Upcoming Sessions
Register now to attend the following live CLE webinars:
Predatory Marriages – Legal Principles in Canada
Production Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $90
Presenters:
Kimberly A. Whaley is the principal of the law firm, Whaley Estate Litigation. She practices exclusively in the areas of Estate, Trust, Capacity, Fiduciary and Power of Attorney Litigation and Mediation. Kimberly has been designated as a Certified Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Kimberly has been peer rated and listed by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of Estates and Trusts (2009, 2010), and by Lawday Leading Lawyers as one of the top 60 leading lawyers in Estates and Trusts for the year 2009.
Kimberly is Past-Chair of the OBA Trusts & Estates Executive and is a frequent lecturer and contributor to the Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario Bar Association Continuing Legal Education programs.
Kimberly co-authored Capacity to Marry and the Estate Plan (Canada Law Book 2010) and is a contributor to the yearly Canada Law Book publication "Key Developments in Estates and Trusts Law in Ontario".
Albert H. Oosterhoff, LL.B. 1964 (UWO), B.A. (UWO) 1968, LL.M. (Toronto) 1970, is a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Law, The University of Western Ontario and has served as Associate Dean (Student Affairs), Associate Dean (Administration), Associate Dean (Academic), and Acting Dean. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1966. His teaching and research interests are concentrated in the law of Property, Trusts, and Wills, and he has published widely in those areas in books and law review articles. He has served an associate editor of the Dominion Law Reports, the Canadian Criminal Cases, and the Ontario Reports, and as editor-in-chief of the Estates and Trusts Journal. He is the author of Oosterhoff on Trusts: Text, Commentary and Materials, 7th Edition (2011), also published by Carswell.
Description:
This webinar will provide an introduction to, and overview of, the prevalence and consequences of 'predatory marriages' in Canada, how such marriages affect vulnerable and incapable older adults, and common law principles affecting this emerging issue.
Predatory marriages result when an unscrupulous opportunist, who, purely for financial gain, marries a person with limited or compromised capacity or cognition. Predatory marriages are a form of exploitation and abuse of older adults. These marriages occur when one party to the marriage is incapable of understanding, appreciating, and formulating a choice to marry. Given that marriage brings with it a wide range of property and financial entitlements, perpetrators of such marriages have much to gain and the vulnerable older adults have much to lose when preyed upon in this fashion.
This webinar will help attendees identify and recognize signs of potential 'predatory marriages' and will provide attendees with an overview of the current and past case law as well as legislation affecting such marriages and the requisite capacity to marry in Canada.
Topics will include:
· Introduction to Predatory Marriages
· Marriage and Property Law
· Capacity to Marry
· Recent and past Predatory Marriages Case Law and Relevant Legislation
· Note on Costs in Capacity Proceedings
This program can be applied for CPD credit across Canada.
Tortious Liability for Intentional Interference in Employment
Production Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 12:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Price: $75
Presenter: Nikolay Y. Chsherbinin
A new order of complexity arises in cases where a plaintiff seeks to recover the economic tort damages he or she suffered as a result of a defendant’s deliberate interference with his or her contractual or business relationship with a third party. Any analysis of such claims requires a careful demarcation of overlapping principles of the similar yet fundamentally distinct, but often confused, economic torts: tort of inducing breach of contract, tort of causing loss by unlawful means and tort of intentional interference with contractual relations.
This program is designed to be relevant, practical and informative for lawyers and human rights professionals. It will examine:
• What is Inducement?
• Inducement as a factor in employment law
• Effect of Inducement?
• Difference between inducement and compulsion
• When is it possible to poach competitor’s employee
• Type of economic torts that operate in Canada
• Elements and the scope of the economic torts
• Separate bases of liability
• What needs to be stated when pleading the economic torts?
Responsibilities
of the Legal Representative – 2013 Update
Production Date: Thursday, June 13 2013, 4:30-6:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Price: $80
Presenters: Mr.
Justice Rick Libman, of the Ontario Court of Justice – Old City Hall, Toronto and Dale
Ives, of the Ontario Bar and formerly of the University of Western Ontario,
Faculty of Law.
