BarTalk October 2002
Volume 14, Number 5

Chief Justice Finch to speak at Alumni Breakfast

The UBC Law Alumni Association’s next distinguished speaker will be the Honourable Chief Justice Lance Finch, of the BC Court of Appeal. He will speak on “The Office of the Chief Justice of British Columbia.”

The alumni breakfast meeting will occur Friday, November 15 at 7:30 am at the Terminal City Club. Tickets are $35, payable to: Peter W. Brown Law Corporation, 2081 West 37 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6M 1N7. No refunds after November 8.

For more information call 604.261.0300. Space is limited, so reserve your ticket today!

Bench & Bar Dinner Tickets Available

The CBABC and the Law Society of BC invite members to attend the 18th Annual Bench & Bar Dinner on November 21, 2002 at the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina. The evening will include presentation of:

• the CBABC Georges A Goyer, QC Memorial Award for Distinguished Service; and

• the Law Society Award for outstanding contributions to the legal profession and the community

The evening’s hosts will be David Paul, President, 2002/2003, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch and Richard Gibbs, QC, President, 2002, Law Society of BC. Cocktails at 5:45 pm (cash bar), with dinner at 6:30 pm.

Seating is limited. Tickets are $75 (incl GST) and are available while quantities last. For more information, please call Kris Johnson at 604.687.3404, ext 500 or toll free 1.888.687.3404, ext 500.

AMERICUP 2003

The American Football Club of Lawyers invites lawyers to participate in Americup 2003, scheduled for April 5-13, 2003 in Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The American Football Club expects that lawyers from around the world will compete in the tournament, including, but not limited to, lawyers from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, England, Italy, Japan, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the USA.

Restorative Justice Facilitator Training

There will be a Restorative Justice Facilitator Training Conference in Victoria for Family Group Conference facilitators November 2-3, 2002. This two-day training provides an introduction to restorative justice and includes several role playing practices. After the training and until they become secure in the process, new facilitators are recommended to pair up with experienced ones.

Certificate on completion is provided by the REALJustice organization and the model is the one developed in Wagga Wagga, Australia, and presented in similar trainings provided by RCMP.

Cost per person is $55 to cover materials, hospitality, etc. For a brochure, contact Etta Connor at 250.658.8922, fax 250.658.8110, or email etta@connor.bc.ca.

Travel to Asia with the OBA

Each year the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) arranges a foreign conference for its members to travel to different countries to meet with lawyers, judges, and judicial authorities in each of those countries. The contact is usually made through social functions, receptions hosted by Canadian Consuls, Ambassadors, and High Commissioners.

The OBA welcomes any BC members who wish to join the conference and enjoy the camaraderie of a legal trip to Asia.

In 2003 (March 13-29), the foreign conference is going to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Trip details are available at www.oba.org (click on the icon of the golden pagoda at the right hand side of the screen).

These articles were published in the October 2002 issue of BarTalk and are subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.