23 July 2020 Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C. and Irwin Law Inc. are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2020 Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize for the best student essay on Class Actions in Canada is Lindsay Frame. Lindsay Frame recently obtained her law degree from the University of British Columbia. She will soon commence her articles at McCarthy …
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Karen Eltis, author of Courts, Litigants, and the Digital Age 2/e, talks about the pressing need to modernize our courts system, the risks that come with it, and the precautions we should be taking. Click here to listen to the full interview.
Irwin Law stands in support of those who, for too long, have had to bear the burden of systemic oppression. Our staff comprises a group of individuals who are angered and frustrated by the unabating violence, injustice, and racism against marginalized communities and we want to make it clear that we support and stand in solidarity with our colleagues, partners, …
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our virtual book launch of Anatomy of an Election and participated in our Q&A with author Gregory Tardi! You can find the archived discussion, as well as video comments from the author, here. Please join us for our next virtual book launch!
You’re invited! Event: The Anatomy of an Election Virtual Book LaunchDate: Thursday, June 11, 2020Time: 1:00 p.m. (EST)Location: Anatomy of an Election Virtual Book Launch Join Irwin Law in celebrating the release of our new title, Anatomy of an Election: Canada’s Federal General Election of 2019 Through the Lens of Political Law by Gregory Tardi! We’ll be hosting our first ever virtual event on …
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Please note that, while we have been able to keep shipping out your orders in a timely manner, Canada Post is experiencing extremely high volumes of parcels with reduced staff at their processing facilities. They have therefore advised customers to expect delays with their parcel deliveries, and delivery time estimates are not being guaranteed. These delays are beyond Irwin Law’s …
We’re proud to launch our brand new website! We hope it brings you an improved browsing and ordering experience, and we look forward to growing the site in the months to come. Enjoy up to 20% off! To celebrate, we’re having a sale! From now through Sunday, June 14, you can use the following coupon codes when you check out: …
Bill C-75 made a number of changes to the rules of criminal procedure after the publication of Steve Coughlan and Alex Gorlewski’s The Anatomy of Criminal Procedure: A Visual Guide to the Law; the most dramatic structural ones relate to releasing a person arrested without a warrant. The new, more simplified, steps are shown in a revised chart, available for print and download …
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The Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) has announced that Researching Legislative Intent: A Practical Guide by Susan Barker and Erica Anderson has been short-listed for the 2020 Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing! This award honours Hugh Lawford (1933-2009), Professor of Law at Queens’ University and founder of Quicklaw. It is awarded to a publisher that has …
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The health and safety of our staff, customers, and colleagues are our top priorities during this period of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19). We are closely monitoring the situation and are following best practices recommended by local and international authorities to minimize the risk of exposure, while ensuring that service to our customers remains uninterrupted. During this time, we remain committed to serving you: …
Wela Quan’s Bankruptcy Law Picture Book has been featured in Canada’s online legal magazine, Slaw.ca! Click here to read the excerpt and click here to learn more about the book.
Robert Tanha‘s The Law of Bailment has recently been cited by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in King v. Mann, 2020 ONSC 108 (Decision date: January 7, 2020). Click here to read more about the case and click here to learn more about the book.
Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C., Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Class Action Review, and Irwin Law Inc. are pleased to announce the seventeenth annual Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize competition. The prize of $10,000 is awarded to an outstanding student paper on Canadian class actions. The competition is open to all Canadian students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional program. The …
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Richard D. Schneider (author of Death of a Butterfly and many more) recently sat down with CBC’s Laura Lynch to discuss what he learned during his years serving at the mental health court in Toronto’s Old City Hall. Listen to the interview now (around the 57:00 mark).
Congratulations to Anita Indira Anand, author of Irwin Law’s forthcoming title The Canadian Investor: Change and Challenge in Canadian Capital Markets, for being elected as the MP for Oakville, Ontario! Anita Indira Anand is a professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and holds the J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance. She served as Associate Dean (JD …
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The Death of a Butterfly has been featured in the Toronto Star! Read the excerpt here.
Join Delve Books and Irwin Law as we celebrate the publishing of our first Delve title, The Death of a Butterfly: Mental Health Court Diaries by Richard D. Schneider! Featuring our distinguished author, great conversation, and even better company. We look forward to seeing you there! Book launch begins at 6PM. Refreshments will be provided. This is a free event. …
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Irwin Law is proud to announce the launch of Delve Books, a new trade imprint that will focus on providing insightful analysis into influential law cases that have shaped Canadian culture and society. Our books will be aimed at the general trade audience — readers who are interested in the impact of the law on their lives, but who may not necessarily have …
Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C. and Irwin Law Inc. are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize for the best student essay on Class Actions in Canada is Eliza Lynn Brown. Ms. Brown is a second-year law student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. In 2015, she received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from …
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Congratulations to Irwin Law authors Steve Coughlan and Mitch Frazer who have been named to Canadian Lawyer‘s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers list! Steve Coughlan (Criminal Procedure 3/e, Detention and Arrest 2/e, The Anatomy of Criminal Procedure) spearheaded the efforts of the entire criminal law academic community in advising the Department of Justice on changes that led to the passage of Bill …
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Irwin Law wishes to congratulate Suzanne Chiodo for being selected by the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History as a recipient of the Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History for her book The Class Actions Controversy: The Origins and Development of the Ontario Class Proceedings Act (Irwin Law Inc, 2018). The Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History was established …
Irwin Law wishes to congratulate Craig Forcese for being selected by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) as a recipient of the Certificate of Merit for a preeminent contribution to creative scholarship for his book Destroying the Caroline: The Frontier Raid that Reshaped the Right to War (Irwin Law Inc, 2018). In their report, the ASIL Committee wrote: “At …
Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C., Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Class Action Review, and Irwin Law Inc. are pleased to announce the sixteenth annual Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize competition. The prize of $10,000 is awarded to an outstanding student paper on Canadian class actions. The competition is open to all Canadian students enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional program. The …
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Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C. and Irwin Law Inc. are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize for the best student essay on Class Actions in Canada is Matt Malone. Mr Malone is a recent graduate from the BCL/LLB program at McGill University’s Faculty of Law. He holds an MA from the Hebrew University …
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