All Canada Weekly Summaries (3rd series) (A.C.W.S.)

Published by Canada Law Book, the A.C.W.S. is a weekly digest of unreported civil cases from across Canada. The series consists of hard cover volumes and a binder containing current issues. A soft cover index is issued every six weeks. Cases can be accessed by case name using the consolidated Table of Cases, or using the table of cases found at the beginning of each volume. Cases can be accessed by subject using either the Consolidated Index or the indexes to individual volumes. The All Canada Weekly Summaries is available through LexisNexis Quicklaw. Using the source “All-Canada Weekly Summaries & Judgments”, you can retrieve full-text versions of recent cases. Available in print at : KE 132.2 .A44 and ff.

The A.C.W.S. serve as a sort of preliminary service for the Dominion Law Reports (D.L.R.), which contain full text, plus headnotes, of leading civil cases from the common law provinces of Canada, cases of general interest from Quebec, and decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada. Note however that the Dominion Law Reports do not necessarily publish all decisions from the A.C.W.S. Some cases remain unreported.

The D.L.R.s are available online through LexisNexis Quicklaw.

     Weekly Criminal Bulletin (W.C.B.)

Specializing in criminal law and also published by Canada Law Book, the W.C.B. is organized like the A.C.W.S. and acts as a preliminary service for the specialized law reporter, Canadian Criminal Cases (C.C.C.)

Available in print at REF KE 8806.22 .W44 and ff.

Online availability through LexisNexis Quicklaw. Also via Quicklaw, you can access the source “Weekly Criminal Bulletin & Judgments”  which includes unedited full-text judgments and headnotes of all available criminal cases from courts across Canada since the 1970's.  

      Canadian Labour Arbitration Summaries (C.L.A.S.)

Specializing in labour law, it emphasizes in particular arbitration awards. The C.L.A.S. acts as a preliminary service to a specialized reporter entitled Labour Arbitration Cases (L.A.C.).

Available in print at REF KE 8618 .A6 C34.

Online availability through LexisNexis Quicklaw. Also via Quicklaw, you can access the source “Canadian Labour Arbitration Summaries & Judgments”.  Included are unedited full-text judgments and headnotes of all available labour grievance and arbitration awards from all Canadian jurisdictions, including the important French language awards, since 1986.

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