AMPLIFY 2022 AMPLIFY (Assisting My Potential – Labour Initiative for Youth) is a youth employment program offered by the Community Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador (CSC NL) in partnership with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills (IPGS). AMPLIFY is open to youth between the ages of 16 and...
Read More...The Law Society is seeking Expressions of Interest for the following: The Law Society’s Disciplinary Panel – Terms of Reference for the Disciplinary Panel Committee can be found here Please note that mandatory adjudicator training will be required for members of the Disciplinary Panel. A message from the Chair of the Disciplinary Panel, David Eaton, QC,...
Read More...The partners and staff at MacNab Fagan & Murphy wish to advise that effective 27 May 2022, the law offices of R. A. Gordon MacNab, Q.C., Anne M. Fagan, Q.C., and Sheilagh M. Murphy, Q.C. will be moving. New Address: MacNab Fagan & Murphy Prince Charles Building W240-120 Torbay Road St. John’s NL A1A 2G8...
Read More...Please note the following changes: The mandatory requirement to wear a non-medical face mask to access the Registry will be removed While no longer a requirement, face masks continue to be a recommended tool to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission The link provided to the Public Health guidance continues to recommend: Maintaining physical distancing...
Read More...SUPREME COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION AND GENERAL PUBLIC SUPREME COURT OPERATIONS FOR GENERAL DIVISION AND FAMILY DIVISION JUDICIAL CENTRES MAY – JUNE, 2022 (REVISED) For the information of all stakeholders, this Notice outlines the planned operations for the General Division and Family Division in all judicial centres from May 2-June...
Read More...The current professional liability insurance policy for practicing members expires on June 30, 2022. This means that before June 30, you must report any potential problems that you know about now which might possibly, at some point in the future, give rise to an insurance claim against you. So, if you think you might have...
Read More...Lawyers often ask if they have enough insurance. All insured lawyers in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador have mandatory insurance coverage of $1 million per claim with an annual aggregate limit of $2 million. The $1 million per claim limit means if a disgruntled former client presents a claim against you between July 1,...
Read More...Why do you need cyber insurance? If you use the internet in any capacity, you and your law firm are targets for a cyber-attack. Cyber-attacks are unwelcome attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy information through unauthorized access to computer systems. Cyber insurance provides coverage for lawyers and law firms who may fall victim...
Read More...THE PROVINCIAL COURT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROVINCIAL COURT OPERATIONS REVISED COVID-19 OPERATIONAL PLAN ISSUED: MAY 13, 2022 MASKING Treasury Board Secretariat announced effective Saturday, May 14, 2022, public service employees are no longer required to wear masks in core government departments. While not required, wearing a...
Read More...The National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) is an incorporated not-for-profit feminist organization that works to achieve substantive equality and the realization of human rights for all women* in Canada through legal education, research, strategic intervention, coalition work and feminist law reform advocacy, particularly at the federal level. NAWL is entering an exciting...
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