Books from Earlscourt Legal Press

Ontario Police Services Act, Fully Annotated

2002-2003 Ed
By Paul Ceyssens, Susan C. Dunn and Scott Childs

The Ontario Police Services Act, Fully Annotated, 2002-2003 Edition is the most comprehensive, up-to-date annotation of the Police Services Act of Ontario. This fully annotated Act covers the duties of police officers, including those members servicing in the Ontario Provincial Police, as well as those in municipal and regional police services. It includes commentary on important supreme court of Ontario decisions, as well as Ontario Court of Appeal Decisions, decisions from disciplinary authorities

The Ontario Police Services Act, Fully Annotated, 2002 - 2003 Edition will guide you, section by section, through the Police Services Act. This all-new annotation is packed with even more great features than before:

Commentary addresses such important cases includes:

• Expanded commentary with detailed analysis of every section of the Police Services Act
• NEW! Complete set of Ministry of the Solicitor General Policing Standards
• NEW case law from the courts and O.C.C.P.S., and the old boards of inquiry
• Updated and expanded penalty table for Part V of the Act, 1984 to 2001, fully indexed
• Up-to-date Regulations
• Full text of O.C.C.P.S. Rules
  

Legal Aspects of Policing

By Paul Ceyssens, B.A., LL.B.
Member of the Bars of Ontario and British Columbia

Legal Aspects of Policing is the "Encyclopedia of Policing and the Law" in Canada. This authoritative and comprehensive work is written by one of Canada's most recognized authorities on the legal regulation of Police, Paul Ceyssens. Produced in loose-leaf format, it is updated twice yearly so jurisprudence is always current
Cited with approval by the Supreme Court of Canada, Legal Aspects of Policing provides an encyclopedic treatment of:

• Legal and Constitutional status of the police
• Police duties
• Police civil liability
• Provincial police commissions and municipal police boards
• Police discipline procedure
• Police discipline offences
• The public complaint process
• Administration of police forces
• Rights of police officers

This text will be of interest to those involved with Canadian law enforcement. The only text of its kind, Legal Aspects of Policing is a unique and invaluable Canadian legal resource.

Police Law Reports

The Police Law Reports is the only full-text law report to feature court and tribunal decisions from all the major areas of the legal regulation of police

The Police Law Reports features full text judgments and decisions, headnotes and detailed indexing, plus all these unique, time-saving features:

• Cases from all areas of law relevant to policing, including - police discipline and complaints, civil liability, human rights and workers' compensation
• Full text of decisions and comprehensive headnotes, not just a digested version of decisions.
• The Police Law Reports contains case law not published anywhere else!
• No more searching through numerous sources for information, everything you need is in front of you. No other report series provides this
• Save time and money - No more waiting - with the Police Law Reports you're informed of new developments as they arise. No need to order the full text of the case from another source.
  

Stewart on Provincial Offences Procedure in Ontario, 2nd Edition

Includes the Contraventions Act

New! Earlscourt Legal Press Announces the Second Edition of Stewart on Provincial Offences Procedure in Ontario by Sheilagh Stewart, of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. This new edition is fully updated and expanded, with an encyclopaedic treatment of this expanding area of the law, now in its second edition. n indispensable resource for everyone involves in provincial offence matters, including the judiciary, members of the legal profession, regulatory agencies and governments

Stewart on Provincial Offences Procedure in Ontario, 2nd ed. is the definitive text on this area of the law, and provides comprehensive analysis of the following issues:

1. Commencement of Proceedings by Certificate of Offence
2. Parking Infractions
3. Commencement of Proceedings by Information
4. Trials and Other Hearings
5. Consequences of Conviction
6. Reopenings
7. Appeals and Reviews
8. Municipal Transfer Agreements
9. Contraventions and Other Federal Offences

Available only through Earlscourt Legal Press

Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice in Criminal Proceedings, Fully Annotated 2001 Edition

By the Honourable Justice Rick Libman, of the Ontario Court of Justice

The only fully annotated version of the Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice in Criminal Proceedings. Concise and authoritative, include Rules of Professional Conduct.

For members of the Judiciary, criminal lawyers, and all those requiring an in-depth knowledge of the Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice in Criminal Proceedings, this is a great Canadian Criminal Law resource.

Features of this publication include:

• Text of Rules with related statutory provisions and Rules of Professional Conduct
• Detailed annotation of each Rule, with digests of relevant judgments, cross references and practice directions
• Recent jurisprudence, including the judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal in R. v. Dumont dealing with r.30.05(3) (routine disclosure provided by the Crown does not eliminate the need for compliance with the clear wording of rule 30.05(3). At the very least, the Crown could have given notice of the basis for its opposition to the Charter application)
• Charts, summaries and comprehensive checklists

Libman on Regulatory Offences in Canada

Comprehensive, Encyclopaedic and Authoritative

Libman on Regulatory Offences in Canada is the definitive text on this important and rapidly expanding area of the law. Written by one of Canada’s foremost authorities on regulatory offences, the encyclopaedic treatment of this area includes the following topics:

• Introduction to Regulatory Offences
• Overview of the Regulatory Offence in Canada
• Legislative Procedural Regimes
• Public Welfare Offences involving Mens Rea
• Absolute Liability Offences
• Strict Liability Offences
• The Defence of Due Diligence
• Other Defences
• Criminal Code Licensing and Regulatory Regimes
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms Implications

This book is an indispensable resource for all those involved in regulatory offences, including Crown and defence counsel, members of the judiciary, regulatory agencies, government, and legal educators.

Value-priced at $219.95, this current service format text is updated two to three times a year, with first update at no cost if published within three months of purchase.

Approximately 600 pages
$219.95 plus shipping and GST
Publication date - August 2002