This program will be focused exclusively on Professional
Responsibility and Ethics of the Legal Representative. Updated with new
developments in codes of professional conduct and case law over the past 12
months, learn how to best represent your client while staying true to the
ethics of the profession. Topics to be covered include:
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Legal and Ethical Duties on the advocate – common law, law society
obligations – 15 minutes
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Standard of competency – case law standard of competency, examples of
where standard of effective representation met or not met – 15 minutes
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Officer of the court – explain the concept, examples of what is and is
not permissible when defending your client, and when dealing with the opposite
side; civility requirement – 15 minutes
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Conflicts of interest – nature of conflicts in representation, common
situations giving rise to them – 15 minutes
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Withdrawal of service – proper basis for doing so, examples of breakdown
in relationship, retainer issues etc. – 15 minutes
15 minutes for questions.
This program has been accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for
1.5 hours of Professionalism content.
Recorded Webinars
Past CLE webinar sessions that have been recorded can be accessed on demand:
International Commercial Debt Recovery: Legal Aspects
Production Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $90
Presenter: David Franklin, Ad.E.,
Partner, Franklin & Franklin
International commerce brings
with it not only the anticipated profit but also the prospect of uncollected
trade debt. The creditor is then faced with the search for unencumbered
assets, most likely outside their own jurisdiction. In an international claim
or commercial dispute, the creditor is faced with the certain challenges that
he does not find in a purely domestic dispute. Join David Franklin,
author of International
Commercial Debt Collection, Commercial
Debt Collection in Canada: A Legal Handbook, and
co-author of International
Commercial Secured Transactions, for a detailed and informative
guide to this growing area of International law.
The following topics will be
discussed:
1. The fees structure of
the foreign attorney.
2. Choosing the foreign
attorney.
3. Power of Attorney.
4. The use of Arbitration
and Jurisdiction Clauses.
5. Statute of Limitations.
6. Claiming attorney and
collection charges.
7. Security for Costs.
8. Personal Guarantees.
9. Enforcement of Canadian
Judgments abroad.
10. Enforcement of Canadian
Arbitration awards.
Canadian
Foreign Investment Review: Investment Canada Hot Topics
Production Date: Tuesday, April
30, 2013 12:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $95.00
Presenter: Omar Wakil - Partner,
Member of the Competition and Anti-Trust Practice and Chair of the Foreign
Investment Review Practice Group at Torys LLP in Toronto.
Join Omar Wakil of Torys LLP and
author of the Annotated
Investment Canada Act and
the Annotated
Competition Actfor an update on foreign investment review in Canada,
which will include an introduction to the Investment Canada Act, an analysis of
current cases and trends and an outline of regulatory do’s and don’ts for
foreign investors and their advisors.
The session will provide an
update on current trends and an outline of how to get investments approved in
the current political and regulatory climate for lawyers, investment bankers,
and any businesses engaged in foreign inbound investment to Canada.
This program can be applied for
CPD credit across Canada.
A Guide to Canadian Construction Insurance Law
Production Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $96.00
Presenters:
Bruce R. Reynolds - Partner and Chair, Borden Ladner Gervais, International Construction Projects Group
Sharon Vogel – Partner, Borden, Ladner Gervais LLP
Featuring Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogel, authors of A Guide to Canadian Construction Insurance Law, this program will provide a comprehensive review of the many types of insurance products applicable to Canadian construction projects.
The webinar will help attendees understand insurance policies and how they are structured, the ways in which these policies work together, and how to successfully place insurance and claim on a policy.
Topics covered will include:
· Builder’s Risk policies;
· Commercial General Liability policies;
· Professional Liability policies;
· Boiler and Machinery and Contractor’s Equipment policies;
· Pollution Insurance; and
· Bonds and Default Insurance.
This webinar is available for CPD credit in Ontario under the substantive law requirements. It is also accredited for CPD credit in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories.
Breath Alcohol Testing: Principles, Practice and Problems Forensic Aspects of Alcohol in Criminal and Civil Cases: Part III
Production Date: Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Price: $90.00
Presenters: Justice Rick Libman; James Wigmore
This webinar is especially timely for Canadian criminal lawyers since the Supreme Court of Canada decision (R v. St-Onge Lamoreux) recently upheld the restrictions to the two beer defence and the issue of where the error occurred in breath testing must now be raised in criminal trials.
Forensic alcohol toxicologist James Wigmore and Justice Rick Libman continue their “Odyssey” as they examine the forensic aspects of alcohol in criminal and personal injury cases. Part III will cover the principles, practice and problems of breath alcohol testing of drinking drivers.
