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THE MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
L’ASSOCIATION DU BARREAU DU MANITOBA
A Branch of the Canadian Bar Association
Une Division de L’Association du Barreau canadien
Thursday, January 22, 2015 to
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Fairmont Winnipeg
2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB
The MBA
2015
Mid-Winter Conference
The Manitoba Bar Association’s Premier Event of the Year
Watch our website (http://cba-mb.ca/)
for updated Mid-Winter information
Registration for this Conference will be done on-line for CBA members. Please go to
www.cbapd.org/MB_MW2015 to fill out your on-line registration form. Members need their CBA
membership number and their last name. Non-members and members who are GST exempt
will need to contact the MBA office at 204-927-1210 to register.
Full attendance at the 2015 Mid-Winter Conference can be applied toward your
entire 12 hour yearly mandatory Law Society of Manitoba continuing
professional development requirement.
Consider purchasing an add on CBA membership package to reduce your cost to attend the MBA
Mid-Winter. The Portfolio add on package will give you a $250.00 credit that can be used when you
register for the MBA Mid-Winter and other CBA/MBA programs and services for only $200.00. The
Portfolio plus add on package will give you a $500.00 credit that can be used when you register for
the MBA Mid-Winter and other CBA/MBA programs and services for only $400.00. More information
about these add on membership packages can be found on-line at http://www.cbamembership.org/.
thursday • 22-jan-2015 • fairmont winnipeg
8:00am – 2:00pm – Registration – West Ballroom
8:00am – 9:00am – Continental Breakfast – West Ballroom
Sponsored by Legal Data Resource Corporation
8:00am – 3:30pm – Exhibitor Trade Show – West Ballroom
Exhibitors Include: Allmove Secure Document & Data Management • A.R.S.
- Assessment Rehabilitation Services Inc. • Bridgeport • CBIA/CBAF/CBIA
Sponsored Home Insurance • Childview • DoProcess Software • ERAssure
• LawyerDoneDeal Corp. • Maritime Law Books • Royal Manitoba Theatre
Centre • SAI Systems Auditing Inc. • Stewart Title Guaranty Company •
Supreme Basics • TitlePlus
9:00am – 11:30am – Morning Continuing Legal Professional
Development Sessions
Advising the Farmer: Get the Dirt on the Dirt
Two sessions will be featured on the often varied and complex issues facing
farmers. You can decide to attend one session or both sessions. The
morning session will be of interest to solicitors and family law practitioners
alike. This portion of the program will examine the impact of family
breakdown including issues surrounding gifts, inheritances and other
factors that intersect with some of the more common issues relating to the
family farm which are triggered by separation and divorce. This session will
also explore issues of farm debt as faced by the farmer and the difficulties
faced by lenders, suppliers and other credit granters in collecting on debt
owed to them by farmers.
Speakers: - Laurelle Harris, Levene Tadman Golub Law Corporation
- Richard Schwartz, Tapper Cuddy LLP
Moderator: - Kelli Potter, Paterson Patterson Wyman & Abel, Brandon
Sponsored by the Bankruptcy Law, Family Law and Real Property Section
Advising Small Business Clients Starting a Business
Representatives from the legal and business communities explore starting
a business from a tax and corporate law perspective which will allow you
to assist clients in developing a solid foundation upon which to build a
prosperous business. Giving advice, anticipating conflicts that may arise,
filing and preparing documents and more will be covered in this session.
Speakers: - Remo De Sordi, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
- Trudy Martens, Deloitte
Moderator: - Tatiyana Bubnowicz, Monk Goodwin LLP
Sponsored by the Young Lawyers’ Section
Anatomy of a Power of Attorney
We work with powers of attorney documents on a regular basis. Do we
really understand them? This presentation deals with some basic but
interesting issues. Where does the authority come from? What are the
limits on that authority? Can the donor push those limits with express
clauses attempting to do so? Should the document have a seal? When does
the agent shift from “helper” to “attorney”? Can an attorney quit? What is
the threshold of capacity necessary for a donor to validly grant one? What
are land titles office requirements for powers of attorney? How does land
titles office construe a power of attorney? What are the homestead issues
for powers of attorney? What are the limitations of a substitute attorney’s
powers? When can an alternate attorney act? How does land titles office
treat multiple appointments? These questions and more will be addressed
at this presentation by an experienced practitioner and a representative
from land titles office.
