The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

Seminar in Administrative Law: Dealing Effectively with Judicial Review
2023-01-31 08:00 - 2023-02-03 17:00 UTC
Session By: Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
Location: In Person: Montreal, QC

COVID-19
Participation in this program is approved under Section 41 (1) of the Judges Act.
Co-Chairs

The Honourable Justice Mary J.L. Gleason, Federal Court of Appeal
The Honourable Justice Freya Kristjanson, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario)

Overview
This biennial program, offered jointly by the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice and the National Judicial Institute, is designed to familiarize trial judges with principles and practices relating to applications for judicial review. The program will develop a framework for dealing with such applications that will allow individual judges to deal with judicial reviews both systematically and effectively.
Registration
Please contact the Project Manager of Judicial Programs, Vicki Gondek, CMP
Tel.: 514-731-2855, extension 6
Email: vicki.gondek@ciaj-icaj.ca

COVID-19 Requirements
To protect everyone’s health, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice asks participants, CIAJ staff, faculty members and speakers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they benefit from a recognized medical exemption. This requirement is in addition to any restrictions or vaccination requirements that may be in force in the jurisdiction or at the venue where the event is being held. Masks are strongly recommended.

The 2023 Osgoode Intensive Program in Wills & Estates
2023-02-08 08:00 - 2023-02-09 17:00 UTC | Online
Advance your wills and estates practice with the Osgoode Intensive Program in Wills & Estates.
Choose a curated and comprehensive program package of essential topics, or fill gaps in specific areas with separately available modules.
This unique intensive program, designed and delivered by leading experts, will give you the critical knowledge and skills you need to enhance your practice rapidly. You will develop or deepen your understanding essential areas, gain insight into potential pitfalls and how to avoid them, and participate in valuable skills practice exercises.
Complete all courses over a two-year period and receive a Certificate of Completion of the Intensive Program.

Registration includes 120-day unlimited, online access to the recorded program for most programs

What You’ll Learn
Gain an understanding of key topics and practice valuable skills that will allow you to succeed as a practitioner in the area of wills and estates. Modules include:

Estate Planning and Administration
Taxation in Wills & Estates
Intensive Skills Workshop: Will Drafting
Managing Consent & Capacity Issues in Wills & Estates Practice
Passing of Accounts & Fiduciary Accounting
Powers of Attorney and Guardianship: Non-contentious and Contentious Matters

Although not required, it is recommended to take the courses above in the order that they are offered.

Register for all programs and gain access to the Wills & Estates 101: Online Webinar Series – Available online anytime
Note: Viewing of all three Online Webinar Sessions are required to complete the Intensive Program; it is recommended that these are completed prior to the other programs listed
Estate Planning, Review & Execution: Key Concepts and Practice Essentials

Estate Planning, Review & Execution: Key Concepts and Practice Essentials
Drafting the Retainer and Will: Tips for Protecting your Client, the Will and You!
Estate Litigation for the Non-Litigator

Certificate of Program Completion
All programs above must be completed within a two-year period.
Space is strictly limited in each program to ensure an engaging learning experience. Register now to secure your place in the programs of your choice.
When you have completed all the programs listed above, please contact cle@osgoode.yorku.ca to request your Certificate of Completion.

Who Should Attend

Lawyers practicing or wishing to practice in wills and estates

Research Trends & Best Practices Webinar - Westlaw Canada
2023-02-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Online
Live Event Date: February 8, 2023
Live Event Time: 2:00 PM EST
Hosted by Thomson Reuters

Sharpen your legal research skills in this 45-minute master class. Learn from Reference Librarian, Hannah Steeves, how understanding physical materials can anchor your understanding of and proficiency with digital tools. Then have product experts walk you through how to research faster and more efficiently with Westlaw Canada’s exclusive finding tools, such as the Canadian Abridgment on Westlaw. This webinar takes you beyond the basics and provides insight into best practices.

Who should attend this webinar? This webinar is suitable for new legal researchers, people in teaching/training roles, as well as experienced legal researchers looking to advance their skills and understanding of legal research tools.

Topics:

Physical to Digital: Using physical materials to understand digital tools

The digitalization of legal research
Using physical materials to understand digital tools
Responsibilities of researchers and legal research providers

Effectively leveraging legal research tools, including:

The Canadian Abridgment Online
Legal Topics
KeyCite
Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ICLL)
Words and Phrases/Defined Terms

Improving access to secondary source content through technology

Canadian Securities Law and Practice
2023-02-15 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online
Offered by: Osgoode School of Law
Canadian securities law is complex and rapidly evolving. Get the essential and up-to-date knowledge you need to competently and confidently practice in this area.
Securities law is a demanding field. To survive and thrive, you must be on top of the fundamentals as well as the panoply of rules, regulations, regulators, and industry players and how they interact. Staying current and continuing to hone your skills and knowledge is a necessity.
If your work involves financial securities, you need to have a wide and deep understanding of the complex framework of rules, regulations, instruments, and procedures in which they operate. This OsgoodePD intensive course is your opportunity to receive vital and practical knowledge of the fundamentals of current Canadian securities law and practice from the leading practitioners and leaders in the field. Build your skills to deliver results for your clients and organizations.

