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The August 2012 National Maritime Law Section annual meeting included a professional development program featuring the following speakers.

Douglas G. Schmitt (Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP): “Wells Fargo v. MLT3 et al: Applicability of the Hague-Visby Rules to Coastal Trade”
W. Gary Wharton (Bernard & Partners): “Recovery for Psychological Loss in Maritime Cases”
Chris Giaschi (Giaschi & Margolis): “Maritime Law Update”
Simon Barker (Oland & Company): “The Scourge of Maritime Piracy: Recent Legal Developments, or lack thereof”

Presentation materials are available as a complimentary benefit to CBA members (membership # required)

National Maritime Law Section Newsletter - Port of Call

Port of Call (November 2012)

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National Maritime Law Section’s annual meeting with the Department of Justice, October 7, 2013 (Ottawa)
National Maritime Law Section’s annual meeting, June 8, 2013 (Toronto)

Mandate

Examination and evaluation of the:

Law and practice of provincial, national and international nature, affecting shipping and matters relating to shipping;
establishment, jurisdiction, procedure and organization of Canadian admiralty courts; and
practice of lawyers before such courts.

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