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Bankruptcy - If you are sailing a financial Titanic, this is a must! Insolvency and it's bully sibling, bankruptcy - it is a matter of know thy enemy.
Civil Litigation - Fightin' in the free world: the how-to of law suits and legal proceedings.
Consumer & Commercial - You sell, you buy. But the legal matrix underneath this simple yet oft-repeated reflex is a labyrinth best entered in the warm sunshine of legal knowledge.
Contracts - I agree. With those words, I do ye wed to contract. Git yer eyes open bro! Know da law 'fore ya sign sumpin'.
Criminal Law - Knock knock. Who's there? The Police! Freedom has its limits and the toughest, meanest of all is criminal law.
Elder Law, Wills, Trusts, Estates - The law recognizes the uniqueness of issues related to being old and, in some cases, gives preferential treatment to seniors. Read all about it!
Employment & Labour Law - Bosses and employees - night and day. Shed light on your legal rights on what is the 2nd oldest human relationship.
Family Law - Love and marriage ... and sex and child support. It's not all a bed of roses but we do what we can to sprinkle the petals of law on the well-traveled road of family law.
Intellectual Property - Intellectual property, patents, copyright, trademarks - all ethereal property rights but oh! ... so valuable.
International Law - International Law
Maritime Law - Maritime Law resources
Real Estate & Tenancy - Real estate or real property is property for the big boys. To get some of that, you need legal knowledge and for that, well .... can you mouse click?
School Law - Schools and education are the wings of our future and need a neat legal foundation that causes no drag. Here is this century's version.
Tort & Personal Injury - Pain can = $. Just ask any attorney. These pages breakdown the complex legal formula between your personal injury and compensation, and the error, omission or tort of someone else.
Traffic Law - Covers topics like tailgating and DUI.

Adverse Possession

Lloyd Duhaime posted on October 20, 2006 13:40

The fancy lawyer word for squatters and their rights. How, if at all, occupiers can end up owning land just by using it - without complaint by the legal owner - for a period of time.

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Air, Water and Subsurface Rights

Lloyd Duhaime posted on October 20, 2006 13:37

To whomever owns the land, shall own the earth to its center and up to the heavens, has said the law since time immemorial. That, before the advent of planes, trains and automobiles (and underground subways and power lines).

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Canadian Legal History

Lloyd Duhaime posted on October 20, 2006 11:25

The vast self-governing dominion created in 1867, with umbilical ties to the British still ongoing, Canada's legal history is rich, state-of-the-art model of freedom and democracy. But as with anything cutting edge, progress has been steady yet slow. These articles bring you to the significant moments of law-making or law-shaping, raw and uncensored.

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Posted in: Law Museum, Canadian Legal History

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