42 years of research resulted in “WORDS THAT BIND”, a unique, and distinctive work written by the Honourable Jean E. Côté of the Court of Appeal of Alberta. A comprehensive guide that will assist you in conducting your research.

Features

• Find in one place over 10,000 words and phrases interpreted by the Supreme Court of Canada, and by the Privy Council to 1949.
• A short cut to finding
  • the most powerful authorities for court;
  • cases on one topic
  • cites of a half remembered case;
  • parallel cites or further appeals for a case.
• Exhaustively cross-indexed under all words of any significance, any phrase using the word in question emerges immediately.
• Use as a law dictionary explaining a word or phrase and giving actual examples used in legislation or in contracts, and judicially considered. All law cited is binding.
• A guide to some likely traps when drafting legal documents, avoiding unfavourable or unintended interpretations.