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  • 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.


  • 22 Aug 2024 8:29 AM | Anonymous



    This is a friendly reminder that OPSGuest WiFi Services are available at 72 courthouses across Ontario, including here at the Brampton courthouse.

    Please see the attached memo below for a refresher on how to request or renew an OPS Guest WiFi account to support attendance at in-person hearings.

    Courthouse WiFi memo: English | French


    Click on the link below to submit your request for WiFi services:

    Ontario Public Service Guest (OPSGuest) WiFi Account Digital Application for Parties to a Matter


  • 20 Aug 2024 9:00 AM | Anonymous



    This program has been accredited for 0.5 Professionalism and 0.5 EDI Professionalism Hours!


    Click here for the .PDF flyer


  • 20 Aug 2024 8:49 AM | Anonymous



    Successfully Building Your Solo Practice
    (3-Part Interactive Workshop)


    Join us for this 3-part series to learn more about how to successfully develop your solo law practice!

    Register and attend all three sessions to receive a Certificate of Completion.

    Click on the individual links below for more information about each session:

    Click here for the full series flyer

    Space for this program is limited.

  • 19 Aug 2024 1:48 PM | Anonymous


    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.

  • 16 Aug 2024 2:31 PM | Anonymous



    The PLA Library has acquired the following books for our collection from the American Psychological Association.

    • Interviewing Children: The Science of Conversation in Forensic Contexts, 2nd ed.
    • The Young Eyewitness: How Well do Children and Adolescents Describe and Identify Perpetrators?
    • The Psychology of Juries


    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.


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