The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

Swearing-in Ceremony - Honourable Phyllis A. Harris
2014-07-15 11:00 - 14:00 (America/St_Johns)
The Administration of the Oaths of Office to The Honourable Phyllis A. Harris as Judge of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador will take place on Tuesday, 15 July 2014 at 11:00 a.m.
The Ceremony will be held in Provincial Court, Courtroom No. 7, 4th Floor – Atlantic Place, 215 Water Street, St. John’s.
Following the Ceremony, a reception will take place at the Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s.
Members are invited and encouraged to attend the Ceremony and Reception.

Annual Dinner and Cocktail Reception
2014-06-06 19:00 - 2014-06-07 00:00
The Law Society’s Annual Dinner and Cocktail Reception will be held on the evening of Friday, June 6, 2014. We are excited to announce The Once as this year’s musical entertainment following the dinner.
Date: Friday, June 6, 2014
Location: Johnson Geo Centre, 175 Signal Hill Road, St. John’s
Cost: $100.00 per person($88.50 + $11.50 HST)
Cash Bar: 7:00 pm
Dinner: 7:30 pm
Entertainment: The Once
Dress: Dark Business Suit, Semi-formal
Members may register with Erin Rowe by telephone reservation (758-0814), by facsimile reservation (722-8902), electronic mail erin.rowe@lawsociety.nf.ca or by mailing the registration form.
Please register early as seating is limited.
Registration Form

Annual General Meeting
2014-06-06 14:00 - 17:00 | Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 196 - 198 Water Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5M3, Canada

Benchers' Meeting
2014-06-06 09:30 - 14:00, 2014-04-07 09:30 - 15:00, 2013-12-09 09:30 - 15:00

CLE Offering - Understanding and Effectively Using Financial Statements for Lawyers
2014-06-02 09:00 - 12:00
Brochure

CLE Offering - A Teamwork Approach to Law
2014-05-14 12:00 - 14:00
A Teamwork Approach to Law: A seminar and luncheon for Legal Assistants and Professional Support Staff

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Time: 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Location: Law Society Building, 3rd Floor, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s, NL
Brochure

Swearing In - The Honourable George L. Murphy
2014-05-12 10:00 - 17:00
The Administration of the Oaths of Office to The Honourable George L. Murphy as Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Happy Valley-Goose Bay) will take place on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
The Ceremony will be held in the Supreme Court, Courtroom No. 1 at the Corner Brook Law Courts Building, 82 Mt. Bernard Avenue, Corner Brook.
Following the Ceremony, a reception will take place at the Glynmill Inn, 1B Cobb Lane, Corner Brook.
Members are invited and encouraged to attend the Ceremony and Reception.

Swearing In - The Honourable Lynn E. Cole
2014-04-11 11:00 - 17:00
The Administration of the Oaths of Office to The Honourable Lynn E. Cole as Judge of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador will take place on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.
The Ceremony will be held in Provincial Court, Courtroom No. 2, 82 Mt. Bernard Avenue, Corner Brook
Following the Ceremony, a reception will take place at Jennifer’s, 48-50 Broadway
Members are invited and encouraged to attend the Ceremony and Reception.
Invitation

Swearing In - The Honourable Mark T. Linehan
2014-03-19 11:00 - 17:00
The Administration of the Oaths of Office to The Honourable Mark T. Linehan as Judge of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador will take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.
The Ceremony will be held in Provincial Court, Courtroom No. 7, 4th Floor – Atlantic Place, 215 Water Street, St. John’s.
Following the Ceremony, a reception will take place at the Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s.
Members are invited and encouraged to attend the Ceremony and Reception.

Swearing In - The Honourable Laura A. Mennie
2014-03-14 10:00 - 17:00
The Administration of the Oaths of Office to The Honourable Laura A. Mennie as Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Corner Brook) will take place on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
The Ceremony will be held in the Supreme Court, Courtroom No. 1 at the Corner Brook Law Courts Building, 82 Mt. Bernard Avenue, Corner Brook.
Following the Ceremony, a reception will take place at Jennifer’s Restaurant, Lower Level, 48-50 Broadway.
Members are invited and encouraged to attend the Ceremony and Reception.

Swearing In - The Honourable Brian F. Furey
2014-02-28 10:00 - 17:00
The Administration of the Oaths of Office to The Honourable Brian F. Furey as Justice of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador will take place on Friday, February 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
The Ceremony will be held in the Supreme Court, Courtroom No. 1 at the Court House, 309 Duckworth Street, St John’s.
Following the Ceremony, the Law Society and the Supreme Court will host a reception at the Law Society Office, 3rd Floor, Convocation Hall, 196-198 Water Street.
Members are invited and encouraged to attend the Ceremony and Reception.

Call to the Bar Ceremony & Reception
2014-02-14 10:00 - 17:00
The Call to the Bar Ceremony will be at 10:00 a.m., February 14, 2014 at the Supreme Court, Trial Division, Room 1.
The ceremony will follow at the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 196-198 Water St. on the 3rd floor.

