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# All case law excerpts must be linked to the published case online (e.g CanLII) or linked to an uploaded PDF of the case. | # All case law excerpts must be linked to the published case online (e.g CanLII) or linked to an uploaded PDF of the case. | ||
# All case law references within case law excerpts shall be linked to their corresponding published cases online or when that is not possible the referenced cases shall be uploaded and linked to where case is available. | # All case law references within case law excerpts shall be linked to their corresponding published cases online or when that is not possible the referenced cases shall be uploaded and linked to where case is available. | ||
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# Subject to the following exceptions all caselaw excerpts shall be copied true to the original style, form, text and grammar. | # Subject to the following exceptions all caselaw excerpts shall be copied true to the original style, form, text and grammar. | ||
## Text of relevance may be <b>bolded</b> and or <u>underlined</u> or <b><u>both</b></u> for the express purpose of bringing attention to that specific section of the excerpt. | ## Text of relevance may be <b>bolded</b> and or <u>underlined</u> or <b><u>both</b></u> for the express purpose of bringing attention to that specific section of the excerpt. | ||
# Contributing Members shall exercise all due diligence when posting caselaw excerpts to ensure that copied caselaw text is transferred without modification to the text, style and grammar of the original text. | |||
==Contributing Membership Requirements== | ==Contributing Membership Requirements== | ||
# Contributing Members shall be a member of a provincially law society in good standing. | # Contributing Members shall be a member of a provincially law society in good standing. | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 9 March 2020
General Rules of Conduct
- Only Contributing Members may post to the site.
- The main page of any topic shall only contain excerpts of case law. The discussion page of any topic may contain opinion writing but a warning must be posted to the top of the page indicating such.
- All case law excerpts must be linked to the published case online (e.g CanLII) or linked to an uploaded PDF of the case.
- All case law references within case law excerpts shall be linked to their corresponding published cases online or when that is not possible the referenced cases shall be uploaded and linked to where case is available.
Permissible Modifications to Caselaw Excerpts
- Subject to the following exceptions all caselaw excerpts shall be copied true to the original style, form, text and grammar.
- Text of relevance may be bolded and or underlined or both for the express purpose of bringing attention to that specific section of the excerpt.
- Contributing Members shall exercise all due diligence when posting caselaw excerpts to ensure that copied caselaw text is transferred without modification to the text, style and grammar of the original text.
Contributing Membership Requirements
- Contributing Members shall be a member of a provincially law society in good standing.
