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Here you will find a list of books that the PLA acquired during the current calendar year.

All lawyers in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP/NCA candidates are welcome to come into the library and use our collection.

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Last updated: November 20, 2024

ABORIGINAL, FIRST NATIONS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Diversity and Indigenous Peoples in Canada - 5th ed. (Boyington.)
Indigenous Peoples and the Law in Canada: Cases and Commentary - 2024 ed. (First Peoples Law.)
Modern First Nations Legislation Annotated - 2024 ed. (Beynon, et al.)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

CPD - Eight-Minute Administrative Law and Practice 2024. (LSO.)
The Law of Regulatory Investigations - 2023. (Casey, et al.)

ADR, MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Manual (Stitt.) - new looseleaf current to rel. 111, June 2024
Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution - 2001. (Cloke.)
Mediation for Lawyers: A Practical Guide for Effective Representation of your Clients - 2024. (Handman.)

ART LAW

Art Law: Cases and Controversies - 2023. (Bain.)

BANKRUPTCY & INSOLVENCY

Annotated Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act - 2023/2024 ed. (Houlden, et al.)
Bennett on Bankruptcy - 26th ed. (Bennett.)
Bennett's A to Z Guide to Small Business Bankruptcy and Insolvency - 2nd ed. (Bennett.)
NEW - The Litigator's Foundational Insolvency Toolkit 2023. (OBA.)

BLOCKCHAINS & ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

A Practical Guide to Web3, Blockchain, and Smart Contract Law - 3rd ed. (Grinhaus.)
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Emerging Legal & Policy Considerations - 2024. (Habib.)

CANNABIS LAW (see also Impaired Driving Law)

Canada's Cannabis Act: Annotation & Commentary - 2023/2024 ed. (Bennett, Young.)
Cannabis Law: The Legislative Framework - 2023 ed. (MacFarlane, et al.)

CAPACITY & DISABILITY

Annotated Guardianship Application 2024. (LSO.)
A Guide to Consent & Capacity Law in Ontario - 2025 ed. (Hiltz, Szigeti.)

CHARITIES & NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Charities Legislation & Commentary - 2024 ed. (Carter, et al.)
The Law of Charitable and Not-for-Profit Organizations - 6th ed. (Bourgeois.)
Management of Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations in Canada - 5th ed. (Seel, Knutsen.)
NEW - Volunteer Administration: Professional Practice - 4th ed. (Seel, Bennett.)

CHILD PROTECTION

NEW - Advanced Issues in Child Protection Law 2024. (OBA.)
Child Protection Law in Canada - 2nd ed. (Kirwin, Stringer.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 7, September 2024
Intensive Child Protection Training Primer 2023. (LSO.)

CITIZENSHIP ACT

Annotated Citizenship Act - 2022 ed. (Goslett, Caruso.)

CIVIL LAW & PROCEDURES

Annual Review of Civil Litigation - 2023 ed. (Wilson.)
Civil Appeals: The Year in Review 2023. (LSO.)
The Law of Civil Procedure in Ontario - 5th ed. (Perell, Morden.)
Watson & McGowan's Ontario Civil Practice - 2025 ed. (McKay, Foulds.)
NEW - Your First Civil Trial 2023. (OBA.)

CLASS ACTIONS

NEW - 15th Annual Class Actions Colloquium - 2023. (OBA.)

COMPETITION ACT

Competition Act: Commentary and Annotation - 2024 ed. (Facey, Brown.)
Litigating Competition Law in Canada - 2nd ed. (Iatrou, et al.)

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Annotated Ontario Construction Act - 2023 ed. (Wang, Keeshan.)
Conduct of Lien, Trust and Adjudication Proceedings - 2024 ed. (Bowles.)
A Guide to Canadian Construction Insurance Law - 2nd ed. (Reynolds, Vogel.)

CONTEMPT LAW

The Law of Contempt in Canada - 3rd ed. (Miller.)