What You’ll Learn

Understanding the principal elements of securities regulation across Canada
Understanding the principal elements of securities regulation across Canada
Reviewing the key elements of public offerings
Learning the exemption criteria for private placements across Canada
Analyzing the current and emerging trends in securities litigation and enforcement
Preparing the documentation for public offerings and private placements
Tackling what you need to know in public mergers and acquisitions – arrangements and new rules for takeover bids
Comprehending corporate governance essentials and best practices for public companies in the securities context
Addressing ethics and professionalism issues in securities law practice
Synthesizing the key basics of securities registration

Who Should Attend

Junior and mid-level associates practicing in corporate and securities law
Lawyers who want to develop their securities law expertise
Non-lawyers who need to understand the legal and regulatory regime for securities as part of their job
Regulators
Investment dealers and advisors
Corporate executives
Finance officers
Civil litigators who practice securities litigation

Newfoundland IJP Regional Gathering
2023-02-15 08:00 - 2023-02-16 17:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
This event is for Restorative Justice practitioners and other community stakeholders. The goal of this event is to increase awareness of Indigenous Justice programming in Newfoundland and Labrador as well as examine best practices and other programming throughout the Atlantic region. The sharing of this information will be done through a culturally relevant lens.

Commercial Arbitration 2023
2023-02-23 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online
Practice tips and hot topics under BC’s new Arbitration Act!
Offered By
CLE BC
Thursday, February 23, 2023
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
via webinar only
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Who should attend: Litigation counsel, in-house counsel, and corporate solicitors—at all levels of experience
Learning level: All levels
Join experienced panels of arbitration counsel and arbitrators to tackle the tough questions. Does arbitration suit the case? How do you maximize the chances of an expeditious, cost-effective, and confidential arbitration process? How do you get or resist a stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration? What has BC’s new Arbitration Act, which came into force in September 2020, meant for challenges to arbitral awards, enforcing arbitral awards, and arbitral process?
Join us in discussing arbitration practice as it’s evolved under the new legislation and the hot topics that you need to know about. Whether you are new to arbitration or a seasoned pro, this content-packed course will be of interest.
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 5 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 1 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)
Course Chair
Ludmila B. Herbst, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver

Pricing
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Ransomware Rises: Practical Techniques to Reduce Risk (free session) by St. John's KnowledgeNet Chapter
2023-02-23 12:30 - 14:30 UTC | Online
Please join the St. John’s KnowledgeNet Chapter for Ransomware Rises: Practical techniques to reduce risk on Thursday February 23, 2023, 12:30 to 2:30 NL time. This free virtual session is open to all – you do not need to be an IAPP member – but you do need to register via the IAPP website to receive your invitation and meeting link: https://iapp.org/store/knowledgenets/a0l1P00000ErFezQAF/
This session employs a hypothetical case study that will explore the unfortunate story of a smaller public sector health organization that suffers a serious ransomware attack. Attendees will review their practices, find the gaps and offer practical solutions and techniques to reduce risk. Checklists and a control placemat designed for small organizations to evaluate their programs will be provided. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss concerns faced at their organizations and solutions they’ve developed to improve privacy maturity. Participation is highly encouraged!
This is an interactive presentation featuring Aron Feuer and Sukhpreet Singh:

Aron Feuer is the managing director of cybersecurity at Valencia. Before cybersecurity, he earned a degree in behavioural science, and worked as a stockbroker in Toronto. He started Cygnos IT Security as head hacker and sold the firm to Grant Thornton in 2012 where he was Vice President of Privacy and Security. In 2015 he founded Valencia IIP Advisors Limited which specializes in cybersecurity, privacy, and cloud.

Aron’s work is with the federal government, cities, provinces, fortune firms, national retailers. He’s responded to hacks by anonymous, run federal classified security projects, and hundreds of penetration tests, risk assessments, simulations incident response work.
Aron sits on Algonquin College’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board. With Kris Klein, he authored “Canadian Privacy: Data Protection Law and Policy for the Practitioner”. He presents every few weeks to boards, city managers, health care organizations, and security events. He’s been on CBC, Global, CTV news in his capacity as a cybersecurity subject matter expert. His certifications include CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CRMA, CDPSE and CIPP/C, MCSE.

Sukhpreet Singh is an intermediate privacy risk analyst at Valencia. Before this, he was a public servant at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Transport Canada. There he worked on developing robust privacy management programs and completing PIA’s. He joined Valencia in 2022 and specializes in privacy, data governance and policy development.

Sukhpreet works with federal institutions, municipalities, provincial authorities, national retailers and tech firms. He has investigated privacy breaches, reviewed classified government programs vis a vis PIAs and constantly works with clients to update their incident response or program policies to remain risk averse.
Sukhpreet is an active alumnus of the School of Public Policy at York University, where he is also completing his Masters in Public Administration, Policy and Law. He regularly collaborates with the school to engage students on career development and industry trends, to support the next generation of public servant graduates.

