The UNCITRAL model law on international commercial arbitration: a commentary / Gilles Cuniberti
KN256.C86 2022
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This Commentary provides rich and detailed analysis both of the provisions of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the Model Law), and of its implementation, including a comparative account of the operation of the Model Law in the numerous jurisdictions which have adopted it throughout the world.
Key Features:
- Comparative and thorough analysis of the provisions of the Model Law
- Consideration of the interpretations of the Model Law adopted by courts, with references to numerous cases from common law jurisdictions (Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada), Germany and Austria, central Europe (Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria), Spain, South Korea and Egypt
- Insight into variations in the statutory implementation of the Model Law in various jurisdictions across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin and North America, with the most common amendments identified and highlighted
- Discussion on whether the amendments adopted in Model Law jurisdictions should be persuasive in other Model Law jurisdictions.
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The annotated Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada, 2023 / Barbara Jo Caruso
KM176.A111C36
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This concise and comprehensive resource contains all the latest legislative developments as well as useful commentary on decisions that interpret the law. It is supplemented with numerous Editor's Notes and case annotations, including new annotations.
2023 edition on the shelves now at our Abbotsford and Vancouver branches.
Family Mediation and Family Arbitration for the Self-represented: Perspectives of a Practitioner and Trainer / Richard Shields
KN173.6.S55 2022
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Family Mediation and Family Arbitration for the Self-Represented: Perspectives of a Practitioner and Trainer is about reviewing the nature and stages of the family mediation and arbitration processes from the perspective of legal and other professionals who seek to offer these services to self-represented parties. It provides professionals with a helpful user guide on how to manage family mediation or family arbitration cases for self-represented participants. It is also useful to self-represented parties who seek guidance in how to participate in dispute resolution processes.
This book focuses on the practical and procedural aspects of practice, with some reference to the literature and scholarship in this area. Family mediation cases in the court system increasingly involve self-represented parties, and more now seek family mediation-arbitration services in the private sector. With the growing popularity of mediation and arbitration in family practice as well as the phenomenon of litigants representing themselves in court, this book meets the needs of lawyers and other professionals involved in working with self-represented parties.
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The Portable Guide to Evidence, 6th edition / Michael Doherty
KN390.D63 2022
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The development of the modern, principled approach to the law of evidence by the Supreme Court of Canada did not make evidentiary disputes any less contentious. The Court continues to hand down new evidence law decisions, so that lawyers and decision makers have to scramble to keep up to date on the current state of the law and to ensure that they are citing the latest appellate jurisprudence. Compact and easily referenced, The Portable Guide to Evidence, 6th edition by seasoned litigator Michael P. Doherty uses excerpts from Canadian appellate court decisions to provide a comprehensive review of the law of evidence. Offering a quick refresher when evidentiary arguments arise unexpectedly, together with compelling authority for use in argument, this book is an indispensable tool for litigation counsel and a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in this evolving area of law.
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The Annotated Canada Labour Code / Ronald Snyder
KN190.A111S69
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Ron Snyder's Annotated Canada Labour Code is a comprehensive and indispensable compendium of Board jurisprudence, both pre and post-legislative amendments of 1999. The Annotated Code includes a review of relevant cases and comments pertaining to Part II of the Code (Occupational Safety and Health) as well as the Regulations enacted under each part of the Code.
It has become an essential reference tool for all labour relations practitioners who work in the federally regulated sectors and who want to obtain insights into the application and interpretation of the Canada Labour Code and the rights and obligations that it confers on the various parties in the workplace.
2023 edition on the shelves now at our Vancouver and Victoria branches.
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