Topics covered will include:
1. Principles- includes a short history of breath alcohol testing, the main current methods for detecting alcohol (fuel cell and IR), the mouth alcohol effect, specificity (the effects of solvents, gasoline, diabetes etc), and blood/breath alcohol ratio.
2. Practice- the operation and description of the various commonly used evidential breath alcohol testing instruments such as the Intoxilyzer 5000, 8000, Intox EC/IR, BAC Datamaster, and Alco-Sensor IV XL will be presented
3. Problems- operator error, instrument error, improper scientific procedures, the inability of the slope detector system to flag mouth alcohol and interferent detection systems will be discussed.
ARE YOU SENDING ILLEGAL E-MAILS? Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation – It’s Broader than You Think
Production Date: Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:00PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $195
Presenters: Adrian Liu, Borden Ladner Gervais, Toronto
LuAnne Morrow, Borden Ladner Gervais, Calgary
Don’t press send yet! This engaging webcast program will provide a summary on anti-spam legislation for emails being received in Canada.
Gain clear insight into the pertinent and paramount issues and priorities related to Canada’s Anti-Spam legislation. The topic is timely and relevant for any company or organization leveraging e-mail for marketing and communications with Canadians. Key learning objectives and takeaways of the program include:
· Summary of the legislation and who it applies to (including non-Canadian companies and organizations)
· Definition of spam and what is required to be in compliance with the legislation
· Development (or review) of internal policies and procedures
· Advice re: content of messages
· Understanding the importance of the following:
· Reviewing current distribution lists and databases
· Obtaining IT advice to ensure a company’s systems can keep track of privacy filters
· Obtaining advice on procurement agreements to ensure coverage with suppliers and vendors
· Reviewing current agreements to ensure compliance requirements are included
· Conducting internal training for IT, marketing, sales, account managers, etc.
Meanwhile, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP invites you to check out their blog entries regarding Canada’s anti-spam legislation on their blog, The Law of Privacy in Canada.
OSFI’s Corporate Governance Guideline – What Do Financial Institutions Need to do to Comply?
Production Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $100
Presenters:
Blair Keefe – Partner, Torys LLP and Chair of the Torys Payments and Cards Group;
Cornell Wright – Partner, Torys LLP, Co-head of Tory’s M&A Practice Group;
Eli Monas – Torys LLP
OSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) releases the final version of its corporate governance guideline at the end of January, 2013. This will represent the culmination of a comprehensive review by OSFI of its approach to assessing the effectiveness of corporate governance practices in federally regulated financial institutions. Join us for a webinar on February 13th to hear what Blair Keefe, Cornell Wright and Eli Monas of Torys LLP think that financial institutions should be doing to comply with the new requirements and to learn about the changes which were made from the August draft of the guideline.
This program can be applied as CPD credit in substantive law across Canada.
The Canadian Payment System at a Cross-Roads: Legal Aspects
Production Date: December 12, 2012 12:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $90 CAD
Presenters: Blair Keefe, Benjamin Geva, Ebad Rahman
We are pleased to invite you to attend this seminar featuring Torys lawyers who will guide you through recent developments and provide insight into forthcoming issues involved in the ongoing transformation of the landscape of the Canadian payment system.
Topics to be discussed include:
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· Mobile payments: A new channel or a new payment system?
· The existing regulatory framework: is it adequate to cover new type of payment service providers?
· The increased role of processors and other intermediaries: who are they and how do they fit in?
This program can be applied as CPD credit in substantive law across Canada.
Forensic Aspects of Alcohol in Criminal and Civil Cases – Canadian and American Perspectives (Part 2)
Production Date: November 29, 2012 4:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $75 CAD
Presenters: Justice Rick Libman; James Wigmore
Join Justice Rick Libman and forensic alcohol toxicologist James Wigmore as they continue their examination of the forensic aspects of alcohol in criminal and civil cases. Part II will cover the additional topics of absorption, distribution and elimination of alcohol in humans, the principles of retrograde extrapolation of the blood alcohol concentration in drinking drivers and blood alcohol testing.
1. Absorption, Distribution and Elimination of Alcohol - understanding the pharmacokinetics (what the body does to a drug) of alcohol is important for the medicolegal professional. Various aspects such as the effect of food or a warm drink on absorption, can you speed up the rate of elimination of alcohol, the effect of gender, does the use of hand sanitizer cause a positive BAC, and the effect of liver disease on the elimination of alcohol will be covered.
