THE AMENDED SUMMARY JUDGEMENT RULE
Effective May 2015, the Summary Judgment Rule has been amended to bring our Rule 16 in line with Rule 20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
Under the amended Rule, a judge has enhanced adjudicative powers, including the right to weigh evidence, assess credibility and find facts on a paper record alone, or, to order a mini hearing on an issue in order to determine whether there is an issue that requires a trial for resolution.
In appropriate circumstances, the Supreme Court of Canada has approved the summary judgment process as a way of enhancing access to justice that is proportional, timely and affordable.
This program has been accredited 30 minutes of Professionalism, and 1 hour 15 minutes Substantive hours towards CPD requirements.
Please join in this important discussion!
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The Honourable Stanley Sherr, and family lawyers Jeffrey Blayways and
Sharon Worthman will share their memories and lessons learned. This is
an opportunity for lawyers who are starting out in this area to meet other
child protection lawyers and to learn from senior counsel about assisting
child protection clients.
Please join us for a lunch and learn program with a story-telling session
of reunification success stories, and “the ones that got away.”
Date: Friday, April 22, 2016
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: 47 Sheppard Avenue East
Courtroom A, 2nd Floor
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS: How To Manage Your Family Law Client (And Decrease Your Stress)
Learn important client management tips to help prepare and present your clients’ cases and create and maintain good client/lawyer relations. The program will focus on aspects such as:
• evidence gathering & drafting of pleadings and briefs
• how to communicate with your client about the merits of case; what your client needs to do in order to present the case persuasively; the costs consequences of their conduct
• the merits of advancing certain claims such as: joint custody; claims for no access/ supervised access; mobility and relocation cases; no/reduced child support obligations
• how to communicate with the client about their obligations to follow court orders and legislative/regulatory requirements
• what types of procedures are appropriate for the case and what are the time lines and steps of the case
• reasonable expectations for duty counsel
• how the client should behave in the courtroom
When: 29 March, 2016
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Where: North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge St.
This program is accredited for 1.5 Professionalism hours towards CPD requirements.
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WHAT EVERY LAWYER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE!
If you practice family law, you need to have a working knowledge of the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act and how the Family Responsibility Office operates.
Whether your client is a recipient or a payor, you will be expected to know about how family law support orders are enforced in Ontario. For example, you should know:
• How do you draft enforceable orders?
• What you say/do when your client is served with a notice of default?
• What to say/do when your client asks about enforcing a support order?
• Is there a role for a private lawyer in the enforcement process?
Tip sheets and precedents relating to drafting enforceable orders will be provided. Don’t miss this opportunity to share in this important discussion.
Where: 311 Jarvis Street
When: Monday, March 7, 2016
From: 4:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Please note that this program counts towards 0.5 Professionalism and 1.25 Substantive hours.
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