Weekly
Bulletin [2009.03.31]
THE
LAW SOCIETY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Contents
1. Meeting: Civil Bench & Bar
2. CLE:
Administrative Law
3. CLE: Corporate Registries Filings
4. Meeting: Family
Law Section
5. Meeting: CLE/CPD Committee
6. CLE: Filing & the Land
Titles Office
7. Meeting: Criminal Bench & Bar
8. CBA National: Call
for Committee Nominations
Civil Bench & Bar Meeting
The representatives
of the Bar for the Civil Bench and Bar Committee are Adrian Wright, Donald
Large, Paul Falvo and Katherine Peterson.
The first meeting
of the newly constituted Committee will be on April 1, 2009.
The
issues to date which we anticipate will be discussed are:
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Registry practices in filing documents, or holding documents to be filed;
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Fast tracking interim viva voce interim hearings in family law matters, disclosure issues with that, and other related questions;
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Case Management or Settlement Conference practices.
If you wish a
matter raised, please contact one of the Committee members and outline the issue
and the nature of your concerns.
The Committee will ensure that a summary of issues discussed or decisions made will be circulated to the Membership. If you have suggestions as to how this is best accomplished, please let us know.
Special CLE:
Recent Developments in Administrative Law
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. If you haven't already, please RSVP by return.
Lunch-n-Learn:
Avoiding Common Errors with Corporate Registries Filings
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:
- documentary hearsay;
- common errors to avoid with all documents;
- specific errors by document type; and
- Commissioners for Oaths
This event will take place in the Law Society Boardroom. If you haven't already, RSVP by return now!
Family Law Section Meeting
The Family Law Section will be meeting Wednesday, April 15, at 12:00pm in the LSNT Boardroom. All interested members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by return.
CLE/CPD Committee Meeting
The CLE/CPD Committee will be meeting Tuesday, April 21, at 12:00pm in the LSNT Boardroom. Committee members and all those interested are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by return.
Lunch-n-Learn:
Nobody Likes Rejection, Including the Land Titles Office
Join us for lunch in the boardroom on Tuesday, April 28, when Thomas Hall, Registrar of Land Titles and Personal Property with the Department of Justice, gives tips on how to avoid having documents rejected.
Hall's presentation will dispel some commonly held myths regarding document examination, explain the role of the document examiners, identify the most common document preparation errors and how to avoid them, and explain what the Land Titles Office can do to help submitters.
Mark your calendars and RSVP by return now.
Civil Bench & Bar Meeting
The representatives of the Bar for the Criminal Bench and Bar Committee are Kelly Payne, Caroline Wawzonek, Thomas Boyd and Shannon Smallwood.
There is a meeting scheduled for May 11, 2009. On the agenda is a proposal from the Bench to change Supreme Court Criminal Chambers on Mondays from Courtroom #1 at 2pm to Courtroom #5 at 10am. Currently in conflict for counsel is the Youth Justice Court, scheduled on Mondays at 9:30am in Courtroom #2.
Members are asked to address any concerns they have regarding this to one of the Committee members.
Similarly, if you have any issues you would like raised at this meeting, please advise a member of the committee.
CBA: National Standing Committees
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.
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