Legal Research (Ontario-Canada)

1. Your law firm has been retained by a corporation that wishes to expand into providing school bus services. You have been asked to provide some preliminary information about licensing of drivers and vehicles to be used for the purpose.

a. What online source(s) should you consult to find a general statement of the law?

b. Assume that the general statement of the law mentions O Reg 340/94. What online source(s) would you use to find the regulation?

c. . What online source(s) would you use to find and update cases that interpret an Ontario regulation?

d. The lawyer directing your work remembers that she recently read an article that was almost exactly on topic and wants you to find it. What online source(s) should you consult to find the article?

2. You are looking for cases about liability in tort dealing with a loss resulting from reasonable reliance on a false statement negligently made. Explain how you would search for this information using an online source.

3. You are researching case law to confirm whether security personnel employed to guard against theft of merchandise have greater arrest powers than citizens do. Explain how you would search for this information using an online source.