Case law digests give you the disposition of the case, generally accompanied by a summary of the background facts necessary to explain the decision and the reasons given for it. The second trend is the move towards the arbitration of disputes, especially those between brokerage houses and their clients. It covers virtually every court case reported in Canada and every court of appeal case whether reported or unreported. There are over 100 volumes of digests that are organized alphabetically by subject. Volume R33 covers cases on Securities and Commodities, including takeover bids, insider trading, and the rights and liabilities of brokers and customers.
Access is by legal topic or case name to the main volume.
Cross-references are given to the relevant sections of Halsbury's Laws of England . This award-winning site is prepared by Mark J. Astarita, a New York lawyer. Current securities-related news is also provided as are related links to other Web sites. This site, maintained by the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland School of Law, has an excellent chart providing access to state legislation, agencies and case law relating to securities regulation. University of Melbourne - Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation One of the objectives of the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Melbourne is to undertake and promote research on corporate law and securities regulation.