Benchers' Meeting
2014-02-07 09:30 - 15:00 | Glynmill Inn, 1 Cobb Lane, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, A2H 2V3, Canada

Benchers' Reception
2013-12-05 16:00 - 18:00
Invitation
Please RSVP to Karen Rodgers (krodgers@lawsociety.nf.ca / 709-758-0814) by Friday, November 30th, 2013.

Issues in Employment and Labour Law Seminar
2013-11-21 09:00 - 13:00
More information

Queen's Counsel Reception
2013-11-15 10:00 - 13:00
QC Reception

Call to the Bar
2013-10-11 10:00 - 11:00

Managing High Conflict Disputes
2013-09-26 - 2013-09-27 | Comfort Inn, St. John's, NL, Canada
Flyer – Managing HCPs _26-27 Sep 13_
MANAGING HIGH CONFLICT DISPUTES
Sponsored by the ADR Atlantic Institute
Presented by:
MICHAEL LOMAX, Lawyer/Mediator
Thursday, September 26 – Friday, September 27, 2013
Comfort Inn, St. John’s, NL

SS Daisy Legal History Committee Booth at the Upcoming Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges Convention
2013-09-12 - 2013-09-13
The SS Daisy Legal History Committee will have a display both at the upcoming Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges convention. This booth will showcase the publications and prints the committee has available for purchase.

New Developments in Personal Property Security Law
2013-06-17 09:00 - 12:30 | 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s, Canada
PPSA New Developments Registration Form
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
P.O. Box 1028, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, A1C 5M3
Tel: 722-4740, Fax: 722-8902, e-mail: cle@lawsociety.nf.ca

New Developments in Personal Property Security Law

(A presentation by Professor Roderick Wood, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta)

Monday, June 17, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s

Who Should Attend: All members whose practice includes business law areas such as corporate law, commercial law, secured financing, bankruptcy/insolvency, securities law, banking law etc.

When: Monday, June 17, 2013, from 9:00am – 12:30 pm; Registration begins 8:30am

Where: 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s.

Professor Roderick Wood of the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, and co-author of Personal Property Security Law, Second Edition (Irwin Law: 2012), will highlight recent and significant developments in Personal Property Security Law in Canada, focusing on issues which are relevant and critical to practitioners who practice in this area. There will also be a question and answer/discussion component included in the presentation, to address specific areas of interest or concern for members. This will be a valuable opportunity for members to obtain a comprehensive update on and survey of key developments, and to discuss practical issues with one of Canada’s leading experts in the area.
Topics to be addressed by Professor Wood in this seminar include:

I. Scope of the PPSA

Licenses
Flawed asset arrangements
Cape Town Convention(International Interests in Mobile Aircraft Equipment Act)

II. The Security Agreement

All obligation clauses
Subordination clauses
Charging clauses

III. Supplementing PPSA Priorities

Unjust Enrichment and Equity
Equitable Subrogation
Marshalling of Securities

IV. Competitions with Bank Act Security

The SCC decisions in Innovation and Radius
The 2012 Bank Act Amendments

V. The Effect of Bankruptcy on Priorities

The federal ranking of secured creditors
The statutory deemed trust for source deductions

VI. The Securities Transfer Act

The new concept of a security entitlement
Perfection by control

About the Presenter
Professor Roderick Wood teaches and publishes in the areas of commercial law, bankruptcy and insolvency law, and debtor-creditor law at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta. Professor Wood has served as Associate Dean at the Faculty of Law, as Board Member of the Alberta Law Reform Institute, and as Commissioner of the Law Commission of Canada.
Professor Wood has co-authored books on secured transactions law in Canada and New Zealand, including the Canadian treatise Personal Property Security Law, Second Edition, published in October 2012. This second edition updates the area of personal property security law in Canada with new case law, including some important SCC cases clarifying the law or providing the conceptual basis for its further amplification, and covers significant changes to legislation which interfaces with the PPSA, such as the Securities Transfer Acts. He is also the author of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law (Irwin Law; 2009), and has written over two dozen articles in various law journals.
Professor Wood is the 2004 recipient of the Tevie H Miller Teaching Excellence Award for the Faculty of Law, a 2005 recipient of the AC Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the University of Alberta, and a 2006 recipient of a McCalla Professorship for his contribution to research in law at the University of Alberta. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law Faculty.

Four ways to Register – Registration deadline is Friday, June 14, 2013
By Mail: By Fax or Telephone By E-mail:
NL Continuing Legal Education (709) 722-8902 Fax cle@lawsociety.nf.ca
P.O. Box 1028, St. John’s, NL A1C 5M3 (709) 758-0817 Tel
Payment must precede attendance. Cancellations cannot be accepted after June 14, 2013

Please register me for “New Developments in PPSA Law” on Monday, June 17, 2013 9:00am – 12:30 p.m.

