The PLA Library has just added several new resources to our print collection:

Check out our New Books page for a full list of books added to the PLA Library collection this year. Recent additions are marked with *NEW* at the beginning of the title.

Materials for the PLA's upcoming Annual General Meeting are now available in the Member's area of the PLA website: Meetings of the Membership

Our AGM is now paperless! We will only be providing material in electronic format.

You will need to log into your PLA member account to be able to access the AGM material. Please contact PLA staff if you require any assistance.

Information provided on Fernwood Publishing's website:

Amid the proliferating scholarship and often sensational public campaigns, Trafficking Harms offers fresh insights and critical analyses. The collection’s four thematic areas — Discourses and Representations; Law and Prosecutions; Policing and Surveillance; Migrant Labour Exploitation — examine an array of issues, including the contested definitions of human trafficking, the application of trafficking law and policy, the conflation of sex work and trafficking, the impacts of anti-trafficking frameworks on racialized communities, questions around “victims” and “traffickers” and much more. Showcasing a mix of scholarly research, public advocacy and first-person narratives, this book is the first of its kind in Canada. The authors include a diverse group of academics, legal advocates, frontline activists who work with migrant and sex-working communities, individuals who have been charged and/or convicted of trafficking offences and those who are directly impacted by trafficking law and policing, such as domestic and migrant sex workers.

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.

The following practice directions have been updated and revised:

Judicial Criminal Pre-trial Best Practices

Effective March 17, 2025

Practice Direction: Jordan-Compliant Trial Scheduling

Revisions effective March 17, 2025

Information provided on Irwin Law's website:

Do you have to pay child support in Canada after a child turns 18? When they go to university? If you give up rights? How far back can retroactive child support go? Can parents agree to no child support? The newest edition of Child Support Guidelines in Canada is designed to provide a clear, comprehensive analysis of the case law and to provide a quick and efficient way for readers to access pertinent information on all aspects of the Federal Child Support Guidelines and corresponding provincial guidelines. This book is a “meat-and-potatoes” analysis that is written primarily for practicing lawyers and judges who serve in the trenches of family warfare. The book describes what judges have said and done without engaging in any socio-economic evaluation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines. This is a companion volume to Payne and Payne’s Canadian Family Law.

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.

Check out our latest issue of Peel Briefs!

PLA Members should check their emails for a link to our latest issue of Peel Briefs.

Members can also access Peel Briefs in the Members' Corner here.

NOTE: Peel Briefs is a publication by the Peel Law Association that is only made available to current PLA members.

Are you interested in being the PLA Board of Directors? Do you know somebody who you think would be a perfect fit for the Board?

Nominations are currently open for the PLA Board of Directors with the election taking place during our Annual General Meeting on April 3, 2025.

Click here for more information

Information provided on LexisNexis' website:

Childhood and the Law in Canada – The Family/State Relationship offers a series of six case studies in family law and the treatment of children in care, schools, and other social institutions. It advances the understanding of foundational legal concepts, current political issues and places legal disputes in historical context.

The content presented in this book helps to clarify the social and legal significance of each case, and helps the reader engage with the competing claims put forward by the parties, interveners and judges. Readers will learn what the courts held, examine their reasoning, and follow the consequences of landmark decisions for contemporary Canadian institutions and social relationships.

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.

The PLA Library will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, for Family Day.

We will return to our regular business hours of 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend.

Please see below for a notice from the Superior Court of Justice regarding amendments to the Ontario Family Rules that came into effect on January 22, 2025.

Amendments to Family Law Rules: Binding Judicial Dispute Resolution, Costs, Associate Judges