Legal Research

Common Cases

By Melanie Bueckert

I thought I’d take this opportunity to tap into Slaw’s coast-to-coast reach for a quick poll:  how many courts across the country have created a rule/practice direction/notice to the profession that lists common cases and says they don’t have to be included in the case books filed by the parties?  I was aware of such a list in Prince Edward Island, and I recently learned that such a practice has existed for some time in British Columbia and, more recently, before the Federal Court (though the current list appears to be limited to immigration matters).  Where else? 

I can start us off by noting that this practice hasn’t come to Manitoba…yet.

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).