Contents
1. Membership Renewals
2. CLE/CPD Committee Meeting
3. Special CLE: Recent Developments in Admin Law
4. Lunch'n'Learn: Avoiding Common Errors with Corporate Registries Filings
5. CLE: Putting Your Best Case Forward (Family Law)
6. Missing Books (M.M. de Weerdt Library)
7. CBA National: Call for Committee Nominations

Thank you to all those who have submitted their 2009/10 renewal documents and fees.  If you have not yet done so, you can find the necessary forms and information  on our website.  As of today, there are only 2 weeks until the March 31 deadline.

The CLE/CPD Committee will be meeting Friday, March 20 at 12:00pm in the LSNT Boardroom. Committee members and all those interested are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by return.

The CBA's Administrative Law Section has invited David Phillip Jones, Q.C., to discuss recent developments in Administrative Law on Thursday, April 9, 2009.  Mr. Jones is one of the leading authorities on administrative law, and his presentations have been in high demand throughout the country. 

Mr. Jones will dive into the Dunsmuir decision, the recent Lévis and VIA Rail cases, the SCC's decision to uphold the Khosa case, as well as other decisions.

This presentation will begin with a lunch at Fuego International Cuisine.  This is an open event for members of the CBA and LSNT.  All members are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this event.  More information will be available soon.  Mark your calendars and RSVP by return.

Join Donn MacDougall in his presentation on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 12:00pm.  Mr. MacDougall, Manager of Securities & Corporate Legal Registries at the Department of Justice (GNWT), will be discussing the following:

1. documentary hearsay;
2. common errors to avoid with all documents;
3. specific errors by document type; and
4. Commissioners for Oaths

All members are encouraged to attend.  As lunch will be provided, members wishing to attend should RSVP by return no later than April 12.

Rollie Thompson, co-author of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, and Scott Booth, a Family Law expert, will guide you through the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines, address their uses and their limits, and provide you with practical tips on preparing and presenting your spousal support case in negotiation, mediation and before the courts. This is a conference that Family Law Practitioners cannot afford to miss.

This is a live event presented by the CBA National Family Law Section. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 25, 2009, from 9:00 to 10:30am (MT). Members are encouraged to register soon as space is limited.  Alternatively, the CBA-NWT Branch will be providing a portal for this event in the LSNT Boardroom. CBA members are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Please comfirm your attendance by return no later than March 23.

Visit the CBA website for more information.

The M.M. de Weerdt Law Library is currently in search of the following two books missing from its collection:

Statutes of Canada (1870)
Pocket Criminal Code (2008)

If you know of their whereabouts, please inform the library or return the texts as soon as possible. 

The CBA is currently seeking candidates for its National Standing Committees for 2009-2010. All CBA members are eligible to apply for positions on the following committees:

Awards
Communications
Continuing Legal Education
Equity
Ethics and Professional Issues
International Development
Judicial Compensation & Benefits
Legal Aid Liaison
Legislation and Law Reform
Resolutions, Constitution and Bylaws
Supreme Court of Canada Liaison

Nomination forms are available in the LSNT Office. Contact us for more information. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2009.