Call to the Bar Ceremony
2023-02-24 10:00 - 14:00 UTC
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador invites the public to view a Call to the Bar ceremony
Date: February 24, 2023
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Courtroom No. 1, Supreme Court, 309 Duckworth St., St. John’s, NL
Following the ceremony, there will be a reception at the Law Society
Location: 3rd floor, 196-198 Water St., St. John’s, NL

The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Academia in the Fight Against Online Child Sexual Exploitation Webinar - Public Safety Canada Webinar Series
2023-02-24 13:30 - 15:30 (America/St_Johns) | Online
Public Safety Canada is hosting a series of webinars to raise awareness and promote knowledge sharing about the crime of online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) amongst partners and stakeholders across Canada.
Friday February 24, 2023 | 1:30pm – 3:30pm EST | Via Zoom
Webinar 3: The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Academia in the Fight Against Online Child Sexual Exploitation.
Targeted participants: All levels of Canadian law enforcement professionals and other relevant partners and stakeholders addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation.
Presentations

Tackling online child sexual exploitation: A programme of research and innovation

Simon Bailey , Chair, Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER), Anglia Ruskin
University, Cambridge, England.

Leaving no one behind – taking stock at the latest development in the area of sexual exploitation of children

Guillaume Landry , Executive Director, ECPAT International

Trajectories and offending patterns of men who use the Internet to sexually exploit children and adolescents

Sarah Paquette, PhD, Sexual Offenses Specialist, Sexual Offenders Coordination Division, Sûreté du Québec, Canada.
Please email lauren.vantellingen@hkstrategies.ca if you have any questions about registration.
Please click here to view the full notice in English and French.

Free Webinar - Cybersecurity Threats and How You Can Protect Yourself
2023-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
Seminar Overview
This seminar will look at cybersecurity from both the point of view of the attacker and the victim. It will examine the types of attackers and their motives, social engineering campaigns, and tools used by hackers to steal credentials, breach data, and reach their objectives. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the cyberattack lifecycle and how to create protocols to protect their staff and data from attacks.
Jordan Emberley – Vault Cybersecurity
Jordan is an ethical hacker, system analyst, and owner of Vault Cybersecurity. Jordan and his team protect businesses from cyberattacks and data loss. Protection from cyber threats begins with training staff to be aware of social engineering campaigns and learn how to identify them quickly.
Registration Fee: No Fee
Please click here to register for this seminar.
CPD Credit: 1 hour

Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Legal Workplaces - The Canadian Bar Association
2023-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
Offered By
The Canadian Bar Association.
This program discusses some of the steps that law firms and other legal workplaces are taking to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in the field of labour and employment law. Join our panel of experienced management-side, employee-side and investigation counsel and learn more about best practices for recruitment, retention and advancement and other important initiatives to support a diverse and inclusive workplace culture and to combat systemic discrimination.
Register now for this complimentary law student and young lawyer focused event organized in conjunction with the Labour & Employment Law Society (LELS) at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University. The LELS is a student-run organization.
Program Chairs

Oksana Romanov, JD Candidate 2023, Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Ralisa Saywack, JD Candidate 2023, Lincoln Alexander School of Law

Program Speakers

Miguel Mangalindan, Monkhouse Law
Janina Fogels, Mortimer Khoraych
Khalfan Khalfan, Stikeman Elliott LLP

Program Details
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Webcast Program (ET)
Program Price
CBA Member: Complimentary | CBA Student Member: Complimentary | Non-Member: $107*
*plus applicable taxes
Register

Labour, Employment & Administrative Law: A Review of 2020-2022 Decisions
2023-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/St_Johns) | 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s, Canada
Complimentary wine and cheese social to follow at 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Seminar Overview:
There were a number of noteworthy developments in labour, employment and administrative law in recent years. This seminar will highlight decisions from Newfoundland and Labrador and other Canadian jurisdictions in 2020, 2021 & 2022. There will also be a discussion regarding the Vavilov standard of judicial review and its application. A wine & cheese reception will follow.
John Whelan – Arbitrator, Mediator, Workplace Investigator (Principal – Whelan Dispute Resolution)
John holds a Commerce degree from Memorial (2005) and a LL.B. from UNB (2008). Called to the Bar in 2009, John spent 12 years as in-house counsel and Executive Director of a large community care organization before making the shift to a neutral practice. John has extensive practical experience in employment, labour, and municipal law.
Paula Schumph, General Counsel, Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE)
Paula completed degrees in Business Administration (Acadia) and Law (Dalhousie) prior to her call to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1996. She has been in-house counsel to NAPE for 21 years. Immediately prior to joining NAPE, Paula represented employers who were members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Boards Association.
Darren Stratton, McInnes Cooper (Employer Counsel)
Darren completed degrees in Commerce (Memorial) and Law (Dalhousie) prior to his call to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1993. A partner with McInnes Cooper, Darren practices management-side labour and employment law and is a former leader of the firm’s Labour and Employment Practice Group. Darren is an employer representative on the Labour Management Arbitration Committee established under the NL Labour Relations Act.
Moderator: David Conway, Arbitrator and Adjudicator
David is the immediate past Chairperson of the NL Labour Relations Board and an arbitrator and adjudicator. David has over twenty years of experience in labour law and administrative law, both as counsel and as a neutral decision maker. David obtained his B.A. from McGill University (’96) and his LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick (‘99) before being called to the Ontario Bar and the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar.
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Registration Fee: $115.00 ($100.00 + HST) HST # R108086463
Registration Includes:

