We all have a few tricks up our sleeve when it comes to performing research. We sometimes share them with clients. And sometimes, we like to use those tricks to wow them.

The CALL blog is starting a new regular series of research tips and tricks. Please share your favourite strategies with Michel-Adrien Sheppard and we will do our best to publish them on this blog.

Nous avons tous nos trucs favoris quand il s'agit de faire de la recherche juridique. Parfois, nous les partageons avec nos clients. Et parfois, nous utilisons ces trucs et astuces pour les épater.

Le blogue de l'ACBD lance aujourd'hui une nouvelle série sur les trucs et astuces de recherche. SVP partagez vos meilleures stratégies avec Michel-Adrien Sheppard. Nous nous ferons un plaisir de les publier ici sur le blogue.

Today: There Are Some Hard to Find Foreign Cases on CanLII  by Susannah Tredwell, Manager of Library Services at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP in Vancouver (originally published February 3, 2021 on the Slaw.ca website):

One of CANLII’s lesser known resources is its Foreign reported decisions database which “includes some decisions issued by foreign courts and tribunals and that are of special interest for Canadian law.”

For example, should you be interested in Browne v. Dunn (1893), 6 R. 67 (a decision sufficiently challenging to find online that someone created a dedicated website for it) you can find it on CanLII.

While the collection of foreign decisions is not large, CanLII will on request add cases that are of interest to Canadian legal practitioners.

(And for all your regular British case law needs, there is always BAILII).