It provides definitive information about black-letter law, without opinion or commentary, and without archival cases or outdated statutory references (except where necessary).
The commentary is set out in numbered paragraphs (e.g. “HCR-x” for Criminal Offences and Defences), summarizing the applicable statutes and leading cases from every Canadian jurisdiction.
Each Halsbury’s Laws of Canada title is updated annually by way of a cumulative supplement, and thoroughly revised and reissued every three to four years.
Each title features various appendices, including glossaries consolidating key statutory definitions, indexes, and selected secondary sources.
Additionally, each title provides comprehensive tables of cases, statutes, and statutory instruments, along with general, detailed, and sectional tables of contents, an ambit section, a statement of currency, a list of related titles, and references and abbreviations.
They include Associate Judge Linda S. Abrams, Peter A. Downard, Professor Bruce Feldthusen, the Hon.