Seminar attendance and materials
Attendance at wine and cheese social

PLEASE NOTE: THE REGISTRATION PROCESS IS ONLINE ONLY. TO REGISTER FOR THIS SEMINAR, PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z7RmMjR0RX2mSMAsdGeXow
PLEASE NOTE: YOUR SPACE WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR CANCELLATION AFTER FEBRUARY 28, 2023.
CPD Credit: 2 hours

Labour, Employment & Administrative Law: A Review of 2020 – 2022 Decisions
2023-03-01 14:00 - 16:00 (America/St_Johns) | 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s, Canada
Place: 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street
Seminar Overview
There were a number of noteworthy developments in labour, employment and administrative law in recent years. This seminar will highlight decisions from Newfoundland and Labrador and other Canadian jurisdictions in 2020, 2021 & 2022. There will also be a discussion regarding the Vavilov standard of judicial review and its application. A complimentary wine and cheese social will follow at 4:00 – 5:00 pm.
In-house capacity restrictions related to COVID have been lifted and in person attendance is encouraged where possible.
John Whelan – Arbitrator, Mediator, Workplace Investigator (Principal – Whelan Dispute Resolution)
John holds a Commerce degree from Memorial (2005) and a LL.B. from UNB (2008). Called to the Bar in 2009, John spent 12 years as in-house counsel and Executive Director of a large community care organization before making the shift to a neutral practice. John has extensive practical experience in employment, labour, and municipal law.Paula Schumph, General Counsel, Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE)
Paula completed degrees in Business Administration (Acadia) and Law (Dalhousie) prior to her call to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1996. She has been in-house counsel to NAPE for 21 years. Immediately prior to joining NAPE, Paula represented employers who were members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Boards Association.
Darren Stratton, McInnes Cooper (Employer Counsel)
Darren completed degrees in Commerce (Memorial) and Law (Dalhousie) prior to his call to the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1993. A partner with McInnes Cooper, Darren practices management-side labour and employment law and is a former leader of the firm’s Labour and Employment Practice Group. Darren is an employer representative on the Labour Management Arbitration Committee established under the NL Labour Relations Act.
Moderator: David Conway, Arbitrator and Adjudicator
David is the immediate past Chairperson of the NL Labour Relations Board and an arbitrator and adjudicator. David has over twenty years of experience in labour law and administrative law, both as counsel and as a neutral decision maker. David obtained his B.A. from McGill University (’96) and his LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick (‘99) before being called to the Ontario Bar and the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar.
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Registration Fee: $115.00 ($100.00 + HST) HST # R108086463
Registration Includes:
1. Seminar attendance and materials
2. Attendance at wine and cheese social
PLEASE NOTE: THE REGISTRATION PROCESS IS ONLINE ONLY. TO REGISTER FOR THIS SEMINAR, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: YOUR SPACE WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR CANCELLATION AFTER FEBRUARY 28, 2023.
CPD Credit: 2 hours

Limitations Periods: What a Litigator Needs to Know
2023-03-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/St_Johns) | 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s, Canada
Place: 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street. Doors open at 12:30 pm.
Seminar Overview
This seminar will provide a practical overview of the Newfoundland and Labrador limitations scheme for the civil litigator: when limitation periods begin to run, when they stop running, and when they expire; discoverability; procedural considerations and pitfalls; how to assess the limitation of an action; and the limitation issues that arise in particular practices like personal injury, estates, and professional negligence. The seminar will also explain recent limitations jurisprudence from the Supreme Court of Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador courts.
In-house capacity restrictions related to COVID have been lifted and in person attendance is encouraged where possible.
Dan Zacks
Principal – Zacks Law
Dan is a Toronto-based civil litigator with a focus on lawyers’ professional negligence, commercial disputes, and insurance coverage. He has a specialty in limitations law. He authors Law of Limitations (Canada’s leading—and only—limitations text), Halsbury’s Limitation of Action, and the (soon to be updated) blog Under the Limit. He is currently working on a compendium of bad limitations pun.
Registration Fee: $115.00 ($100.00 + HST) HST # R108086463
To register for this seminar, please click here.
YOUR SPACE WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR CANCELLATION AFTER FEBRUARY 28, 2023.
CPD Credit: 3 hours

The ChatGPT Lawyer: Opportunities and Risks of Generative AI for the Legal Profession
2023-03-08 12:00 - 17:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) in cooperation with University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society is pleased to bring you The ChatGPT Lawyer, a free one-hour webinar discussing the impact of the newest generative AI, ChatGPT, in the legal field.
Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has become a phenomenon. Industries and sectors across the world are beginning to consider the impact of ChatGPT and others forms of generative AI.
This webinar will discuss the opportunities and risks posed by ChatGPT and generative AI in the justice system. Topics discussed will include:

what lawyers need to know about ChatGPT
how ChatGPT can be used in legal practice
ethical obligations to which lawyers must adhere
opportunities and risks for access to justice