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS LAW

Agency and Partnership Law Primer - 6th ed. (Harvey, MacPherson.)
The Art of Drafting the Commercial Contract - 2023 ed. (Lipson, Rodness.)
Behind and Beyond Boilerplate: Drafting Commercial Agreements - 5th ed. (Elderkin, Shin Doi.)
Bennett on Commercial Leases in Ontario - 2nd ed. (Bennett.)
Canada - U.S. Commercial Law Guide - 2nd ed. (Manzer.) - new looseleaf current to rel. 2, June 2024
Canada Business Corporations Act & Commentary - 2024/2025 ed. (Fasken.)
Canadian Anti-Corruption Law and Compliance - 3rd ed. (Keith.)
Canadian Business Corporations Law - 4th ed. (McGuinness, Coombs.)
NEW - Commercial Agreements Bootcamp 2023. (OBA.)
Corporate Law for Ontario Businesses - 3rd ed. (Karmali.)
Eight-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2024. (LSO.)
Ontario Business Corporations Act & Commentary - 2024/2025 ed. (Fasken.)
Nathan & Goldfarb's Company Meetings for Share Capital, Non-Share Capital and Condominium Corporations - 13th ed. (Nathan, Goldfarb.)
NEW - The Practitioner's Guide to Privacy in M&A - 2024. (Olofsson, et al.)
Pre-emptive Commercial Remedies - 2024. (Tweedie.)
Private M&A In Canada: Transactions and Litigation - 2024. (Fasken.)
NEW - Secured Transaction Essentials for Business Lawyers 2024. (OBA.)

COSTS LAW

Orkin on the Law of Costs - 2nd ed. (Orkin.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 5, August 2024

COURT RULES & PROCEDURES

Canadian Federal Court Practice - 2024 ed. (Hughes, et al.)
Ontario Annual Practice - 2024/2025 ed. (Millar, et al.)
NEW - Ontario Small Claims Court Practice - 2025 ed. (Zuker, Winny.)
NEW - Ontario Superior Court Practice - 2025 ed. (Archibald, et al.)
Supreme Court of Canada Practice - 2023 ed. (Watt, et al.)

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE

Annotated Contraventions Act - 2023/2024 ed. (Libman.)
Annotated Ontario Rules of Criminal Practice - 2024 ed. (Segal.)
Annotated Tremeear's Criminal Code - 2024 ed. (Watt, Fuerst.)
Assessing Dangerousness: Guide to the Dangerous Offender Application Process (Neuberger.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 1, June 2024
Balgopal's Guide to Criminal Practice - 2024 ed. (Balgopal.)
Crimes Against Children: Prosecution and Defence (Zaretsky.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 3, August 2024
Criminal Pleadings & Practice in Canada - 3rd ed. (Ewaschuk.) - updated looseleaf edition current to rel. 6, Aug. 2024
Detention and Arrest - 3rd ed. (Coughlan, Luther.)
Detention, Arrest, and the Right to Counsel - 2024. (Garg, Kapoor.)
A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act - 2024/2025 ed. (Tustin.)
Handling Summary Conviction Offences - 2024/2025 ed. (Libman.)
Issues in Criminal Trials and Summary Appeal Law - 3rd ed. (Karimjee.)
The Jury - A Handbook of Law and Procedure (Balfour.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 81, September 2024
The Law of Bail in Canada - 3rd ed. (Trotter.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 1, April 2024
The Law of Search and Seizure in Canada - 13th ed. (Fontana, Keeshan.)
The Practitioner's Criminal Code - 2025 ed. (Gold.)
Mack's Criminal Law Trial Book - 2023 ed. (Mack, Fahim.)
Martin's Annual Criminal Code - 2024 ed. (Henein, et al.)
Martin's Ontario Criminal Practice - 2024 ed. (Henein, et al.)
Martin's Related Criminal Statutes - 2024/2025 ed. (Henein, Gourlay.)
McWilliams' Canadian Criminal Evidence - 5th ed. (Hill, et al.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 3, July 2024
Mental Disorder in Canadian Criminal Law (Barrett, Shandler.) - new looseleaf current to rel. 2, June 2024
A Proactive Practitioner's Guide to Section 11(b) of the Charter - 2024. (Kozlowski, Stuart.)
Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases - 3rd ed. (Brown, Witkin.)
Search and Seizure - 2023. (Diab, Hunt.)
Sentencing: The Practitioner's Guide (Clewley, et al.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 3, August 2024
Sentencing and Penal Policy in Canada: Cases, Materials, and Commentary - 4th ed. (Manson, et al.)
Sentencing Drug Offenders (Sabbadini.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 2, April 2024
Sexual Offences in Canadian Law (Stewart.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 3, September 2024
The Six-Minute Criminal Lawyer 2024. (LSO.)
Watt's Manual of Criminal Evidence - 2024 ed. (Watt.)
NEW - Watt's Manual of Criminal Jury Instructions - 2024 ed. (Watt, Makepeacel.)
Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and what Canada must do to Safeguard Justice - 2023. (Roach.)

