Researching Canadian Cases : Nova Scotia

Court rules, procedures, recent judgments and other information.

1) Court's website from 2003 to date, with selected cases from 1980.
2) CanLII from 1990 to date, with selected prior cases.
3) Lexis+ Canada selected significant decisions from 1893 to 1947; and January 1948 to date.
3) Westlaw Edge Canada from 1886-1929, 1977 to date (N.S.R.).

1) Court website from 1987 to date.
(Find decisions of the NSSC Family Division court website (Halifax Region and Cape Breton) at http://www.courts.ns.ca/Supreme_Court_Family/NSSCFD_home.htm)
2) CanLII from 1991 to date, with selected prior cases (NSSC Family Division 2001-2005, NS Family Court 2006 to date).
3) Lexis+ Canada selected significant decisions from 1893 to 1947; and January 1948 to date.
4) Westlaw Edge Canada from 1886-1929, 1977 to date (N.S.R.).

1) CanLII from 2008 to date, with selected prior decisions.
2) Lexis+ Canada
3) Westlaw Edge Canada

1) CanLII from 2001 to date, with selected prior decisions.
2) Lexis+ Canada selected significant decisions from 1893 to 1947; and January 1948 to date.
3) Westlaw Edge Canada from 1977 to date (N.S.R.).

1) CanLII from 2006 to date, with selected prior decisions.
2) Lexis+ Canada
3) Westlaw Edge Canada.

1) CanLII 1997 to date.
2) Lexis+ Canada 1997 to date.

1) Website has most recent decisions.
2) CanLII 1993 to date.

1) Website has decisions and settlement agreements, grouped by prohibited area and protected characteristic, from 1999.
2) CanLII decisions 2004 to date.
3) Lexis+ Canada 1970 to date.

1) CanLII 2011 to date, with selected prior cases.
2) Westlaw Edge 2009 to date.
3) Department of Labour and Advanced Education website (https://novascotia.ca/lae/databases) for decisions of predecessor boards to the Labour Board:

1) Dept of Labour and Advanced Education website 1944 - Jan 2011.
2) CanLII 2009 - 2011.
3) Lexis+ Canada 1989 - 2003.
4) Westlaw Edge Canada 2009 - 2011, with selected cases from 1997.

1) Dept of Labour and Advanced Education website 1973 - May 2011.
2) CanLII 2009 - 2011.

From Westlaw and Lexis+ publications, unspecified tribunals, Dept of Labour and Advanced Education's website.
1) CanLII 145 decisions, unspecified dates.
2) Lexis+ Canada 1988 to date, selected decisions 1972 - 1987.
3) Westlaw Edge Canada from 1948.

1) Dept of Labour and Advanced Education website 1997 - May 2011
2) CanLII 2009 - 2011

1) Website has sample decisions of Director.

1) Website - alphabetical by name of respondent.
2) CanLII 2008 to date.

The NS Utility and Review Board has had responsibility for automobile insurance matters since October 1, 2008, replacing the Insurance Review Board.
1) Website has new decisions.
2) CanLII 1997 to date, selected prior decisions.
3) Lexis+ Canada 1993 to date.
4) Westlaw Edge Canada 1997 to date.

1) Dept of Labour and Advanced Education website for cases prior to 2010.
2) CanLII 2010 to date, selected prior decisions.

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