Speakers include:
Nye Thomas – Executive Director, LCO
Ryan Fritsch – Counsel, LCO
Amy Salyzyn – Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Colin Lachance – Jurisage, AltaML
Daniel W. Linna Jr. – Senior Lecturer and Director of Law and Technology Initiatives, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering
Event Details:
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Price: Free
Where: Virtual (registration is required)
Registration: Eventbrite
For more information about this event, visit the event page:
https://techlaw.uottawa.ca/aisociety/events/chatgpt-lawyer

For other inquiries, please contact:
Law Commission of Ontario
Email: LawCommission@lco-cdo.org
Web: www.lco-cdo.org
Twitter: @LCO_CDO
Tel: (416) 650-8406
Toll-free: 1 (866) 950-8406

Free French Webinar - Women in Justice
2023-03-08 13:30 - 14:30 (America/St_Johns) | Online
Register for this free webinar taking place on March 8, International Women’s Day. This session will highlight the career paths of women in the legal profession, as well as share experiences, successes, challenges & realities of women in this field.
(709) 800-6200
justice@fftnl.ca
www.francotnl.ca

Sentencing Guidance in Canada: Conceptual Trends and Practical Problems
2023-03-08 16:30 - 17:30 (America/St_Johns) | Online
This webinar will examine the Canadian approach to sentencing guidance (both legislative and appellate) as it has shaped up in recent years. The first part of the webinar will be more conceptual and historical, exploring the uniqueness of the Canadian approach, in comparative perspective, and examining the idea of “individualized proportionality”, which has developed as the guiding concept in the jurisprudence over the last 20 years. The second part of the webinar will turn to certain practical problems and issues that are in tension with this overall conceptual trend, notably the role of starting points, sentencing ranges, and the interpretation of legislative “signals”. Building on the presenter’s current research, attendees will be presented with an argument about the recalibration of sentencing ranges that appears available, but has not yet been tested in courts.

This is the eighth webinar in the Criminal Law Scholar Series hosted by the Criminal Defense Advocacy Society and Courthouse Libraries BC.
Participants may claim 1.5 hours of CPD with LSBC.
Presenter: Benjamin Berger, Professor & York Research Chair in Pluralism and Public Law
Moderator: Tamara Levy, KC

4:30 PM (Vancouver)

Managing Difficult Phone Calls
2023-03-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
$44.00 (regular rate)
$35.00 (*early rate)
Trainer Christina Reimer
Location: Online Virtual
*early rate expires 02/24/2023
1 Continuing Education Credit Hours (CEC)
Handling difficult interactions on the phone is a challenging task, especially if the caller is in a heightened state of emotion. For many, the ability to navigate difficult phone conversations with respect and professionalism is an essential workplace skill. This webinar is designed to provide practical strategies for dealing with clients and customers over the phone who are in a heightened emotional state. Participants will learn over-the-phone techniques for de-escalating anger, resolving conflict, and communicating effectively.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:

List effective listening skills to enhance understanding
Describe the steps to emotionally heightened clients over the phone
Understand how problem-solving is used with clients for best outcomes

*Please allow only the registered individual(s) to view webinar materials

Target Audience
This is an introductory-intermediate level webinar intended for anyone interested in learning more about this topic.

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Trainer: Christina Reimer
Christina has a diverse background as a leadership trainer, director and team building and conflict resolution facilitator. With a PhD in religion, she teaches university courses on ethics, the world’s major religions, and other topics. Christina has travelled extensively and worked internationally for non-profit organizations that focus on peace-building and community development. She values workplaces that promote diversity and equity and strive to resolve corporate and interpersonal conflict in productive ways. She believes that communicating well is one of the keys to creating healthy working environments. Christina has an enthusiastic and engaging presentation style and uses storytelling and humour to make workshops interesting as well as informative.

Free Event: Re-situating Trauma and Violence - Informed Lawyering
2023-03-13 12:00 - 17:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
LAW FOUNDATION OF SASKATCHEWAN LECTURE
PROFESSOR GEMMA SMYTH, LAW FOUNDATION OF SASKATCHEWAN H. ROBERT ARSCOTT CHAIR
Available in person and online:
MLT AIKINS LECTURE THEATRE
ROOM 150, LAW BUILDING
15 CAMPUS DRIVE, SASKATOON, SK
This event is free and open to the public.
Livestream at https://law.usask.ca/about/live-streaming.php
Professor Gemma Smyth is the Law Foundation of Saskatchewan H. Robert Arscott Chair at the College of Law. She is visiting from the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor on the territories of the Three Fires Confederacy. At Windsor Law, Professor Smyth is Associate Professor and Externship Program Director. She has spent her career researching, teaching and writing in clinical and experiential law contexts. These experiences have informed her interest in trauma- and violence-informed approaches to lawyering.
Trauma-informed lawyering has received increasing attention in many areas of law including evidence, criminal, immigration and refugee, and family law. Trauma-informed lawyering has also attracted criticism for its tendency toward individualization, medicalization, and overbroad or unclear application.
In this talk, Professor Smyth will examine both the promise and dangers of a narrow approach to trauma informed lawyering and examine possible frameworks to re-position human suffering in legal contexts.

