Recherche dans la collection - Litigation files from Headquarter, the Canadian Dairy Commission Legal Services Unit, and the National Research Council Legal Services Unit [textual record]

The records in this accession consist of Justice Canada litigation files from Headquarters. The accession also includes litigation files created and maintained by the Canadian Dairy Commission Legal Services Unit (1 box) and the National Research Council Legal Services Unit (1 box). The records document specialized legal advice and policy direction between the Department of Justice and the Legal Services Unit.

The files are maintained based on the subject content of the record or case name and/or details of the case using the Department of Justice central file classification system. Each Legal Services Unit classifies records according to the subject matter or case name. Generally the records can be categorized into four main groups: Administrative, Legal Operational, Legal Policy and Program Development. As a rule information is retrieved by name, subject, statute or term.