Speakers: - John Poyser, Tradition Law LLP
- Russell Davidson – Winnipeg Land Titles Office
Moderator: - Caroline Kiva, Pitblado LLP
Sponsored by the Wills & Estates Section
Surviving and Thriving in Private Practice: Tips from Women from
the Frontlines
There are many recipes for growing a thriving legal practice. What goes
into your mix is going to depend on many factors ranging from your
practice focus to your individual strengths and interests. However, there is
one essential ingredient for everyone in private practice – and that is client
development. This session will offer an update on efforts to retain and
advance women in private practice together with a roundtable discussion
centered on marketing for women including tips from top female
practitioners on best personal marketing practices. Allison Wolf, a certified
Executive Coach who works exclusively within the legal profession, will
lead the second half of the session with a focus on instructing attendees on
how to develop their own unique approach to business development, the
essential strategies to incorporate into one’s own plan and how to overcome
some of the most common stumbling blocks. Each attendee will leave the
session with her own plan of action to move forward.
Speakers: - Shauna McCarthy, Tapper Cuddy LLP
- Silvia de Sousa, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
- Kimberly Soul, Bennet Waugh Corne
- Anita Southall, Fillmore Riley LLP
- Kristen Wittman, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
- Allison Wolf, Certified Executive Coach and President of Shift
Works Strategic Inc., Vancouver
Moderator: - Karen Wittman, Campbell Marr LLP
Sponsored by the Women Lawyers’ Forum
10:15am – 10:30am – Break – West Ballroom
Sponsored by:
CBIA sponsored Home Insurance, get a quote today 1-877-314-6274
11:45am – 1:45pm – Working Lunch
Tequila, Handguns and Social Media
It has been said that computers have enabled people to make mistakes
faster than almost any other invention in history, with the possible
exception of tequila and hand guns. Social Media is everywhere and is
being used by billions of people, businesses, organizations, non-profits,
governments and others. How do you rank your knowledge and
understanding of one of the fastest growing phenomenons today? Why
should you care about social media? Consider this: as a lawyer in virtually
any area of law from transactional to litigation to employment to privacy
to corporate/commercial to criminal and others - how do you advise your
clients on the proper use, ownership, transfer, ethics, implications and risks
of social media if you don’t understand it yourself? Increasingly today,
technology skills are now becoming a requirement to demonstrate
professional competency. This panel discussion will delve into the
exploding area of social media and what it means for lawyers.
Moderator: - Bjorn (Barney) Christianson, Q.C., Managing Partner,
Christianson TDS and Practice Management Advisor, Law
Society of Manitoba
Panelists: - David J. Bilinsky, Practice Management Consultant and Lawyer,
Law Society of British Columbia
- Yves Faguy, Senior and Online Editor, CBA National Magazine
- Karen Dyck, Loss Prevention Coordinator for Canadian
Lawyers Insurance Association
This working lunch will provide you with 2 hours of Ethics, Professionalism
and Practice Management.
thursday • 22-jan-2015 • fairmont winnipeg
2:00pm – 4:30pm – Afternoon Continuing Legal Professional
Development Session
Advising the Farmer: Get the Dirt on the Dirt
Two sessions will be featured on the often varied and complex issues facing
farmers. You can decide to attend one session or both sessions. The
afternoon session will include review of tax considerations specific to
farmers and farms, including tax deferred rollovers, the lifetime capital gains
exemption, the principal residence exemption and tax issues with respect
to the purchase and sale of farm property. This session will also explore the
often unspoken and unique attributes of agribusiness estate and succession
planning. This includes the consideration of diverse ownership structures,
family history and influence and the diverse expectations of the
participants. This program will include an overview of the factors that can
make advising farm clients a complicated, challenging and risky task
requiring a multidisciplinary approach.