Trauma-Informed Training for Legal Professionals
2023-03-14 13:00 - 17:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
The Journey Project is teaming up with the RISE Program (PEI) to offer two free, virtual workshops on trauma-informed legal practice! Facilitated by clinical psychologist Dr. Lori Haskell, participants will gain skills and knowledge in supporting survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence.
Lawyers who want to participate can choose between two dates:
⏰ March 14th from 1 pm – 5 pm (AST)
⏰ March 27th from 9 am – 1 pm (AST)
Participants Will Learn How:
Trauma is stored in the body and limbic system, creating physical and psychological symptoms.
Trauma can impact victim memory, reactions and behaviour and how misinterpreting this behaviour impacts sexual assault investigations.
To assess your own practices and processes with a trauma-informed lens.
To Register:
March 14th registration link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HaskellMarch14
March 27th registration link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HaskellMarch27

For more information about joining the Journey Project Legal Support Service, visit https://journeyproject.ca/lawyers/ or email support@journeyprojectnl.com

Negotiating Numbers: Sometimes it Really is About the Money: With Nina Meierding
2023-03-16 13:30 - 15:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
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Register on or before March 3, 2023
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$165.00 + HST
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CPD Credit Hours
CPD Hours (live presentation*)
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Who Should Attend
This seminar will appeal to new and experienced practitioners from all practice areas who want to improve their outcomes in financial negotiations.

About the Program
While we often search for hidden value and explore underlying interests in order to expand the negotiation “pie,” sometimes negotiations really are just about dollars. Attend this webinar and learn how the predictability of the “numbers dance” can help you more strategically get better results for your clients. Acclaimed negotiation expert Nina Meierding will explain how:

timing of moves can impact the outcome
carefully planning the size of moves sends messages to the other lawyer
different types of concessions (process, information, and interest concessions) can substitute for money concessions
the right answer at the wrong time becomes the wrong answer and will create impasse

You will learn why intuitive skills can’t replace preparation, the who, when and how of opening offers, and how practising “tit for tat” can facilitate different styles of negotiation. The new skills you acquire will increase your confidence in handling any negotiation, from simple transactions to complex deals. Register today and become the powerful numbers negotiator you’ve always wanted to be! You won’t find this information anywhere else.
Meet Your Presenter
Nina Meierding MS, JD, is an international leader in the field of conflict resolution. A former civil lawyer, she is now a full-time trainer, professor, and conflict resolution consultant. She has mediated over 4,000 disputes and delivered training in negotiation, communication, mediation, and culture and gender issues in almost all 50 states in the U.S, and in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. She has taught at Pepperdine University School of Law for over 25 years and Southern Methodist University for over 18 years, and has been a guest lecturer at Judicial Colleges and universities throughout the US. She is the recipient of the Peacemaker Award in 1992 by the Southern California Mediation Association, the John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award in 2005 by the Association of Conflict Resolution, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 by the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. She is an honorary fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and an emeritus fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators.
Schedule (Eastern)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Welcome and Introduction
Why intuitive skills are not enough
Competitive and collaborative negotiation styles when its about the money
Axelrod’s theory of avoiding exploitation
The art and science of the opening offer
The predictability of the “distributive dance”
The “distributive dance” in practice
Making strategic concessions
Summary
Program Wrap-up and Evaluation

Praise from Past Attendees
“Excellent! Thoroughly enjoyed her presentation. BRAVO!”
“Very engaging manner of delivering valuable ideas and concepts. Fantastic!”
“Engaging speaker; her wealth of experience was clearly evident and communicated effectively.”
“One of the best CLE presenters I’ve seen!”
“Fantastic job combining theory with practical tools and examples from her own rich career.”
“You won’t find an instructor with more knowledge, experience, and personality than Nina. If she teaches a class, enroll in it.”

