LogoutMr. Gary Rodrigues
This interview traces Gary Rodrigues’ career at Carswell Legal Publications from 1974 through 1993, where he evolved from temporary legal editor to Vice President of Publishing. Rodrigues provides insights into the development of the Canadian legal publishing industry during a period of dramatic growth, when his vision of systematic topical law reports helped establish Carswell as the dominant player with 45% market share by 1993.
The interview explores key innovations in legal publishing including the introduction of specialized law reports in various subject areas, the impact of photocopying technology on legal practice, and early developments in electronic publishing. Rodrigues discusses his extensive network of authors drawn from law school classmates and academic connections, the business model of Canadian legal publishing, and strategic decisions that transformed Carswell from a primarily printing company into a major publisher with over 700 titles in print.
Rodrigues also addresses broader themes in Canadian legal history including the growth of Canadian legal scholarship following university-based legal education, the challenge of serving both common law and civil law jurisdictions, and the evolution from British legal texts to a comprehensive Canadian legal literature. The interview concludes with his assessment of the future of legal publishing, including the transition to electronic formats and Carswell’s acquisition by Thomson Corporation.
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References
The following are a selection of topics discussed in this oral history.
- Federal Court of Canada
- Immigration Appeal Board
- Ontario Court of Appeal
- Ontario Labour Relations Board
- Supreme Court of Canada
- Tax Court of Canada
- Osgoode Hall Law School
- Queen's University
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto
- University of Western Ontario
- University of Windsor
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Ministère de la Justice du Quebec
- Ontario Law Reform Commission
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms Adoption
- NAFTA Implementation
- Patriation of the Constitution
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Western Canada
- Borden & Elliot
- Faskens
- Fraser & Beatty
- Lampard Greenspan Ellis and Walsh
- McCarthy Tétrault
- Seymour Lampard
- Legal Publishing
- Alan Turnbull
- Bora Laskin
- Boris Krivy
- Claude Brunet
- David Horsley
- David Mullan
- David Steinberg
- Douglas Scott
- Edward Ratushny
- Frank Marrocco
- Gary Peter Rodrigues
- George Thomson
- Gerald Beaudoin
- Gordon Henderson
- Immanual Goldsmith
- James McLeod
- James Rendall
- Janet Scott
- Lewis Klar
- Marvin Baer
- Mary Eberts
- Murray Rankin
- Neil Finkelstein
- Patricia Richardson
- Peter Oliver
- René Dussault
- Robert Sutherland
- Ron Ellis
- Stanley Makuch
- Walter Tarnopolsky
- American Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
- Toronto Association of Law Libraries
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- Administrative Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Constitutional Law
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Law
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Immigration Law
- Insurance Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Labour Relations
- Municipal Law
- Personal Property Security Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities Law
- Tax Law
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Archive Details
Files consist of oral history records documenting the life and career of Gary Rodrigues (b. 1946), a lawyer. Interview topics include: Editor, Carswells, 1973; the state of Canadian legal publications; changes in publishing; negotiating contracts; casebooks; Bar Admission materials; future in legal publishing. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes two audio cassettes and two versions of transcript (52 p. and 34 p.) with indexes, one of which is accompanied by an appendix - a bibliography of Carswell legal publications published between 1974-1996.