2. Principles of retrograde extrapolation of BAC in drinking drivers - the controversial issue of RE will be explained by applying the known pharmacokinetics of alcohol to the drinking driver. The last drink or drink-after (hip-flask) defence will be discussed. Is RE scientifically valid?
3. Blood alcohol testing - is the most frequent method of determining BACs after breath alcohol testing. The hospital and forensic alcohol tests will be compared. The effect of the use of an alcohol swab, clotting, storage at room temperature and the use of preservatives on BAC will be presented.
Introduction to Business Development for the Legal Profession
Production Date: November 28, 2012 12:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $90 CAD
Presenters: Gary Mitchell
Gary Mitchell, Author of “Raindance: The Business Development Guide Book for Lawyers” published by Carswell will share his four-step process lawyers have used to bring in new business. Taking you through the steps outlined in his book, he will give you tangible steps to take and offer case studies of real life examples of what lawyers have done to attract more business. You will leave the webinar with a short list of things you can do to attract more clients for your practice.
Estate Planning – Two Wills, Alter Ego Trusts and Tax Issues
Production Date: October 26, 2012 12:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hours 30 Minutes
Price: $75 CAD
Presenter(s): John Allen; Brian Quinlan, CA, CFP, TEP
Attorneys John Allen and Brian Quinlan focus on the following issues:
· Taxes on death – some can be delayed; some can be avoided
· Delay the capital gains tax, with an estate freeze
· Delay income tax, with a spousal RRSP rollover – how that works
· Avoid the probate tax, with two wills, an alter-ego trust or a joint partner trust
· Their interplay – trusts, two wills - a discussion and some pitfalls
Professionalism elements:
Getting proper instructions from your client
Inter-generational conflicts of interest, where the elderly may want simplicity but the next generation may want complex arrangements to save on estate taxes
This program has been Accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 30 minutes of Professionalism Hours.
Increased Patent Disclosures in Canada Part 2: How Canada’s Disclosure Requirements Put it Out of Step with the Rest of the World
Production Date: October 15, 2012 1:00 EST
Duration: 1 Hours, 30 Minutes
Price: $195 CAD
Presenter(S): Steven P. Caltrider; Jamie Mills; Beverley Moore
In Part 2, we will discuss the public policy and international implications of these increased disclosure requirements for the sound prediction test. Public policy should demand predictability of the patent system so that a patent filed according to the law 15 years ago should not be invalidated by changes in that law now. Furthermore, these new disclosure requirements substantively change what is required in a patent application in Canada as compared to the rest of the world. Canada is a signatory to TRIPS and NAFTA, which were designed to harmonize patent applications around the world. By requiring additional elements in order to meet the test for sound prediction (as well as sufficiency and s. 53), Canada is arguably not abiding by these treaties.
· Public Policy – why it is important to ensure that patent common law does not substantively change over time
· TRIPS and NAFTA – policy reasons behind their enactment and Canada’s adoption of them
· TRIPS and NAFTA – how the current requirements are in breach of the requirements adopted in these treaties;
· TRIPS and NAFTA – the discrimination to pharmaceutical companies that is resulting from that breach
Forensic Aspects of Alcohol in Criminal and Civil Cases - Canadian and American Perspectives
Production Date: September 29, 2012 4:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hours 30 Minutes
Price: $75 CAD
Presenter(s): Mr. Justice Rick Libman and James G. Wigmore
CPD Accreditation: This 1.5 hour program can be applied towards 9 of the 12 hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Please note that this program is not accredited for Professionalism hours or for the New Member Requirement.
This program can also be applied for CPD credit in British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories.
Increased Patent Disclosures in Canada: Sound Prediction And Sufficiency - History Vs. Current Requirements
Production Date: August 16, 2012
Duration: 1 Hours, 30 Minutes
Price: $175 CAD
Presenter(S): Steven P. Caltrider and Jamie Mills
CPD Accreditation: if you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.
A Guide to Current Amendments to the Copyright Act
Production Date: June 20, 2012
Duration: 1 Hours, 14 Minutes
Price: $75 CAD
Presenter(S): John McKeown
CPD accreditation: This webinar is available for CPD credit in Ontario under the substantive law requirements. It is also accredited for CPD credit in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and the Northwest Territories.
