BarTalk April 2001
Volume 13, Number 2

CBA Section Members Win $3,000 of CLE Courses

The Continuing Legal Education Society of BC offered CBABC members an extra incentive to join Sections this year. In addition to the educational and social benefits of Sections, members who registered for three or more Sections were eligible to win one of four CLE prizes – complementary registration in a CLE course. The winners’ names were drawn from a pool of 1,450 eligible Section members. The four winners and their prizes were:

• Terry S Gill of Thorsteinssons won complimentary registration to a CLE Family Mediation course (approximate value $1,200);

• Claudia L Losie of Page Fraser & Associates won complimentary registration to a CLE Civil Mediation & Advanced Civil Mediation course (approximate value $1,300);

• Alan W Dabb of Fraser Milner Casgrain won complimentary registration to a regular one-day CLE course (approximate value $325); and

• Leanne H Berry won complimentary registration to a regular one-day CLE course (approx. value $325).

The CBABC extends its thanks to CLE for donating more than $3,000 in prizes to CBABC Section members.

CLE Conferences

Litigation
Roger Oatley will share his winning ways at Jury Trials on May 3 in Vancouver. Mr. Oatley has won more than $17 milllion for his clients in the past two years. The Fourth Annual Personal Injury Conference on May 4 will offer a wider scope of the latest issues. Faculty from ICBC, plaintiff and defence will sharpen your practice skills in a feature session on evidence presentation. Combination pricing for both courses is available.

Changes to chambers practice in BC take effect July 1, 2001 with the introduction of Rule 51A. Between April and June CLE will conduct 12 live courses on this new legislation. More details are in the mail, but you can also visit www.cle.bc.ca for free resources and course schedules in your region.

Employment
The Second Annual Employment Law Conference on May 10-11 covers emerging issues in case law. Topics covered include conflict of interest policies, administrative tribunals, adjudicative policies, termination for disability and more.

Real Estate
Commercial Leasing II on May 11 will follow a transactional approach to the thorniest issues in this area of practice. Topics covered include tenant and landlord covenants, the Waste Management Act, securities issues, and formation of the relationship.

For more information, to register for a course or purchase a publication, visit www.cle.bc.ca or call 604.893.2162 or 1.800.663.0437.

These articles were published in the April 2001 issue of BarTalk and are subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.