Speakers: - Joanna Caithness, Fillmore Riley LLP
- Blair Filyk, Meighen Haddad LLP, Brandon
Moderator: - Kelli Potter, Paterson Patterson Wyman & Abel, Brandon
Sponsored by the Taxation Law, Wills & Estates and Real Property Sections
Restrictive Covenants in Employment Law: Perspective for the Bar
and Bench
This session will address non-solicitation and non-competition restrictive
covenants in the context of labour/employment law in Canada. Topics to
be covered are when and why restrictive covenants are recommended,
drafting tips, enforcement of the covenants and an overview of current case
law on the reasonableness of these clauses (scope, geography, time period).
Speakers: - The Hon. Madam Justice Lori Spivak, Manitoba Court of
Queen's Bench
- Curran McNicol, Fillmore Riley LLP
- Dave Negus, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
- Lynda Troup, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Moderator: - Kathryn Hordienko, Fillmore Riley LLP
Sponsored by the Labour & Employment Section
New Directions in Research
Technology has changed the way we conduct research in our legal practices
and daily lives. This session will explore new research techniques and how
these have changed the way we frame questions and use information from
different sources. Curtis Smith will discuss the results of his Masters thesis
about the online information-seeking behaviour of lawyers, while Melanie
Bueckert will provide a local perspective on this cutting edge issue.
Speakers: - Melanie Bueckert, The Manitoba Court of Appeal
- Curtis Smith, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
Moderator: - Catherine Skinner, Workers Compensation Board
Sponsored by the Legal Research Section
Construction Disputes – A Toolbox
A construction project can sometimes be said have three stages: design,
build, and litigation. A panel of leading practitioners will discuss a wide
range of construction-related issues aimed at assisting the client. The topics
presented will include Rule 20A and Builders’ Liens; the features and
benefits of standard construction contracts; advising your client before and
during a construction project relating to changes to the project, and dispute
resolution processes to resolve issues in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Speakers: - Kelly Dixon, Green & Dixon
- Betty Johnstone, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
- Thomas Turner, Pitblado LLP
- Jonathan Woolley, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Moderator: - Nicole Hamilton, Pitblado LLP
Sponsored by the Civil Litigation and Construction Law Sections
3:15pm – 3:30pm – Break – West Ballroom
Sponsored by:
CBIA sponsored Home Insurance, get a quote today 1-877-314-6274
4:30pm – 7:00pm – Bench & Bar Reception - Midway Ballroom
The Chief Justice of Manitoba, The Honourable Richard Chartier and Liza
Maheu will be hosting this year’s reception with MBA President, Sofia Mirza.
The reception will include hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and entertainment.
friday • 23-jan-2015 • fairmont winnipeg
8:30am – 2:00pm – Registration – West Foyer
8:30am – 9:00am – Continental Breakfast – West Foyer
Sponsored by Legal Data Resource Corporation
Moderator: - Jason Gisser, University of Manitoba Faculty Association
Sponsored by the Young Lawyers’ Section
Family Law - A Year in Review
9:00am – 11:30am – Morning Continuing Legal Professional
Development Sessions
The Ins and Outs of Queen’s Bench Proceedings
A panel of experienced litigation practitioners and judiciary from the Court
of Queen’s Bench will discuss the standard of review, factums, submissions,
trials and motions. Practice tips and pointers, relevant case law and recent
changes to the Court of Queen’s Bench Rules are among the many topics
that will be covered during this session.
Speakers:
- The Hon. Mr. Justice James Edmond, Manitoba Court of
Queen's Bench
- Jamie Mercury, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
- Sandra Zinchuk, Monk Goodwin LLP
Back by popular demand! Aaron Franks, Epstein Cole LLP, will review the
past year’s most important family decisions from across Canada.
