311 Jarvis Open Bar Series presents,

BACK TO THE FUTURE:
The Impact of the OCA Decisions in Kawartha-Haliburton v. M.W. and L.M. v. Peel CAS on summary judgment in child protection cases, as well as other areas of child protection law.

This program features Chair, Justice Brian Scully, and speakers, Tammy Law (Barrister and Solicitor), Kenneth Atkinson (Counsel, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto) and Ian Ross (Counsel, Office of the Children’s Lawyer).

Join this important discussion about the impact of the recent (2019) OCA decisions on child protection law and practice, from the perspective of parent’s counsel, society counsel and child’s counsel.

Where: 311 Jarvis Street

When: Monday, February 3rd, 2020 from 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM

Price of Admission: $25.00

This program has been accredited for 15 minutes of Professionalism Hours and 75 minutes of Substantive Hours toward total CPD Requirements.

Please click here to view the flyer!

As a part of their cuts, the LAO have withdrawn the funding of the recording of the 311 Open Bar Programs and personal attendance is now required. The Open Bar Committee wants to ensure that the 311 Open Bar program continues to be financially viable at a modest cost and to ensure the program continues. As such, the Committee has decided that the discount will not be available to FLA members as of February 3rd, 2020 and all attendees will now pay $25 per session. The Committee is appreciative of all the support provided by the FLA to the 311 Open Bar Program.

The Advocates’ Society presents:

Family Litigation on a Shoestring Budget

Join your fellow members of the Family Law Practice Group at this laid-back wine and cheese fireside chat and reception to discuss a topic that really matters – how to advance your client’s case when funding is limited. Hear from the perspectives of an experienced judge, arbitrator/mediator, and family law practitioner, on how they each approach the challenge, and their lessons learned.

Topics include:

• Determining the best use of a client’s budget
• The implications of Legal Aid Ontario cuts
• Working with limited scope retainers
• Using expert reports when funding is limited (and interim disbursements are not available)

When: February 5th, 2020 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Where: The Advocates’ Society, 2700-250 Yonge Street

This program has been accredited for 0.5 Professionalism and 0.5 Substantive Hours towards total CPD Requirements.

Please see the following link for more information and to register online: https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=FAMPGFEB20.