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Free Cyber Insurance Webinar- IAPP St. John's
2023-03-23 12:30 - 14:30 (America/St_Johns) | Online
Are you considering cyber insurance and don’t know where to start? Do you have cyber insurance but have questions about maintaining compliance or want a deeper understanding of what happens during a claim process? Join IAPP St. John’s for this FREE, virtual Session to learn what you need to know! Register on the IAPP site to receive your invitation today.
About our Speakers:
Amanda Dean, Vice President Atlantic Region, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Amanda is known for her consensus-building leadership and strategic stakeholder engagement. As Vice-President for Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Atlantic region, she advocates and is responsible for eliciting positive change and sound public policy on key priorities for the private home, auto and business insurance sector. Amanda also directs stakeholder and member initiatives and represents member companies’ concerns while collaborating with all levels of government on shared and strategic industry objectives such as sustainable auto insurance, balanced regulation and adaptation to severe weather.
In previous roles, Amanda worked closely with the Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia (and former minister responsible for Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal) and the Minister of National Defence. Her responsibilities included communications, issues management and intergovernmental relations.
Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), a master’s degree in business administration from Saint Mary’s University and a Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation. She is Chair of Mount Saint Vincent University’s Board of Governors and a member of the Board of Directors for MEOPAR (Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network). An avid community leader, Amanda ha volunteered with Symphony Nova Scotia, has served on the YWCA Halifax Board of Directors, and has lectured on government relations at MSVU.
Joseph Hines, Regional Practice Leader, Cyber – Atlantic Region, Gallagher Insurance
Joe is responsible for overseeing Gallagher’s cyber risk practice for the Atlantic Region through the placement, and sale of cyber insurance policies to clients of all types. He consults with cyber-security experts across Canada to assist clients with providing risk management expertise, and augmenting cyber-security strategies with cyber insurance and risk transfer solutions. Joseph’s expertise is not limited to cyber insurance as he is an experienced broker with all other lines of commercial insurance.
Imran Ahmad, Partner, Canadian Head of Technology, Norton Rose Fullbright Canada, LLP
Imran Ahmad is a senior partner and the Canadian head of the technology sector and Canadian co-head of the information governance, privacy and cybersecurity practice at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, LLP. He is based in the Toronto and Montreal offices and is recognized as a leading cybersecurity and privacy lawyer by several legal directories. Imran advises clients across all industries on a wide array of technology-related matters, including outsourcing, cloud computing, SaaS, strategic alliances, technology development, system procurement and implementation, technology licensing and transfer, distribution, open source software, and electronic commerce.
As part of his cybersecurity practice, Imran works with clients to develop and implement strategies related to cyber threats. He advises on legal risk assessments, compliance, due diligence, security, and data breach incident preparedness and response. Imran often acts as “breach counsel” in the event of a cybersecurity incident, and has extensive experience in managing complex cross-border security incidents. He also provides representation in the event of an investigation, enforcement action or litigation. Imran is the author of Canada’s first legal incident preparation and response handbook titled Cybersecurity in Canada: A Guide to Best Practices, Planning, and Management, 2nd Edition (LexisNexis, March 2021).
In his privacy law practice, he advises clients on compliance with all Canadian federal and provincial privacy and data management laws. He has a particular focus on cross-border data transfer issues and enterprise-wide governance programs related to privacy and information governance. Imran is the former chair of the Privacy and Access to Information Section of the Ontario Bar Association. Imran is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, where he teaches cybersecurity and privacy law.

Trauma-Informed Training for Legal Professionals
2023-03-27 13:00 - 17:00 (America/St_Johns) | Online
The Journey Project is teaming up with the RISE Program (PEI) to offer two free, virtual workshops on trauma-informed legal practice! Facilitated by clinical psychologist Dr. Lori Haskell, participants will gain skills and knowledge in supporting survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence.
⏰ March 27th from 9 am – 1 pm (AST)
Participants Will Learn How:
Trauma is stored in the body and limbic system, creating physical and psychological symptoms.
Trauma can impact victim memory, reactions and behaviour and how misinterpreting this behaviour impacts sexual assault investigations.
To assess your own practices and processes with a trauma-informed lens.
To Register:
March 27th registration link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HaskellMarch27

For more information about joining the Journey Project Legal Support Service, visit https://journeyproject.ca/lawyers/ or email support@journeyprojectnl.com

The Importance of Historical Perspective by Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
2023-03-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/St_Johns)
The Honourable Malcolm Rowe, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, will deliver a public lecture at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador about the importance of historical perspective. Save the date!

Drafting and Reviewing Search Warrants
2023-03-30 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online
Offered by: Osgoode School of Law
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to take a deep dive into how to draft legally solid and successful Warrants.
Court decisions continue to make apparent the importance of clear, accurate and complete warrant applications and the dire consequences of deficient drafting.
This practical program will give you the knowledge and skills you need to draft, review, and revise a wide variety of Search Warrants and to identify and develop winning strategies for defending or attacking them.

Can’t make the live date? Registration includes 120-day unlimited, online access to the recorded program. Please note the workshop will NOT be recorded.

What You’ll Learn

Practical Issues in the Warrant Process: Cross-Discipline Panel Discussion
Latest Hot Issues in Computer and Related Technology Searches
Review of the Foundational Principles of Search and Seizure
Warrant Writing and Reviewing 101
Informers and Tipsters: Challenges and Strategies for Using Anonymous Sources
Take your learning to the next level in the optional, warrant drafting workshop on March 31. Space is strictly limited to ensure interactivity (for Day One registrants only).

Who Should Attend

Law enforcement officers
Regulatory investigators; federal and provincial
Defence lawyers
Judges including Justices of the Peace, lower court judges form all provinces and territories
Crown Attorneys and Federal Prosecutors

An Overview of the Adult Protection Act, 2021
2023-03-30 09:30 - 12:00 (America/St_Johns) | 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street, St. John’s, Canada
Place: 3rd Floor, Law Society Building, 196-198 Water Street
Seminar Overview
The Adult Protection Act, 2021 recently came into force on December 15, 2022. This legislation is intended to protect adults 18 years of age and older in Newfoundland and Labrador who are at risk of abuse, neglect and/or self-neglect, and who do not understand or appreciate that risk. Join our presenters for an overview of the Act as well as its implications for lawyers in practice.
Seminar Presenters

Henry Kielley, MSW, RSW (Director, Seniors and Aging & Adult Population, Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development)
The Hon. J. Derek Green (Former Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Melissa Saunders (Partner, Tupman & Bloom LLP)
Michael Collins (Counsel, Tupman & Bloom LLP)

Registration Fee: $115.00 ($100.00 + HST) HST # R108086463
To register for this seminar, please click here.