Speaker:
- Aaron Franks, Epstein Cole LLP (Toronto)
Moderator: - Lawrence Pinsky, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Sponsored by the Family Law Section
The Court of Appeal: Everything you need to know
The session will provide a variety of issues which commonly arise during
the course of an appeal including a discussion on factums, oral submissions,
standard of review, and recent case law. The session will be presented by a
panel of experienced litigators with commentary from members of the
judiciary.
friday • 23-jan-2015 • fairmont winnipeg
Speakers:
- The Hon. Chief Justice of Manitoba Richard Chartier,
Manitoba Court of Appeal
- The Hon. Mr. Justice William Burnett, Manitoba Court of
Appeal
- Bernice Bowley, Fillmore Riley LLP
- Thor Hansell, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
- Brian Meroneck, Q.C., D’Arcy & Deacon LLP
Moderator: - John Martens, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson
Sponsored by the Civil Litigation Section
The Current State of Privacy Law in Manitoba
This session will explore recent developments to privacy law in Manitoba,
including the new Personal Information Protection and Identity Theft
Prevention Act (PIPITPA) and the proposed Personal Information Protection
and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) amendments.
Speakers: - Andrew Buck, Pitblado LLP
- Allister Gunson, Manitoba ehealth
- Michael Legary, Securris
- Nancy Love, Ombudsman Manitoba
Moderator: - John Myers, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Sponsored by the CCCA and Technology & Intellectual Property Law Section
10:15am – 10:30am – Break – West Foyer
Sponsored by:
CBIA sponsored Home Insurance, get a quote today 1-877-314-6274
11:45am – 1:45pm – Awards Luncheon – East/Midway Ballroom
Featuring presentations of the 2015 MBA Distinguished Service Award, the
2015 Pro Bono Award and the 2014 MBA Recognition Awards.
Sponsored by:
CBIA sponsored Home Insurance, get a quote today 1-877-314-6274
2:00pm – 4:30pm – Afternoon Continuing Legal Professional
Development Sessions
Everything You Wanted to Ask About the Child Abuse Registry
This session will focus on the practical and procedural aspects of child
abuse registry proceedings. Topics to be covered include the purpose of the
child abuse registry, the function of the child abuse committee, the
procedure for entry on the child abuse registry, the application to object to
registration, pre-trial procedure and trial issues unique to child abuse
registry proceedings. The session will also focus on evidentiary issues such
as the lack of discovery, relaxed rules of evidence and hearsay evidence
from children.
Speakers: - Kris Janovcik, Tapper Cuddy LLP
- Cory LaBerge, Office of the Children’s Advocate
- Saul Simmonds, Gindin, Wolson, Simmonds, Roitenberg
Moderator: - Tyler Grant, Tapper Cuddy LLP
Sponsored by the Criminal Law Section
Contract Drafting
This session will feature the best practices in contract drafting with helpful
tips and reminders. Experienced counsel from both the perspectives of
corporate and commercial law and litigation will provide their insight
during this informative session.
Speakers: - Julia Shin Doi, General Counsel Ryerson University, Toronto
- Geoff Hall, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto
Moderator: - Rennie Stonyk, MPI - Legal Department
Sponsored by the CCCA Section
Knowledge Management: A Conversation
How we organize and use information as lawyers has always been
important to effective practice management. However, today's clients are
pushing for faster answers at lower costs. Disappoint them at your peril.
You cannot meet those expectations without having a system that ensures
your accumulated legal knowledge - in all its forms - is kept current and
immediately accessible. What do you need to do to make sure you can hit
the ground running when retained?
Connie Crosby is principal of Crosby Group Consulting, a Toronto-based
firm, specializing in knowledge management, information management,
social media and library management. She is a law librarian, law blogging
pioneer and leader in the knowledge management field in Canada’s legal
community. Bjorn (Barney) Christianson, Q.C. is a past Law Society
President, a past Manitoba Bar Association President and has over 40 years
of experience running a law practice. He is the Law Society of Manitoba's
ad hoc practice management advisor. Join them in a conversation to learn
what is "knowledge management" and what you need to be doing with it.
This session will provide you with 2 hours of Ethics, Professionalism and
Practice Management.