Name:

Firm/Organization:
Early Registration: Register by June 11, 2013 $101.77 + 13.23 (HST) = $ 115.00
Regular Registration: Register after June 11, 2013 $132.75 + 17.25 (HST) = $ 150.00

HST # R108086463 Newfoundland and Labrador CLE … lifelong legal learning

CLE Offering – Effective Writing for Lawyers Simplify the Process; Simplify the Product; Manage Email
2013-06-14 08:30 - 16:15
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
P.O. Box 1028, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, A1C 5M3
Tel: 722-4740, Fax: 722-8902, e-mail: cle@lawsociety.nf.ca
Effective Writing for Lawyers
Simplify the Process; Simplify the Product; Manage Email
(A one-day seminar presented by Mr. Frank Sanitate of Frank Sanitate Associates, Santa Barbara, California.)
Friday, June 14, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s
Who Should Attend: This seminar will benefit all Lawyers and Articled Students-at-Law
When: Friday, June 14, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.; Registration begins 8:15
Where: 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s.
Clarity, simplicity, and getting to the point not only make your writing more effective; they also create a context from which you can effectively operate. This workshop will not only train you to write clearly; it will also train you to think clearly.
This workshop will help lawyers to break through writing barriers and give them practical help in communicating clearly and effectively on paper or computer. In it you will analyze writing samples to see how effective they are, and you will practice specific skills which will make you a better writer.
OBJECTIVES
This workshop will help you to:
 Write efficiently and enjoy the writing process
 Organize your writing to have the effect you want it to have
 Identify and use brief, simple and forceful language
 Manage the reading and writing of Email
MAJOR TOPICS:
1. Write For Yourself
• How to get an intelligent start
• How to get ideas on paper easily
• How to overcome writing procrastination
• How to use your left and right brain in writing
• How to use writing as a tool for creativity
2. Write For Your Reader
• How to get to the point
• How to account for your ideas
• How to show your reader your organization
• How to close appropriately
3. Use Language That Makes A Difference
• How to be brief by eliminating useless words
• How to be simple by eliminating stuffy words
• How to be forceful by eliminating lifeless words
• How to lower your “Fog Index”
4. Manage Email
• How to write effective Email
• The 12 best practices for handling Email efficiently
About the Instructor
Frank Sanitate is President of Frank Sanitate Associates, Santa Barbara, California which he established in 1977. He and his firm develop and present transformational workshops for professionals. Frank has conducted these workshops for 35 years, for over 80 National, State, Provincial and local Bar Associations in every state in the U.S., every province in Canada and in seven other countries — teaching tens of thousands of lawyers and other professionals. He has also worked with over 20 Fortune 500 companies including the legal departments of McDonald=s Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Greyhound Corporation and United Auto Workers.
Frank has published Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun: State-of-the-Heart Time Management. As a former member of a Catholic Religious Order he has also written Beyond Organized Religion: An Ex-Monk Revisits Life’s Basic Questions. He was previously a manager at the American Institute of CPAs and a high school English teacher. He has a BA from Catholic University of America and an MBA from Florida Atlantic University. Frank Sanitate seminars are always interactive, engaging and thought-provoking. His mission is to enable you to work smarter, produce better and look forward to going to work each day.
Four ways to Register – Registration deadline is Thursday, June 13, 2013
By Mail: By Fax or Telephone By E-mail:
NL Continuing Legal Education (709) 722-8902 Fax cle@lawsociety.nf.ca
P.O. Box 1028, St. John’s, NL A1C 5M3 (709) 758-0817 Tel
Payment must precede attendance. Cancellations cannot be accepted after June 13, 2013
Please register me for “Effective Writing for Lawyers” on Friday, June 14, 2013 8:30am – 4:15 p.m. (Please Note: Space for this seminar is limited. Please register early to confirm attendance.)
Name:
Firm/Organization:
** Special 20% Early Registration Discount: Register by May 31, 2013 $119.47 + 15.53 (HST) = $ 135.00
Regular Registration Rate: Register after May 31, 2013 $150.44 + 19.56 (HST) = $ 170.00
HST # R108086463 Newfoundland and Labrador CLE … lifelong legal learning

Law Society of Newfoundland & Labrador Annual Dinner and Cocktail Reception
2013-06-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, Delta Hotel, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Member Registration Form for Annual Dinner 2013
LAW SOCIETY OF NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Annual Dinner and Cocktail Reception
Friday, June 7, 2013
Delta St. John’s
Hotel and Conference Centre
RSVP: Karen Rodgers
Telephone: (709) 758-0814
Facsimile: (709) 722-8902
Electronic Mail: krodgers@lawsociety.nf.ca
Regular Mail: Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
PO Box 1028
St. John’s, NL A1C 5M3

Benchers’ Reception
2012-12-07 15:00 - 17:00
Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Members:
Please join us on Thursday, 6 December, 2012 for the annual Benchers’ Christmas Reception which will be held at the Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, 3rd Floor, from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
We hope that you can all join us to kick off the Christmas season!
Thank you.
Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
RSVP by Friday, December 3, 2012
Erin Rowe: erin.rowe@lawsociety.nf.ca / (758-0814)
