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ARCTIC OBITER
Click here to download your copy of June's Arctic Obiter in PDF format.
(PDF - 2.30 MB)
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CBA PD
Find all your CBA educational opportunities on the new Professional Development website:
cba.org/pd
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The Law Society
of the Northwest Territories
Main Floor; 5004 - 50th Avenue
P.O. Box 1298
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2N9
TEL: (867) 873-3828
FAX: (867) 873-6344
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CONTENTS:
1. Yukon: Request for Proposals
2. Elder Law: Summaries - Elder & Financial Abuse
3. IMPORTANT: The Law Society is Moving!
4. Federal Courts: Reports Available Online
5. Member News: Out of Office Notices
6. UPCOMING MEETINGS
Labour & Employment Law Section
7. UPCOMING CLE EVENTS
8. NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES
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LAW SOCIETY OF YUKON
Request for Proposals
The Yukon Legal Profession Act has not undergone a major review since its initial enactment. The Executive of the Law Society of Yukon has determined that the Legal Profession Act requires a comprehensive review and reform to ensure appropriate and effective regulation of the profession in today’s regulatory environment.
The Law Society of Yukon is accepting proposals for a comprehensive review of the Yukon Legal Profession Act. The goal is an Act that ensures effective regulation of an independent legal profession in the public interest.
The Request for Proposals can be downloaded here:
http://www.lawsociety.nt.ca/pdf/thirdpary/
employment_ads/20100727_LawSocietyofYukon_RFP.pdf
For more information, contact the Law Society of Yukon:
#202 – 302 Steele Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C5
Ph: 867-668-4231
Fax: 867-667-7556
Email: info@lawsocietyyukon.com
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MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SENIORS
Summaries of Proceedings
Two summaries of proceedings have been released by the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers Responsible for Seniors:
F/P/T Elder Abuse Working Forum
Vancouver, BC - November 8, 2007
Download it here: Seniors_ElderAbuseForum2007_SummaryofProceedings.pdf
F/P/T Forum on the Financial Abuse of Seniors
Ottawa, ON - June 19-20, 2008
Download it here: Seniors_FinancialAbuseForum2008_SummaryofProceedings.pdf
Copies of these reports are also available at the Law Society office.
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IMPORTANT
The Law Society is Moving!
The office of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories (and the Canadian Bar Association, NWT Branch) is moving.
On August 7, 2010, the Law Society / CBA-NT will be relocated to the 4th floor of the Diamond Plaza (5204 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT). The new dedicated space provides added benefits for members and staff, including much-needed storage space and a training centre for greater CLE opportunities.
More information concerning this move and all it entails is available in an Infosheet. You can request a copy from this office or download the PDF here:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca/
pdf/publications/LSNT_Infosheet_OfficeRelocation2010.pdf
NOTE: The Law Society office will be closed on Friday, August 6, reopening on Tuesday, August 10.
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FEDERAL COURTS
Federal Courts Reports Available Online
The Federal Courts Reports are pleased to announce that in an effort to meet the changing needs of its users, full volumes of the Federal Courts Reports are now available on its Web site at:
http://reports.fja-cmf.gc.ca/eng/
The Federal Courts Reports continue to be available in print, but you can now access the same content online beginning with [2007], Volume 4, Part 1, including numerous value-added features such as a side by side (French and English) layout, the contents of the volume, and lists of statutes, regulations and cases cited in the volume. These features have never been made available online before. Decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal and of the Federal Court published in the official reports since 1993 are also available on the Web site.
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MEMBER NEWS
Out of Office Notices
Members have requested the following notices be delivered to the profession:
- The office of Cayley Thomas (Yellowknife, NT) will be closed from July 1, 2010 until August 4, 2010.
- James R. Scott (Edmonton, AB) will be out of his office from July 9, 2010 until August 4, 2010. For urgent matters, please contact Cheryl Money (Legal Assistant) at cmoney@scottlaw.ca.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
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Labour & Employment Law Section
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 12:00pm
Law Society Boardroom
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REGISTER
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UPCOMING CLE EVENTS
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Watch this bulletin for upcoming CLE opportunities in the NWT.
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NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES
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Watch this bulletin for upcoming CPD opportunities across Canada.
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This email has been sent out as part of the membership communication efforts of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories. The Weekly Bulletin is emailed every Tuesday to provide members with important news and information. Notices regarding the Arctic Obiter, the Law Society's newsletter, are released once a month. This mailing list is used exclusively by the Law Society of the Northwest Territories. This list is shared, on occasion, with the Northwest Territories Branch of the Canadian Bar Association under a working contract. It is not sold or otherwise distributed to any other party for any reason.
If you believe this email is being delivered to an incorrect address, or if you have any questions or concerns, please email communications@lawsociety.nt.ca.
For more information, visit the Law Society website:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca
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