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Readers Think twice about adding paragraphs from reasons for judgment. Pause before pasting in dense legislative text. It may be more helpful to spare the ''legalese'' if your readers who are new to the law (and seek still seeking to understand basic principles first) may benefit more from a plain explanation . Still cite the source and spared the ''legalese''. For more interested readers, a link to the original law or case on CanLii will provide the source they need for deeper study, but consider whether your explanation of the law can convey the pith and substance of the act or case, without the need to regurgitate it chapter and verse.
In This said, in some cases, however, it's valuable critical to show readers the exact, verbatim wording from a piece of legislation, court decision, or contractother source.
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