Peel Law Association - Latest News
Upcoming Event - PLA Annual Members' Dinner 2024
If you are having trouble viewing the image above, please click here for the .PDF version of the flyer.
If you wish to RSVP to attend the Annual General Meeting taking place earlier in the evening, please click here for more information.
Posted in:Annual General MeetingNews and Updates |
Upcoming Event - PLA Annual General Meeting 2024
If you are having trouble viewing the image above, please click here for the .PDF version of the flyer.
If you wish to attend the Annual Members' Dinner taking place after the meeting, please click here for more information.
Posted in:Annual General MeetingNews and Updates |
Book Spotlight - The Law of Traffic Offences, 5th edition
Information provided on Thomson Reuters' website:
Handle traffic offences with maximum effectiveness. This resource provides a thorough understanding of the offence as well as a way to determine quickly whether all the elements in the charge have been covered.
This edition updates some of the procedural provisions which guide court appearances, trials, and appeals, as well as substantive provisions on actual offences such as stunt driving and careless driving.
This edition includes:
- challenges to radar evidence
- driving without insurance
- evidence
- “street racing” provisions
- commercial motor vehicles
- imposing less than minimum fine, and more.
- speeding
- procedure in traffic cases
- careless driving
- certificate of offence
- appeals in traffic cases
For more information about this resource, click here.
This item is available to PLA Members in good standing for sign-out. PLA Members can sign-out up to three items for overnight use for a seven day period. Overdue charges may be applicable to items that are not returned by their due date.
Not a member, but looking to become one? Please follow the link for the Membership Form and Fees. You may also contact the PLA Library Staff by email, and they will be happy to assist you. It only takes moments to join, and the PLA Library Staff can process memberships on the spot. Once payment is received, you can take advantage of all your PLA Membership Benefits, including discounts on CPD programs and social events.
As a friendly reminder, the Peel Law Association Library, Lawyers' Lounge and related services are open to all lawyers who are in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP candidates.
Posted in:Book SpotlightLibrary ServicesMembershipMember Benefits |
Upcoming Event - Black History Month Expo (February 29, 2024)
If you are having trouble viewing the image above, please click here for the .PDF version of the flyer.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP at library@plalawyers.ca
Posted in:PLA EVENTSNews and Updates |
SCJ Update to Consolidated Provincial Practice Directions re: Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding (Criminal, Family, and Civil)
Please see the Memorandum from Chief Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz dated January 24, 2024 outlining the upcoming changes to
the Consolidated Provincial Practice Directions re: Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding (Criminal, Family, and Civil).
The updated notices are also available on the SCJ website here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/practice/provincial-practice-directions/
These changes are in effect as of today, February 1, 2024.
Posted in:Practice Direction |