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SUMMARY:VBA Rooftop Volleyball & Social June 15
DESCRIPTION:The Victoria Bar Association invites you to an evening of socializing and volleyball at the Sticky Wicket Rooftop \n \nDate: Thursday\, June 15\, 2023 \nTime: 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM \nWhere: Sticky Wicket Rooftop\,  919 Douglas St. \nPrice: $25 per person (includes appetizers) \n  \nWhen you purchase your ticket\, please indicate if you are interested in playing volleyball (or if you just want to socialize/cheerlead) and if you would like to play with certain people or would like to be assigned to a team. As there is only one volleyball court\, we will set up a fairly informal tournament schedule so everyone will get a chance to play. An appetizer buffet will be provided (please indicate allergies). \nCapacity is limited so register early! You must have a VBA membership to attend this event. \nPayment through PayPal is preferred and is the best way to guarantee your spot. If you need to pay by cheque\, please contact Amanda Macdonald at amanda.macdonald@gov.bc.ca. \n 
URL:https://vicbar.ca/event/vba-rooftop-volleyball-social-june-15/
LOCATION:The Sticky Wicket – Maple Room\, 919 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2C2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Inns of Court - The New Court of Appeal Act and Rules - February 22\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Inns of Court Victoria is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a 2-hour in-person seminar on the topic of “The New Court of Appeal Act and Rules”. \nPanelists:  \n\nDavid Mulroney\nMichael Scherr\n\nTopic:  \nThe panelists will be discussing about the new British Columbia Court of Appeal Act and Rules. \nProfessional Development Credits: This course offers up to 2 hours of Professional Development Credits (See “How to get PD Credit” below). \nWhen:  Wednesday\, February 22\, 2023 \nTime: Doors open at 4:30pm in the afternoon. Check–in is between 4:30pm and 5:00pm. \nBuffet supper commences at 5:10pm. The program begins at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. \nLocation: Sticky Wicket Pub\, Upstairs called the “Maple Room” \nCost: The cost of the event is $55.00 per person (includes buffet meal) paid to the “Victoria Bar Association” \nThere are two options to make payment: \n\nPay online through the Inns of Court event page at www.Vicbar.ca (click link)\nPay manually by sending a cheque to Anwar Mujtabah at:\n\nCrease Harman LLP\n800 – 1070 Douglas Street\nVictoria\, BC V8W 2C4\nPhone: 250-388-5421\, Ext. 114\nFax: 250.388.4294\nEmail: amujtabah@crease.com \nHow to get PD Credit \nTo get the 2 PD Credits\, this is the process after the event has completed: \n\nFind Law Society “Member Services”\nSelect “Member Portal” and enter your information\n‘Login’\nUnder “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)”\nType 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)\nIn the Course/Group Study box type in “Inns of Court”\nFrom the Drop down menu select “Inns of Court – Victoria”\nSelect “Inns of Court Victoria Court (36 Credits) Jan.1 – December 31\, 2023” or something similar as the name is undergoing a slight change.\nDO 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.\nUnder “Record your CPD hours” type ‘2’\nUnder “Completion Date” type in the date you took the course\nSelect the “Get Credit” Button\n\nYou must be a member of the VBA to attend this event. To become a member\, see our registration page: https://vicbar.ca/membership-join/
URL:https://vicbar.ca/event/inns-of-court-the-new-court-of-appeal-act-and-rules-february-22-2023/
LOCATION:The Sticky Wicket – Maple Room\, 919 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2C2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Anwar Mujtabah":MAILTO:amujtabah@crease.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230125T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230125T193000
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SUMMARY:Inns of Court - Estate Planning\, Real Estate Transactions and Civil Litigation: some considerations from a family law point of view (January 25\, 2023)
DESCRIPTION:The Inns of Court Victoria is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a 2-hour in person seminar on the topic of “Estate Planning\, Real Estate Transactions and Civil Litigation: some considerations from a family law point of view. \nPanelists:  \n\nMichelle Kinney –  Ms. Kinney is the founder of Michelle Kinney Law.  She focuses her practice on family building and fertility law.  Ms. Kinney was one of the architects of the British Columbia Family Law Act. She is accredited as a Family Law Mediator and a Family Law Arbitrator by the BC Law Society. She is recognized as an expert in her areas of law and is a regular presenter and contributor to a range of education materials on family law\, law reform\, family violence and parentage / fertility law.\nChristine Murray: Ms. Murray is a partner at Cassels Murray Family and Estates Law.  Her practice focuses on family law\, mediation and fertility law.  Ms. Murray is accredited as a Family Law Mediator and Arbitrator by the BC Law Society.\n\nTopic:  \nThe panelists will be discussing topics of family law that are relevant to other legal practitioners including: \n\nReal estate transactions: Implications of real estate transactions in the application of the property division provisions of the Family Law Act;\nPrevious legal files and how their contents may be relevant evidence in a family law matter (i.e. gift letters\, damage settlement breakdown\, land transfer documents); and\nEstate planning and how the transfer of assets to adult children could result in the property becoming divisible as family property under the Family Law Act.\n\nPlease note there will be prizes for audience participation.  