DEBTOR & CREDITOR LAW

NEW - Debt Collection: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide - 2024 ed. (Satin.)

DICTIONARY

Black's Law Dictionary, 11th ed, 2019. (Garner.)

DISCOVERIES

NEW - Divine Discoveries: Building a Great Case 2024. (OBA.)

EDUCATIONAL LAW & LEGISLATION

Education Statutes and Regulations of Ontario - 2025 ed. (Milne.)

ELDER LAW

NEW - Elder Law Day 2024: Advanced Issues in Elder Law & Serving the Baby Boomer Generation: Your Aging Client Base. (OBA.)

EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR LAW

Annotated Employment Insurance Act - 2024 ed. (Lavender.)
Annotated Canada Labour Code - 2024 ed. (Snyder.)
Annotated Ontario Labour Relations Act - 2024 ed. (Randazzo.)
NEW - Annual Current Issues in Labour Law 2024. (OBA.)
Canadian Master Labour Guide - 39th ed.
The Eight-Minute Employment Lawyer 2024. (LSO.)
The Eight-Minute Labour Lawyer 2024. (LSO.)
NEW - Employment Law Fundamentals 2023. (OBA.)
Ontario Employment Standards Act: Quick Reference - 2024 ed. (Roher, Lipinski.)
Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Act & Commentary - 2024/2025 ed. (Dee, Newhouse.)
NEW - Safety on Trial: Understanding and Improving Workplace Safety Law in Canada - 2024. (Keith.)

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Annotated Conservation Authorities Act - 2024. (Harris, Cummings.)

EVIDENCE LAW

NEW - Evidence and Investigation: From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom - 3rd ed. (Watkins, et al.)
The Law of Objections in Canada: A Handbook - 2nd ed. (Marseille, McArthur.)
Rules of Evidence: A Practical Approach - 3rd ed. (Gulcz, Kelly.)

EXAMINATIONS

Skillful Witness Examinations in Civil and Arbitration Cases: Discoveries, Directs and Cross-Examinations - 2023. (Harrison, Swan.)

FAMILY LAW

18th Family Law Summit - 2024. (LSO.)
Annotated Divorce Act - 2024 ed. (MacDonald, Wilton.)
Annotated Ontario Family Law Act - 2024 ed. (MacDonald, Wilton.)
Canadian Divorce Law and Practice (MacDonald.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 8, September 2024
Child Support Guidelines: Law and Practice - 2nd ed. (MacDonald, Wilton.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 7, September 2024
Consolidated Ontario Family Law Statues and Regulations - 2023/2024 ed. (Siegel.)
Contracts for the Family Law Client - 2024. (Halpern.)
NEW - Deep Dive into Financial Disclosure 2024. (OBA.)
Divorce Act Manual (Bucci.) - new looseleaf current to rel. 3, September 2024
Eight-Minute Family Law Lawyer 2023. (LSO.)
Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice - 2024. (Salem, Browe Olsen.)
Family Law: Challenges and Developments from an International Perspective - 2020. (Prus.)
Family Law Refresher 2024. (LSO.)
Financial Principles of Family Law (Freedman, Martin.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 4, August 202
NEW - Fourteenth Annual Bread and Butter Issues in Family Law - 2023. (OBA.)
Handling a Family Law Matter in Ontario (Joseph.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 4, September 2024
NEW - Matrimonial Home Deep Dive 2023. (OBA.)
Ontario Family Law Practice - 2025 ed. (Coats, et al.)
Ontario Family Legislation - 2023 ed.
NEW - Ontario Legal Conference: Family, Estates & Real Estate Law 2024. (OBA.)
Parenting Plan Evaluations: Applied Research for the Family Court - 2nd ed. (Drozd, et al.)
The Tax Principles of Familiy Law - 31st ed. (Verity Valuation Group) - FOR IN LIBRARY USE ONLY

FAMILY (GENERAL RESOURCES)

Divorce Poison: How to Protect your Family from Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing - 2010. (Warshak.)
Don’t Alienate the Kids: Raising Resilient Children While Avoiding High-Conflict Divorce - 2020. (Eddy.)
Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions - 2020. (Moran, et al.)

FOOD AND DRUGS ACT

Canadian Food and Drug Legislation & Commentary - 2023 ed. (Nicol, et al.)
The Regulation of Drugs in Canada: The Food and Drugs Act and Related Intellectual Property Regimes - 2024. (T. Nessim Abu-Zahra, et al.)

