The Divorce Act amendments (Bill C-78) and Saskatchewan Children’s Law Act 2020, reforms that came into effect in March 2021, include provisions to encourage parents to make parenting plans (or agreements) that govern parenting time, parental decision-making and other issues related to children. These plans may include aspirational statements about the parents’ expectations for themselves and their children. These...

Add this event to your calendar (Downloads an .ICS file) CPD Hour(s) 1 h 30 m Substantive Description Do you understand the applicable law governing non-profits? Like business corporations, non-profits are often incorporated. But they (and their directors) can be subject to additional legislative rules that restrict their activities and govern decisions involving their assets. Keeping...

Description Mastering Corporate Governance Part 2: Managing Risk offered by the Canadian Legal Innovation Forum Legal departments play a key role to ensure that organizations have an effective corporate governance strategy in place. Corporate governance centers around a structure of rules, practices, and processes to direct an organization’s strategy and operations. And recently, new drivers...

Want to brush up on your research skills, or learn how to navigate the research platforms available to you? The Law Library has organized a series of legal research workshops to help you review and better understand the intricacies of legal research and get more experience with the databases essential for your studies. For more...

Please note: This course will not be added to Courses on Demand. Courses involving professional speakers and skills-based workshops generally do not get added to Courses on Demand. Who should attend: All lawyers who want to take their cross-examination skills to the next level by learning from a master of cross-examination! Learning level: Intermediate Mastering...

Add this event to your calendar (Downloads an .ICS file) Co-Chairs Bernd Christmas, Managing Lawyer BCLG Law Sara Mainville JFK Law LLP Description As legal professionals, each of us is called upon to better understand and implement our own journey on the path of reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. We continue these...

Legal Aid Alberta has assembled an expert panel of speakers to cover a variety of topics relating to mental health and the criminal code on Nov. 22, 2022, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (MT). Topics include: Forensic psychiatry for lawyers – A crash course in terminology and key concepts Understanding (and challenging) risk assessments Forensic...