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 Looking for help on how to do legal research?  We've created a short online course on finding cases and noting them up, a series of videos on legislative research tasks, and a series of videos on finding precedents using tools available at BC courthouse libraries.

Legal Research Essentials: Finding Cases on Point

Learn how to find cases and note them up using sources that are free on the web or available in BC courthouse libraries. This is an online course consisting of eight short videos.

Researching Legislation, Part 1: Tracing Legislation Back Researching Legislation, Part 1: Tracing Legislation Back

How to trace legislation back in time to when it was first enacted.

Researching Legislation, Part 2: Noting Up Legislation

Researching Legislation, Part 2: Noting Up Legislation
How to note up legislation to see whether any cases have considered it using LawSource (Westlaw Canada).

Researching Legislation, Part 3: Legislative Intent Researching Legislation, Part 3: Legislative Intent

How to research the intent behind a piece of legislation by tracking the legislative debates at the time the legislation was introduced.

Finding Precedents, Part 1: CLE Online Finding Precedents, Part 1: CLE Online

How to use CLE Online to find forms and precedents, using the example of trying to find a shareholders agreement.

Finding Precedents, Part 2: Library Catalogue Finding Precedents, Part 2: Library Catalogue

How to use Courthouse Libraries BC's library catalogue to find forms and precedents, using the example of trying to find a shareholders agreement.

Finding Precedents, Part 3: O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms Finding Precedents, Part 3: O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms

How to use O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms to find forms and precedents, using the example of trying to find a shareholders agreement.

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