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  • 26 Sep 2024 8:52 AM | Anonymous



    The PLA Library will be closing early on September 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM as staff will be off-site for Judges' Night.

    Kindly note that staff will not be available to provide access to PLA facilities or any remote services.


  • 13 Sep 2024 3:07 PM | Anonymous



    The PLA Library has updated the following texts in our collection.

    • Canada Business Corporations Act & Commentary - 2024/2025 ed.
    • Ontario Business Corporations Act & Commentary - 2024/2025 ed.
    • Nathan & Goldfarb's Company Meetings for Share Capital, Non-Share Capital and Condominium Corporations - 13th ed.

    These books are available for use in the PLA Library.

    PLA Members can sign them out for use outside of the PLA facilities. Members can sign out up to 3 books at a time, each for a 7 day period.

    Check out our New Books page for a full list of books added to the PLA Library collection so far this year.


  • 12 Sep 2024 4:01 PM | Anonymous



    Three new opportunities for legal support staff have been added to our Jobsite page.


    Have a Job Opportunity Available?

    Complete our Jobsite posting form linked on our Jobsite page to have it posted on our website. This service is provided for free to current PLA members.


  • 6 Sep 2024 8:45 AM | Anonymous


    Did you know that the PLA collection also contains books
     on the historical aspect of law? One such book is Quiet Rebels which focuses on female lawyers here in Ontario and the challenges they had to face and overcome.



    Information provided on the Wilfrid Laurier University Press' website:

    “It’s a girl!” the Ontario press announced, as Canada’s first woman lawyer was called to the Ontario bar in February 1897.  Quiet Rebels explores experiences of exclusion among the few women lawyers for the next six decades, and how their experiences continue to shape gender issues in the contemporary legal profession.

    Mary Jane Mossman tells the stories of all 187 Ontario women lawyers called to the bar from 1897 to 1957, revealing the legal profession’s gendered patterns. Comprising a small handful of students—or even a single student—at the Law School, women were often ignored, and they faced discrimination in obtaining articling positions and legal employment. Most were Protestant, white, and middle-class, and a minority of Jewish, Catholic, Black, and immigrant women lawyers faced even greater challenges. The book also explores some changes, as well as continuities, for the much larger numbers of Ontario women lawyers in recent decades.


    For more information about this resource, click here.


    This item is available to PLA Members in good standing for sign-out. PLA Members can sign-out up to three items for overnight use for a seven day period. Overdue charges may be applicable to items that are not returned by their due date.


    Not a member, but looking to become one? Please follow the link for the Membership Form and Fees. You may also contact the PLA Library Staff by email, and they will be happy to assist you. It only takes moments to join, and the PLA Library Staff can process memberships on the spot. Once payment is received, you can take advantage of all your PLA Membership Benefits, including discounts on CPD programs and social events.

    As a friendly reminder, the Peel Law Association Library, Lawyers' Lounge and related services are open to all lawyers who are in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP/NCA candidates.


  • 4 Sep 2024 12:53 PM | Anonymous



    The PLA Library has added the following texts to our collection.

    • Copyright Legislation & Commentary, 2024 ed.
    • A Guide to Consent & Capacity Law in Ontario, 2025 ed.
    • A Practical Guide to the Law of Defamation
    • The Law of Objections in Canada: A Handbook, 2nd ed.
    • The Practitioner's Criminal Code, 2025 ed.

    These books are available for use in the PLA Library.

    PLA Members can sign them out for use outside of the PLA facilities. Members can sign out up to 3 books at a time, each for a 7 day period.


    The PLA has also made some updates to our looseleaf collection.

