and secular requirements. One of the chapters addresses the drafting of Shari’a-compliant wills. There are also chapters on family and charitable trusts. This work also contains will and trust precedents, an examination of the administration of estates in the context of Shari’a law and a glossary. Precedents include a Dual Will for a Sunni Male Businessman, Will for a Female Sunni, Mutual Wills Agreement, a Mediation Brief, a Will with Henson Trust, Shi’a Will for a Male and Female, a Revocable Living Trust Deed, a Charitable Waaf Deed and a College Endowment Gift Agreement.
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Renewable Energy Law / Olivia Woolley
KN185.3.W66 2023
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This is the first textbook to provide a clear understanding of law's role in promoting the global growth of renewable energy production and consumption.
The book introduces readers to the main legal frameworks shaping the rise of renewables at international, regional and national levels, including those which set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy consumption.
Clear explanations of challenges commonly confronting renewable developments and the legal responses to them aid readers' understanding whatever their background. The author, a leading researcher in energy and environmental law, has drawn on 10 years' experience of developing and teaching research-led courses on renewable energy law to produce an authoritative but accessible work.
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Canadian guide to uniform legal citation, 10th ed
K114.C35 2023
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Now in its 10th edition, the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation provides a straightforward, uniform approach to the citation of case law, legislation, periodicals, monographs, government documents, online sources, and other secondary materials across all jurisdictions. This guide has been officially adopted by courts and major law reviews across the country, establishing itself as an important tool for legal research and writing. The McGill Guide is a bilingual and bijuridical guide to the citation of legal materials.
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Mack's Criminal Law Trial Book / Mack Dallas
KM570.M33 2023
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The 2023 Edition is a quick reference resource for trial lawyers and judges.
Designed to be the first, quick-reference resource for trial lawyers and judges, this book seeks to provide a quick answer on issues as they arise during trial proceedings, or a starting point for more in-depth research in preparation for a trial. Organized in a logical and easily accessible fashion reflecting the chronology of a criminal trial process – including bail, offences, evidence, Charter, trials, defences, sentencing, and appeals – each section of Mack's Criminal Law Trial Book covers a number of legal issues from a variety of topics.
Under each issue, concise summaries of the law with references to the relevant cases (with pinpoint citations) that support the summary are provided. The summaries then string together ratios and points from the various cases into a cohesive statement of the law. This work is sure to be an ideal trial companion for busy practitioners.
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Critical Issues in the Canadian Law of Architects and Engineers / Andrea Lee
KN169.A7.L44 2023
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Critical Issues in the Canadian Law of Architects and Engineers is a unique text focused on crucial legal issues affecting design professionals practicing in Canada today, written by experienced practitioners with the benefit of consultation with industry leaders.
Chapters in the book include:
- Climate change, Canada’s legislative response, and the legal impacts on design professionals.
- Sustainable construction, with a focus on green building.
- The growth of collaborative approaches to design and construction by focusing on the rise in Canada of the alliancing and integrated project delivery models, as well as LEAN construction.
- The leveraging of digital technology, such as building information modelling, to design and build more efficiently and management of perceived risks of the technology. This includes a review of the advancements of BIM internationally, including ISO 19650.
- Canadian intellectual property law issues arising from design. This chapter focuses on copyright, including the concept of fair dealing, infringement, damages, moral rights, patents, and trademarks.
- Prompt payment and the legislative amendments impacting the design professionals’ right to timely payment and their responsibilities as payment certifiers.
- The impact of statutory adjudication on architects and engineers, from the perspectives of consultants being parties to adjudication of disputes with their own clients and serving as witnesses in or assisting clients with the process.
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