Employee Use of Technology in the Workplace - The Legal Landscape
Production Date: May 17, 2012
Duration: 1 Hours, 34 Minutes
Price: $75 CAD
Presenter(s): Avner Levin and Howard Simkevitz
CPD Accreditation: This 1.5 hour program can be applied towards 9 of the 12 hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Please note that this program is not accredited for Professionalism hours or for the New Member Requirement.
This program can also be applied for credit in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
Estate Mediation in Canada
Production Date: April 26, 2012
Duration: 1 Hours, 20 Minutes
Price: $95 CAD
Presenter(s): John Allen, Genevieve Chornenki and M. Gaylanne Phelan
CPD Accreditation: This program has been accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 0.5 Professionalism Hour(s).
This program has been accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 1.5 New Member CPD Hour(s).
It is also accredited for CPD credit in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and the Northwest Territories.
Hot-Button Topics in Canadian Intellectual Property and Marketing and Advertising Law
Production Date: April 12, 2012
Duration: 1 Hours, 2 Minutes
Price: $90 CAD
Presenter(S): Gary T. Daniel, Anthony Prenol and Laura Weinrib
CPD Accreditation: if you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.
Responsibilities of the Legal Representative
Production Date: March 28, 2012
Duration: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes
Price: $90 CAD
Presenter(s): Dale E. Ives & Mr. Justice Rick Libman
CPD Accreditation: All mandatory CPD programs in the country have a Professional Responsibility/legal ethics component. This will cover 1 ½ hours of that component in one easy session.
Is your organization complying with Ontario’s new Accessibility Standards?
Date: Feb 22, 2012
Time: 12 pm - 1:30 pm - EST
Price: $75.00 CAD
Presenter: Sunil Kapur and Kate McNeill-Keller
CPD Accreditation: This program can be applied towards 9 of the 12 hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Please note that this program is not accredited for Professionalism hours or for the New Member Requirement.
Business Acquisitions, Part 2 - Selected Deal Issues
Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Duration: 2 Hour
Price: $125
Presenter: Donald West and Barbara J. Worndl
CPD Accreditation: 30 minutes of accredited CPD Professional Responsibility/Ethics/Practice Management Content
Employment Law in Canada - The Latest Developments
Date: November 29, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Price: $125
Presenter: Bernard Aron and James LeNoury
CPD Accreditation: 30 minutes of accredited CPD Professional Responsibility/Ethics/Practice Management Content
Business Acquisitions, Part 1 - Overview and Structuring of the Deal
Date: November 23, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $125
Presenter: Donald West and Barbara J. Worndl
CPD Accreditation: 30 minutes of accredited CPD Professional Responsibility/Ethics/Practice Management Content
A Guide to Canadian Competition Law for Trade and other Associations
Date: November 9, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $125
Presenter: Mark C. Katz and Steve Szentesi
CPD Accreditation: 30 minutes of accredited CPD Professional Responsibility/Ethics/Practice Management Content
Workplace Harassment If Left Unchecked May Lead to Extraordinary Damages
Production Date: October 26, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour, 31 Minutes
Price: $75
Presenter(s): Natalie MacDonald
CPD Accreditation: This program can be applied towards 9 of the 12 hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Please note that this program is not accredited for Professionalism hours or for the New Member Requirement.
Energy Construction - Overview and Latest Updates
Production Date: September 28, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour
Price: $175
Presenter(s): Valerie Helbronner & Phil Symmonds
Overview of Canadian Privacy Law and PIPEDA
Production Date: September 27, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes
Price: $165
Presenter(s): Patrick Flaherty & Michelle Kisluk
Best Practices in the Ontario Court of Justice
Production Date: September 26, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes
Price: $75
Presenter(s): Hon. Rick Libman
Business Succession in Canada: Transferring Ownership of the Private Company
Production Date: May 16, 2011
Duration: 1 Hour, 2 Minutes
Price: $95
Presenter(s): A. Paul Mahaffy
US - Canada M and A Transactions
Production Date: September 14, 2010
Duration: 1 Hour, 2 Minutes
Price: $135
Presenter(s): Kimberley R. Anderson, Bryan S. Gadol, Robert K. Mason, Douglas B. Silver, Shona Smith & Richard J. Steinberg