    The following are new additions to our collection:

    • Canada - U.S. Commercial Law Guide, 2nd ed. (current to Apr. 2024)
    • Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Inadmissibility Law, 2nd ed. (current to May 2024)
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Manual (current to June 2024)

    The following looseleafs have been updated in our collection:

    • The Law of Bail in Canada, 3rd ed. (current to April 2024)
    • Assessing Dangerousness: Guide to the Dangerous Offender Application Process (current to June 2024)
    • Orkin on the Law of Costs, 2nd ed. (current to August 2024)
    • Sentencing Drug Offenders (current to April 2024)
    • Financial Principles of Family Law (current to August 2024)
    • Crimes Against Children: Prosecution and Defence (current to August 2024)

    Looseleaf items are reference items that are available for use only in the PLA Library.

    Check out our New Books page for a full list of books added to the PLA Library collection so far this year.


  • 30 Aug 2024 9:17 AM | Anonymous





    The PLA Library will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, for Labour Day.

    We will return to our regular business hours of 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

    Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend.


  • 29 Aug 2024 8:56 AM | Anonymous

    This is the latest publication in Emond's Immigration Law Series and an excellent resource. The PLA Library has the complete Immigration Law Series available in our collection.


    Information provided on the Emond's website:

    Each year, countless individuals from around the world aspire to make Canada their new home, drawn by its welcoming society, diverse opportunities, and high quality of life.

    Maintaining Permanent Residence Status and Acquiring Citizenship is a concise guide to the procedures, policies and strategies for navigating Canada’s permanent residency and citizenships pathways. This how-to-guide addresses permanent residency card applications, mandatory travel documents for permanent residents, expectations at port-of-entry examinations, citizenship eligibility requirements, processing steps, judicial review, and more.


    For more information about this resource, click here.


    This item is available to PLA Members in good standing for sign-out. PLA Members can sign-out up to three items for overnight use for a seven day period. Overdue charges may be applicable to items that are not returned by their due date.


    Not a member, but looking to become one? Please follow the link for the Membership Form and Fees. You may also contact the PLA Library Staff by email, and they will be happy to assist you. It only takes moments to join, and the PLA Library Staff can process memberships on the spot. Once payment is received, you can take advantage of all your PLA Membership Benefits, including discounts on CPD programs and social events.

    As a friendly reminder, the Peel Law Association Library, Lawyers' Lounge and related services are open to all lawyers who are in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP/NCA candidates.


  • 27 Aug 2024 10:57 AM | Anonymous



    The PLA Library now has Watt's Manual of Criminal Evidence, 2024 edition in our collection.

    This book is available for use in the PLA Library.

    PLA Members can sign it out for use outside of the PLA facilities. Members can sign out up to 3 books at a time, each for a 7 day period.

    Check out our New Books page for a full list of books added to the PLA Library collection so far this year.


  • 23 Aug 2024 8:29 AM | Anonymous

    Interviewing children can be difficult, especially concerning sensitive topics. This excellent resource will help guide you through the science of conversation with children in forensic contexts to help children describe situations they may have witnessed or experienced. 


    Information provided on the American Psychological Association's website:

    Interviewing Children is an accessible guide for forensic interviewers, clinicians, attorneys, and other professionals who rely on children’s testimony.

    In this second edition, Poole and Dickinson present new thematic chapters on conversation habits, conventional content, and protocols for training.

    Highlights include:

    • sample dialogues that help flesh out and illustrate research-based recommendations for practice;
    • quick guides that synthesize core ideas and skills;
    • "Principles to Practice" sections that answer questions about child interviewing; and
    • a comprehensive appendix of learning activities readers can use to sharpen their interviewing skills.


    For more information about this resource, click here.


    This item is available to PLA Members in good standing for sign-out. PLA Members can sign-out up to three items for overnight use for a seven day period. Overdue charges may be applicable to items that are not returned by their due date.


    Not a member, but looking to become one? Please follow the link for the Membership Form and Fees. You may also contact the PLA Library Staff by email, and they will be happy to assist you. It only takes moments to join, and the PLA Library Staff can process memberships on the spot. Once payment is received, you can take advantage of all your PLA Membership Benefits, including discounts on CPD programs and social events.

    As a friendly reminder, the Peel Law Association Library, Lawyers' Lounge and related services are open to all lawyers who are in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP/NCA candidates.


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