YOUR SPACE WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR CANCELLATION AFTER MARCH 29, 2023.
CPD Credit: 2.5 hours

De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations™ by Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute
2023-03-30 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Online
This is a live virtual event using Zoom, an online meeting platform. Please check your system requirements prior to registering.

Details
March 30, 2023
(01:00 PM – 02:00 PM CDT )

$44.00 (regular rate)
$35.00 (*early rate)

Trainer Nathan Gerbrandt MSW, RSW
Location: Online Virtual
*(early rate expires 16-3-23 )

1 Continuing Education Credit Hours (CEC)

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For those who work in an environment where there is potential for violence, it is important to develop the skills needed to defuse dangerous situations. This webinar is designed to teach people to de-escalate potentially violent situations through assertiveness and interpersonal communication. Viewers will develop a clear understanding of how to assess the potential for violence and respond with a diverse set of interpersonal tools and strategies designed to defuse potentially violent situations.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:

Describe the role of anger in violent incidents
List appropriate strategies to de-escalate violent situations
Describe different forms of violence

*Please allow only the registered individual(s) to view webinar materials

Target Audience
This is an introductory-intermediate level webinar intended for anyone interested in learning more about this topic.

Terms & Conditions
View our cancellation policy and other information regarding your webinar here.

Trainer: Nathan Gerbrandt, MSW, RSW
Nathan is the Managing Director of CTRI. He is passionate about promoting trauma-informed practices that support individuals, organizations and communities. Prior to working with CTRI, Nathan coordinated service delivery and rehabilitation planning for people with co-occurring disorders and complex trauma in conflict with the law. He has refined skills in violence prevention, risk management, and collaborative treatment planning for vulnerable people. In addition, Nathan possesses specialty in the areas of disability services, case management, and working with people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. He holds a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Social Worker. Nathan believes that the key to improving people’s lives through training is to find the right fit. When this connection is made it inspires a ripple effect that can extend to everyone we meet. He is co-author of A Little Book About Trauma-Informed Workplaces and the editor of many several CTRI’s training materials including Trauma-Informed Care, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations™. Nathan is an engaging presenter who uses an interactive style to find real-life meaning in his workshops. Read blogs written by Nathan here. Contact Nathan at: nathan@ctrinstitute.com 204-452-0179

Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society Lecture: The Mysterious Lambert de Boilieu by Robin McGrath
2023-03-30 19:30 - 20:30 (America/St_Johns) | Online
Please join us online on Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. ADT) for this month’s NLHS lecture:
The Mysterious Lambert de Boilieu by Robin McGrath
Recollection of Labrador Life was first published in England in 1861 by Lambert de Boilieu, then reprinted with editing and notes by Thomas F. Bredin by Ryerson Press in 1969. The work has been widely accepted as a memoir of life at Battle Harbour in the 1850s, and is frequently cited in popular and academic articles. However, research about the book and its author clearly indicated that no such person as de Boilieu existed by that name, and many of the events described could not have happened in the 1850s, if at all. Using various documents, including court records, Dr. Robin McGrath makes a tentative identification of the true author of the book and attempts to clarify his motivations for presenting fiction as fact.
Please register through this link: http://bit.ly/3ZFvQ7P
After registering, you will receive an email with the link to the lecture.
Presented by the Newfoundland & Labrador Historical Society
Uli Brown
Office Manager
Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society
P.O. Box 23154, Churchill Square, St. John’s, NL A1B 4J9
(709) 722-3191
nlhistsociety@gmail.com
www.nlhistory.ca

Lawyers' Trivia Night - The Canadian Bar Association
2023-03-31 18:00 - 22:00 (America/St_Johns) | Bannerman Brewing Company, 90 Duckworth Street, St. John's, NL, A1C1E7, Canada

Mental Health Law for Children and Youth
2023-04-11 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online
Offered by: Osgood School of Law
Engage with experts and peers on the most pressing current and emerging issues in mental health law for children and youth.
Developed based on your requests for a program that would bring together legal, health care, mental health, education and law enforcement professional, this annual OsgoodePD program brings together these professionals for a comprehensive one-day update of essential, current and emerging issues, together with practical legal advice on how to deal with them.
You’ll walk away with knowledge, tools, strategies and tactics that will help you tackle these complex legal issues in your day-to-day working life.

Registration includes 120-day unlimited, online access to the recorded program.

What You’ll Learn

The law guiding your actions: what is applicable to children’s mental health?
Mental health laws in the school setting
Privacy, confidentiality and information sharing in the context of children and youth with mental health challenges
Youth in Crisis: medical and legal options for treatment
Understanding, recognizing and responding to mental health needs of children 0-6
The ins and outs of representing children in family law: interacting with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer

Who Should Attend

School Administrators/Directors of Education/Supervisory Officers
Mental health leads
Teachers
Health care risk managers
Representatives from hospitals, psychiatric facilities and community care agencies
Psychiatrists, physicians, nurses and other licensed medical professionals
Lawyers in private practice specializing in health, criminal or education law
Crown lawyersGovernment and public policy advisors
Expert witnesses and mental health consultants
Mental health patient advocates
Social workers
Health and social service professionals
Law enforcement officers
Corrections and rehabilitation service representatives
