Westlaw Edge Canada
Common Queries
Get quick answers to common legal questions
Quickly address legal questions for a variety of topics, without having to drill into a results list. With Common Queries on Westlaw Edge Canada, you can simply enter a question into the global search bar and select the most relevant query served up by predictive typeahead.
- Arrive at answers quickly with language extracted directly from judgments
- Confirm familiar points of law in situations where you need quick access to case authority
- Connect quickly to the underlying case
Question types include:
- Definitions
- Doctrines
- Elements
- Standards of review
- Burdens of proof
- Statutes of limitations
See how it works
Predictive typeahead guides you to queries based on key terms entered in the search bar. This provides you with an intuitive starting point, especially when you need quick answers.
Once a query is selected, you will be presented with accurate and succinct answers extracted from cases, which significantly reduces the time needed to research case law.
All answers are linked to the case from which they were extracted, so they can be read in the context of the full decision.
You can use the originating decision to access the broader network of related Westlaw content, using the linked Abridgment classifications, Citing References, Case History and Related Proceedings, Court Document and Legal Memoranda (where applicable).
Judicial Consideration for Statutes
Important cases interpreting a statute appear in a tab beside Citing References, giving you seamless access to a list of cases that meaningfully interpret the provision that you are noting-up.
KeyCite Overruling Risk
Adding another layer of trust to KeyCite flags, so that you can be confident that you are citing good law, by flagging decisions that may have been implicitly overruled as opposed to explicitly invalidated by a subsequent ruling.
Proceedings Filter
A case law filter that allows you to narrow search results by motion or application type, so that you can find decisions that are relevant to the procedural context of your matter.
Tables of Contents
A table of contents appears to the left of all cases. The tables of contents headings are dependent on the content and structure of the decision. All headings are linked, allowing you to easily jump directly to specific sections that are relevant to you.
Sidebar
Add sidebars to any content on Westlaw Edge Canada. The sidebars appear on screen as well as on all documents that you email, print or download. Sidebarring on Westlaw Edge saves time by eliminating the need for manual document mark-up.
Select Term Highlighting
The colour differentiation allows you to 1) scan search result lists for relevance and 2) navigate directly to key portions of the decision based on the concentration of and relationship between search terms and phrases.
Legal Topic Suggestions
As you type keywords into the search box, suggestions of related legal topics appear. Clicking into one of these legal topics brings you to a curated set of material, across content sets so that you can be sure you haven’t overlooked any relevant resources.
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