FORENSIC CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Interviewing Children: The Science of Conversation in Forensic Contexts - 2nd ed. (Poole, Dickinson.)
The Young Eyewitness: How Well do Children and Adolescents Describe and Identify Perpetrators? - 2017. (Pozzulo.)

FRANCHISE LAW

Franchise Law in Canada - 2nd ed. (Sugar.)

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT

Annotated Ontario Highway Traffic Act - 2024 ed. (Segal.)

HUMAN RIGHTS

12th Human Rights Summit - 2023. (LSO.)
The Annotated Canadian Human Rights Act - 2023 ed. (Tolensky, Lavender.)
NEW - Annual Update on Human Rights 2024. (OBA.)
Ontario Litigator's Guide to Human Rights Practice - 2nd ed. (Cabel, Litner.)

IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE LAW

31st Immigration Law Summit: Day One & Day Two - 2023. (LSO.)
Annotated Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada - 2024 ed. (Goslett, Caruso.)
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Inadmissibility Law - 2nd ed. (Bellissimo.) - new looseleaf current to rel. 2, May 2024
Canadian Immigration & Refugee Law Practice - 2024 ed. (Waldman.)

IMPAIRED DRIVING LAW (see also Cannabis Law)

Defending Drinking, Drugs and Driving Cases - 2024 ed. (Gold.)
Impaired Driving in Canada: The Charter Cases - 5th ed. (Kenkel.)

INSURANCE LAW

Canadian Insurance Defence - 2024. (Henderson.)
Consolidated Insurance Companies Act of Canada, Regulations and Guidelines - 2024 ed. (Carroll.)
Ontario Insurance Law & Commentary - 2025 ed. (Shores.)
Ontario Motor Vehicle Insurance Law and Commentary - 2025 ed. (Firestone.)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

28th Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review - 2024. (LSO.)
Copyright Legislation & Commentary - 2024 ed. (Hughes, Peacock.)
Patent Legislation & Commentary - 2024 ed. (Hughes, Clarizio.)
Trademarks Act & Commentary - 2024 ed. (Hughes, Tole.)

JURIES

The Psychology of Juries - 2017. (Kovera.)

LANDLORD & TENANT

Annotated Ontario Landlord and Tenant Statutes - 2024 ed. (Butkus.)
Ontario Landlord & Tenant Law Practice - 2024 ed. (Fleming.)
Residential Tenancies - 12th ed. (Feldman.)

LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Best Practices in Law Firm Business Development and Marketing - 2019. (Farone.)
Breaking Free: A Guide to Achieving Personal and Professional Freedom as a Lawyer - 2023. (Miles.)
Effective Practice Group Leadership - 2nd ed. (Davies.)
Law Firm Mergers: Lessons from Successful Strategic Combinations - 2022. (Zimmermann, Morris.)
Law Office Policies, Procedures, and Operations Manual - 7th ed. (Wasserman, Thomas.)
Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership - 2024. (Clark, et al.)
Legal Leadership: A Handbook for Future Success - 2018. (Ramadan.)
Managing Talent for Success: Talent Development in Law Firms - 2nd ed. (Normand-Hochman.)
The People Who Run Law Firms: Lessons Learned from Law Firm Leaders - 2021. (Knight.)
The Thriving lawyer: A Multidimensional Model of Well-Being for a Sustainable Legal Profession - 2024. (Cipriano.)

LEGAL HISTORY

Quiet Rebels: A History of Ontario Women Lawyers - 2023. (Mossman.)

LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING

Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation - 10th ed. (McGill Law Journal.)
The Comprehensive Guide to Legal Research, Writing & Analysis - 3rd ed. (McCarney, et al.)
Dear 1L: Notes to Nurture a New Legal Writer - 2024. (Haverstick.)
Decoding Canadian Legal Research, Writing, and Conventions: A Guide for Internationally Trained Lawyers - 2024. (Wrightson.)

LEGAL THOUGHTS & THEORIES

Conscience and Rights - 2024. (Bussey, Menuge.)
Litigating Equality - 2024. (Milne, Moreau.)

LIABILITY LAW

Liquor and Cannabis Liability Law in Canada - 2nd ed. (Folick, et al.)

LIBEL & SLANDER

A Practical Guide to the Law of Defamation - 2024. (Thiele, et al.)

