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48 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 7 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m "If lawyers are using precedents that don't evolve with the practical reali- ties that are occurring, then I think we are doing a disservice to our clients," Nagrani says. "We all talk about best practices," says McCurdy, noting her firm's wills and estates group "always toss around practice issues, [e.g.] I had this issue, what would you have done?" McCurdy sees a similar process at her bar association meetings. "Even though the legislation doesn't tell us we have to, we identify these recurring issues we all keep coming up against" and decide collectively how to approach them going forward, she says. The bottom line, Nagrani says, is that like in any other area of the law, lawyers are realizing "we can't give advice in a vacuum. "Especially with the older adults, I think if you're not connected to the person's doctor and health-care pro- vider and they're not connected to the lawyer or financial adviser or account- ant, then we're really doing the client a disservice." ESPECIALLY WITH THE OLDER ADULTS, I THINK IF YOU'RE NOT CONNECTED TO THE PERSON'S DOCTOR AND HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER AND THEY'RE NOT CONNECTED TO THE LAWYER OR FINANCIAL ADVISER OR ACCOUNTANT, THEN WE'RE REALLY DOING THE CLIENT A DISSERVICE. KAVINA NAGRANI, LOOPSTRA NIXON LLP L E G A L R E P O RT \ W I L L S , T R U S T S & E S TAT E S Where are we today with the law of judicial notice? While social diversity and information technology mean we share more knowledge in common, what if "what everybody knows" is wrong? The Law of Judicial Notice is the the only book-length publication of its kind. The work provides: • Comprehensive clarification of the law of judicial notice, from the scholarly to the practical aspects • Guidance on each part of the doctrine and its various "schools" • An historical overview from the middle ages to the current state of the law • A procedural checklist and table documenting the doctrine's progress and subject matter in Canadian courts New Publication The Law of Judicial Notice Jeffrey Miller, B.A., M.A., LL.B. © 2017 Thomson Reuters Canada Limited 00245FG-A87671-CM AVAILABLE RISK-FREE FOR 30 DAYS Order online: www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 | In Toronto: 416-609-3800 Order # 988026-65203 $129 Hardcover approx. 250 pages June 2017 978-0-7798-8026-9 Shipping and handling are extra. Price(s) subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes.

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