Case Law and the Canadian Abridgement – Updating and Noting-Up Using the Canadian Abridgment

You can update cases utilizing the Consolidated Table of Cases, which is part of the Canadian Abridgment. It provides the history of the case, including prior or subsequent developments (see Fig 1.1).

Fig 1.1 Consolidated Table of Cases: Sample Entry

An image of a sample entry.

You can note-up cases utilizing Canadian Case Citations, another part of the Canadian Abridgment. It provides the history of the case, including subsequent decisions, developments in the case and any judicial treatments the case received in another decision (see Fig 1.2).

Fig 1.2 Canadian Case Citations: Sample Entry

An example of a Canadian case citation.