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Looking for something new? Here are some of the books we've recently added to our collection.

Insider Trading in Canada: A Practical Guide to the Law, 3rd ed
by Norman Keith (LexisNexis, 2023)

Insider Trading in Canada offers a comprehensive look and update at this complex and often misunderstood topic. This informative, practical, and easy-to-read guide will help directors and senior executives—as well as their legal and financial advisors—gain a deeper understanding of insider trading in Canada. This book provides a concise summary of the constitutional, common law, and statutory framework regulating insider trading in Canada, drawing the distinction between legal and illegal insider trading and tipping in Canada by reviewing the definition of "insider" as well as the four critical elements that must be proved to establish that the insider trading is, in fact, illegal.

Legal Issues on Indigenous Economic Development, 2nd ed
by Darwin Hanna (LexisNexis, 2023)

Legal Issues on Indigenous Economic Development, 2nd edition, explores the legal framework concerning economic development opportunities for Indigenous communities and nations. Author Darwin Hanna brings over 25 years of experience practicing and teaching in Indigenous economic development. In this book, he thoroughly reviews the implementation of the principle of free, prior, and informed consent and provides economic development case studies of communities, including in respect to gaming and cannabis opportunities. He shares his unique insight into the principles governing Aboriginal and business law, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the key decisions, concepts, and doctrines in this changing and evolving area.

The Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships: Emerging Families in Ireland and Beyond
by Brian Tobin (Hart, 2023)

This book analyses the key issues affecting same-sex families in Ireland and beyond today: marriage, formalised and non-formalised same-sex relationships outside of marriage, parental rights for same-sex couples with donor-conceived or surrogate-born children, and the protections afforded to same-sex families under European human rights law.

Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation
(by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2023)

This guide sets out in detail the content of comprehensive anti-discrimination law. It provides legislators and advocates with the tools to develop anti-discrimination legislation consistent with international legal standards on the rights to equality and non-discrimination. It aims to assist States in meeting their core international law obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil the rights to equality and non-discrimination. This guide also includes practical examples to assist law- and policy-makers. It also provides specific guidance on the link between anti-discrimination law on the one hand, and minority rights on the other.

Witness Preparation, Presentation, and Assessment
by Justice Cameron Gunn, Mona Duckett & Patrick McGuinty (Emond, 2023)

Incorporating insights from Crown, defence, and judicial perspectives, Witness Preparation, Presentation, and Assessment offers readers practical guidance on handling the myriad of legal issues that may arise in the preparation, presentation, or assessment of witnesses.

Other new titles:

• American Patent Law: A Business and Economic History by Robert P. Merges (Cambridge UP, 2022)
• Indigenous Legal Issues: Cases, Materials, and Commentary, 6th ed, by John Borrows & Leonard Ian Rotman (LexisNexis, 2023)
• Landmark Cases in Privacy Law by Paul Wragg & Peter Coe, eds (Hart, 2023)
• Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence: From Legal Custom to Lawful Concern by Vanisha Sukdeo (LexisNexis, 2023)
• Transnational Securities Regulation: How It Works, Who Shapes It by Antonio Marcacci (Springer, 2023)