Call for Participants – Inns of Court – Victoria Thursday, May 27, 2021
The Inns of Court Victoria is pleased to advise that it will be hosting a 2-hour Zoom webinar on topics relating to municipal law on May 27, 2021.
We have two speakers who will be presenting during the webinar: Aron Bookman and Annie Olson. Both of Mr. Bookman and Ms. Olson work at Carfra Lawton LLP.
Topics:
Mr. Bookman and Ms. Olson will be speaking on the following topics in municipal law:
1. The 6-months’ limitation period under the Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c 1 (“LGA”) and situations when it would apply to tort claims;
2. The 2-months’ notice provision under the LGA;
3. The policy-operational defense, and reviewing the Lowe v. Town of Sidney case.
Professional Development Credits
This course offers up to 2 hours of Professional Development Credits (See “How to get PD Credit” below).
When: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 via Zoom Conferencing
Time: 4:00 in the afternoon
Where?: At your location, provided you have internet access
Cost: The cost of the event is $15.00 per person.
There are two options to make payment:
1. Pay online through the Inns of Court event page to the left; or
2. Pay manually by sending a cheque to Anwar Mujtabah at:
Crease Harman LLP
800 – 1070 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC V8W 2C4
Phone: 250-388-5421, Ext. 114
Fax: 250.388.4294
Email: amujtabah@crease.com
How to get PD Credit
To get the 2 PD Credits, this is the process after the event has completed:
a) Find Law Society “Member Services”
b) Select “Member Portal” and enter your information
c) ‘Login’
d) Under “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)”
e) Type the group study name of “Inns of Court” into the “Course/Group Study” name box (leave dates out as this is set up with a date range).
f) In the Course/Group Study box type in ‘Inns of Court”
g) From the Drop down menu select “Inns of Court – Victoria”
h) Select “Inns of Court Victoria Court (36 Credits) Jan.1 – December 31, 2021” or something similar as the name is undergoing a slight change.
i) DO NOT TYPE IN THE NAME OF THIS COURSE WHEN APPLYING FOR CREDITS. YOU WILL NOT FIND IT. YOU DO NOT NEED THE NAME IN ORDER TO CLAIM YOUR 2 HOURS OF CREDIT.
j) Under “Record your CPD hours” type ‘2’
k) Under “Completion Date” type in the date you took the course
l) Select the “Get Credit” Button