Speakers: - Bjorn (Barney) Christianson, Q.C., Christianson TDS, Portage
la Prairie
- Connie Crosby, Crosby Group Consulting, Toronto
Moderator: - Karen Sawatzky, Librarian, Tapper Cuddy LLP
Sponsored by the Legal Research Section
3:15pm – 3:30pm – Break – West Foyer
Sponsored by:
CBIA sponsored Home Insurance, get a quote today 1-877-314-6274
saturday • 24-jan-2015 • fairmont winnipeg
9:30am – Continental Breakfast MBA Council – Midway Ballroom
10:00am – MBA Council Meeting – Midway Ballroom
hotel accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB at a rate of $130.00 for single or double
occupancy. Reserve directly by calling 204-985-6234/ 1-800-441-1414 and indicating that you will be attending the MBA Mid-Winter
conference. The rate is in effect until January 9, 2015.
thank you to our 2015 Mid-Winter Sponsors:
CBIA sponsored Home Insurance, get a quote today 1-877-314-6274
the 2015 mid-winter organizing committee
Co-Chairpersons:
Lisa LaBossière, Myers Weinberg LLP
Cynthia Lau, The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Committee Members:
Andrew Buck, Pitblado LLP
Kelsey Desjardine, Pitblado LLP
Alexandra Dueck-Dunsford, Ratuski Law Office
Tyler Grant, Tapper Cuddy LLP
Iain McDonald, Fillmore Riley LLP
Elona McGifford, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Kelli Potter, Paterson Patterson Wyman & Abel
Uzma Saeed, D’Arcy & Deacon LLP
Brad Regehr, D’Arcy & Deacon LLP
Leandro Zylberman, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
The Fairmont Winnipeg
THE MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
L’ASSOCIATION DU BARREAU DU MANITOBA
A Branch of the Canadian Bar Association
Une Division de L’Association du Barreau canadien
2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, MB
registration costs
Member
Non-Member
Student/Young Lawyer*
One Day Registration
$262.50
$393.75
$183.75
One Half Day Registration
$199.50
$299.25
$120.75
Two Full Day Registration
$420.00
$630.00
$315.00
Two Day Registration Only: You will receive all 12 hours of your LSM Mandatory yearly CPD requirement (including a minimum
2 hours of EPPM.)
individual event tickets
Member
Non-Member
Student/Young Lawyer*
Bench & Bar Reception
$36.75
$55.12
$21.00
MBA EPPM Lunch
$105.00
$157.50
$78.75
$52.50
$78.75
$42.00
(2 hours of EPPM)
MBA Awards Luncheon
All prices include GST #R126095728
*Young Lawyer rate is available to CBA Members, practising 5 years or less.
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE
Noon Friday,
January 16, 2015
One Full Day Registration (Thursday or Friday): Includes continental breakfast, entrance
to exhibitors trade show (Thursday), one morning professional development session, one
afternoon professional development session, working luncheon (Thursday) or MBA Awards
Luncheon (Friday) and and access to the session materials on the CBA Professional
Development website.
One Half-Day Registration (Thursday or Friday): Includes continental breakfast (am
only), entrance to exhibitors trade show (Thursday), one morning professional development session (am
only) or one afternoon professional development session (pm only), law practice management luncheon (Thursday) or MBA Awards
Luncheon (Friday) and access to the session materials on the CBA Professional Development website.
Two Full Day Registration (Thursday and Friday): Includes continental breakfasts, entrance to exhibitors trade show (Thursday), two
morning professional development sessions, two afternoon professional development sessions, law practice management luncheon
(Thursday), MBA Awards Luncheon (Friday) and access to the session materials on the CBA Professional Development website.
Registrants are not able to combine a Half-Day Registration on separate days as a Full-Day Registration.
Please note the Bench & Bar Reception is a separately ticketed event and is NOT included in the Full Day or Half Day registration.
Refunds: Cancellations will be accepted by fax or email ([email protected]) until January 16, 2015, subject to a 15% administrative charge.
NO REFUNDS will be made if notification is received after January 16, 2015.
Registration for this Conference must be done online for CBA members.
Please go to www.cbapd.org/MB_MW2015 to fill out your online registration form. Members need their CBA
membership number and their last name.
Non-members and members who are GST exempt will need to contact the MBA office at
204-927-1210 to register.