New Books – Early Summer 2019

Recent additions to our collection include books covering a range of topics, from smart contracts and blockchain law to the Colten Boushie trial.

New Canadian titles:

Canadian Construction Contracts Guidebook by Smith. KF 902 S65 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

Meant to act as a guide for lawyers, owners, contractors, consultants or any person involved in a construction project in Canada, The Canadian Construction Contracts Guidebook tackles the many issues and challenges associated with the negotiation of a construction contract. This item provides an overview of all the major sections encountered in a typical construction and also applies to different type of contracts such as: fixed price, cost-reimbursable, design-build and construction management. Where applicable, it also includes precedent language which can be used when drafting the construction contract. This item also covers such topics as pricing models, forms and agreements, performance of the work, payment of the work, completion of the work and liability.

Focused on the major challenges in the field of parenting assessment, Making Parenting Plans in Canada’s Family Justice System: Challenges, Controversies and the Role of Mental Health Professionals acts as a guide for mental health professionals and any party that works with high-conflict separating and/or divorcing parents. This item focuses on relocation, domestic violence, special needs children and children’s participation in family law disputes, four substantive topics which legal and mental health practitioners encounter most often when conducting parenting assessments. With other chapters which speak to domestic violence, family court and the law of expert evidence, Making Parenting Plans in Canada’s Family Justice System works to guide the legal or mental health practitioner in conducting informed, comprehensive and competent parenting assessments.

A Practical Guide to Smart Contracts and Blockchain Law by Grinhaus. KF 1030 .E4 G75 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

A Practical Guide to Smart Contracts and Blockchain Law works to provide a comprehensive overview of how such financial technologies as Blockchain, smart contracts and distributed ledger technology fit into new and existing legal frameworks. While exploring the trends and developments of financial technologies, this item sheds some light on how their associated legal issues will affect and influence such topics as: securities issues, tax considerations, business structuring, proceeds of crime and anti-money laundering, smart contracts, fundraising and social causes, security issues for cryptographic assets wallets, insolvency law and risk management for lawyers. With other chapters highlighting intellectual property, Canadian insolvency Law and the risks lawyers face when practising in the Blockchain Space, this item works to provide a deeper understanding of the legal landscape any legal professional should expect to face when working with financial technologies.

A Practical Guide to the Charter: Section 11(b) by Gold et al. KF 9223.4 G65 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

This slim but practical guide focuses on how the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2016 decision in R v Jordan changed the way the Charter’s section 11(b) guarantee of trial within a reasonable time is interpreted and applied. The book alerts counsel to key post-Jordan case law and issues, such as defence delay, over and under ceiling cases and use of Jordan at the sentencing stage. It also includes useful appendices of rules, precedent court documents and case charts.

This text begins by surveying the history and current context for public-private partnerships (P3s) in all Canadian jurisdictions. It then moves on to cover the all relevant aspects of P3s, including procurement, risk allocation financing, dispute resolution and Indigenous P3 projects.

Variations on the Theme of Contract by Fridman. KF 801 F75 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

Professor Fridman’s final work is not your standard contract law text, but rather an engaging collection of essays structured around a musical theme. Its “prelude” and “variations” examine key and complex aspects of contract law, including freedom of contract, consideration, privity, estoppel, misrepresentation, mistake, interpretation, contractual terms, performance, frustration and unjust enrichment. Completed posthumously by Professor Rick Bigwood.

Dispositions Without Trial, 3^rd ed., by van Kessel and Upenieks. KF 8999 V36 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

The Law of Fraud and the Forensic Investigator, 6^th ed., by Debenham. KF 9365 D43 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

Oosterhoff on Trusts, 9^th ed. KF 730 O57 2019 / Practice Collection, 2^nd Floor.

New U.K. and U.S. titles:

Estate Planning for the Muslim Client by Ali & Shaikh. (U.S.) KF 750 A45 2019 / 1^st Floor.

Regulation, Compliance and Ethics in Law Firms by Calvert. (U.K.) KF 300 C35 2018 / 1^st Floor.