MENTAL HEALTH

Annotated Mental Health Provisions of the Criminal Code, Part XX.1 - 2024 ed. (Schneider, et al.)
Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law - 2024. (Szigeti, et al.)
NEW - Mental Health First Aid: Reference Guide - 4th ed. (Mental Health Commission of Canada.)
The Right not to Remain Silent: The Truth about Mental Health in the Legal Profession - 2024. (Beattie, et al.)
Trauma-Informed Law: A Primer for Lawyer Resilience and Healing - 2023. (Maki, et al.)

MORTGAGES

Falconbridge on Mortgages - 5th ed. (Traub.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 3, October 2024

MUNICIPAL LAW

NEW - Annotated Ontario Building Code Act - 2025 ed. (Levitt, Mascarin.)
CPD - The Eight-Minute Municipal Lawyer 2024. (LSO.)
NEW - Ontario Legal Conference: Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law 2024. (OBA.)
Ontario Municipal Law: A User's Manual - 2024 ed. (Rouleau, Bar-Moshe.)
Ontario Planning Legislation - 2023 ed.
A Practical Guide to the Ontario Land Tribunal - 3rd ed. (Krushelnicki, et al.)

NUISANCES

NEW - The Law of Nuisance in Canada - 3rd ed. (Pun, et al.)

PERSONAL INJURY

NEW - Personal Injury Damages - 2024 ed. (Carlson, Carlson.)

PERSONAL PROPERTY

Annotated Ontario Personal Property Security Act - 2023/2024 ed. (McLaren.)
Repair and Storage Liens Act: A Practical Guide - 2012. (Haber.)

PROVINCIAL OFFENCES

NEW - Annotated Ontario Provincial Offences Act - 2024 ed. (Segal, Libman.)
Handling Provincial Offence Cases in Ontario - 2023 ed. (Libman, Allen.)

PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR

Government Procurement - 5th ed. (Emanuelli.)

REAL ESTATE LAW

21st Real Estate Law Summit - 2024. (LSO.)
NEW - Current Issues in Real Estate Law 2024. (OBA.)
NEW - Failed Real Estate Transactions: Remedies for Buyers and Sellers 2024. (OBA.)
NEW - Ontario Residential Real Estate Manual (Bocska.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 162, October 2024
Real Estate Practice in Ontario - 10th ed. (Quinn, Grandilli.)
Safeguarding Real Estate Transactions 2023. (LSO.)
Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2023. (LSO.)
NEW - Your First Residential Real Estate Transaction 2023. (OBA.)

REAL PROPERTY LAW

Carter on Easements - 2023. (Carter.)
Document Registration Guide - 25th ed., 2024. (McConnell.)
Ziff's Principles of Property Law - 8th ed. (Kaplinksy, et al.)

REMEDIES

The Law of Equitable Remedies - 3rd ed. (Berryman.)

REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

International Assisted Reproductive Technology - 2024. (Page.)

SURROGACY LAW

Research Handbook on Surrogacy and the Law - 2024. (Trimmings, et al.)

TAX LAW

Canadian Taxation of Life Insurance - 12th ed. (Balsara, et al.)
International Tax Law in Canada: Taxation of Cross-Border Income in the Canadian Context - 2024. (Duff.)
NEW - International Taxation in Canada - 5th ed. (Li, Lamarre.)
The Practitioner's Goods and Services Tax Annotated with Harmonized Sales Tax - 48th ed. (Sherman.)
Stikeman Income Tax Act Annotated - 75th ed. (Pound.)

TORTS

NEW - Economic Torts in Canada - 3rd ed. (Blom, Burns.)
Tort Law - 7th ed. (Klar, Jefferies.)

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

The Law of Traffic Offences - 5th ed. (Rose.)

VULNERABLE PERSONS

Vulnerable Persons: Protection and Remedies in Canada (Kirwin, et al.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 1, June 2024

WILLS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS LAW

26th Estates and Trusts Summit - Day One & Day Two. (LSO.)
Annotated Alter Ego Trust and Discretionary Trust 2024. (LSO.)
Annotated Powers of Attorney for Property and for Personal Care 2024. (LSO.)
Annotated Will 2024. (LSO.)
NEW - Financial and Estate Planning for the Mature Client in Ontario (Rintoul, et al.) - updated looseleaf now current to rel. 112, August 2024
The Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2024. (LSO.)
Taxation of Trusts and Estates: A Practitioner's Guide - 2024 ed. (Chow, Pryor.)
Wills and Estates - revised 5th ed. (Fazakas.)
Wills and Estates Refresher 2024. (LSO.)
NEW - Your First Estate Administration 2023. (OBA.)

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