The panelists welcome your questions by e-mail in advance so they can consider them and speak to them in their presentation. \nProfessional Development Credits: This course offers up to 2 hours of Professional Development Credits (See “How to get PD Credit” below). \nWhen:  Wednesday\, January 25\, 2023 \nTime: Doors open at 4:30pm in the afternoon. Check–in is between 4:30pm and 5:00pm. \nBuffet supper commences at 5:10pm. The program begins at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. \nLocation: Sticky Wicket Pub\, Upstairs called the “Maple Room” \nCost: The cost of the event is $55.00 per person (includes buffet meal) paid to the “Victoria Bar Association” \nThere are two options to make payment: \n\nPay online through the Inns of Court event page at www.Vicbar.ca(click link)\nPay manually by sending a cheque to Anwar Mujtabah at:\n\nCrease Harman LLP\n800 – 1070 Douglas Street\nVictoria\, BC V8W 2C4\nPhone: 250-388-5421\, Ext. 114\nFax: 250.388.4294\nEmail: amujtabah@crease.com \nHow to get PD Credit \nTo get the 2 PD Credits\, this is the process after the event has completed: \n\nFind Law Society “Member Services”\nSelect “Member Portal” and enter your information\n‘Login’\nUnder “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)”\nType 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)\nIn the Course/Group Study box type in “Inns of Court”\nFrom the Drop down menu select “Inns of Court – Victoria”\nSelect “Inns of Court Victoria Court (36 Credits) Jan.1 – December 31\, 2023” or something similar as the name is undergoing a slight change.\nDO 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\nUnder “Record your CPD hours” type ‘2’\nUnder “Completion Date” type in the date you took the course\nSelect the “Get Credit” Button\n\nYou must be a member of the VBA to attend this event. To become a member\, see our registration page: https://vicbar.ca/membership-join/
URL:https://vicbar.ca/event/inns-of-court-estate-planning-real-estate-transactions-and-civil-litigation-some-considerations-from-a-family-law-point-of-view-january-25-2023/
LOCATION:The Sticky Wicket – Maple Room\, 919 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2C2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Anwar Mujtabah":MAILTO:amujtabah@crease.com
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SUMMARY:Inns of Court - Estate Planning and Philanthropy (November 23\, 2022)
DESCRIPTION:The Inns of Court Victoria is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a 2-hour in person seminar on the topic of “Estate Planning and Philanthropy”. \nPanelists:  \n\nSara Neely – Ms. Neely is a lawyer and she is the Director of Philanthropic Services at the Victoria Foundation. She works with donors and their professional advisors to facilitate strategic gift planning in support of the causes that are important to them and their families.\nKrista Vaartnou – Ms. Vaartnou is an associate counsel at Farris LLP. Her practice focuses on advising charities and not-for-profit organizations\, and trust and estate planning.\nCody McMullin – Mr. McMullin is an Investment Counsellor with RBC Phillips\, Hager & North Investment Counsel and works closely with clients to help them realize what their wealth can achieve for their families\, community and for the causes they care most about.\n\nTopic:  \nThe panelists will be discussing the benefits and opportunities that come with talking about philanthropy with clients\, the ways of giving\, and how advisors can work together to better serve their client’s interests in supporting their community. Answering the question of “how much is enough?”\, hear about a real-life example where the advisors helped their clients realize what they have and the power of what they can achieve with their wealth. \nProfessional Development Credits: This course offers up to 2 hours of Professional Development Credits (See “How to get PD Credit” below). \nWhen:  Wednesday\, November 23\, 2022 \nTime: Doors open at 4:30pm in the afternoon. Check–in is between 4:30pm and 5:00pm. \nBuffet supper commences at 5:10pm. The program begins at 5:30pm and ends at 7:30pm. \nLocation: Sticky Wicket Pub\, Upstairs called the “Maple Room” \nCost: The cost of the event is $55.00 per person (includes buffet meal) paid to the “Victoria Bar Association” \nThere are two options to make payment: \n\nPay online through the Inns of Court event page at www.Vicbar.ca(click link)\nPay manually by sending a cheque to Anwar Mujtabah at:\n\nCrease Harman LLP\n800 – 1070 Douglas Street\nVictoria\, BC V8W 2C4\nPhone: 250-388-5421\, Ext. 114\nFax: 250.388.4294\nEmail: amujtabah@crease.com \nHow to get PD Credit \nTo get the 2 PD Credits\, this is the process after the event has completed: \n\nFind Law Society “Member Services”\nSelect “Member Portal” and enter your information\n“Login”\nUnder “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)”\nType 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)\nIn the Course/Group Study box type in “Inns of Court”\nFrom the Drop down menu select “Inns of Court – Victoria”\nSelect “Inns of Court Victoria Court (36 Credits) Jan.1 – December 31\, 2022” or something similar as the name is undergoing a slight change.\nDO 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\nUnder “Record your CPD hours” type “2”\nUnder “Completion Date” type in the date you took the course\nSelect the “Get Credit” Button\n\nYou must be a member of the VBA to attend this event. To become a member\, see our registration page: https://vicbar.ca/membership-join/
URL:https://vicbar.ca/event/inns-of-court-estate-planning-and-philanthropy-november-23-2022/
LOCATION:The Sticky Wicket – Maple Room\, 919 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2C2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Anwar Mujtabah":MAILTO:amujtabah@crease.com
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SUMMARY:Inns of Court Victoria - Successful Mediations
DESCRIPTION:The Inns of Court Victoria is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a 2-hour in person seminar on Successful Mediations. \nA successful mediation is often the best way to save your client stress and money\, preserve court resources\, and reduce your overall workload as a lawyer.  What makes for a successful mediation?  This panel\, composed of an experienced mediator\, defense\, and plaintiffs’ counsel will discuss techniques to making the most of an opportunity to mediate a dispute\, including: selecting the appropriate mediator for the issues\, the best timing for a mediation\, content of mediation briefs\, preparing and managing the client\, understanding the opposing party and their authority to settle\, pre- and inter-mediation negotiating strategies\, modes of mediation (ex. plenary or not\, virtual\, multi-day)\, optimizing the role of the mediator\, mediation agreements and minutes of settlement\, disbursements and bills of costs\, and avoiding post-mediation loose-ends. \nPanelists: \n\nLeslie Slater (mediator) – completed degrees in English\, psychology and law at UVic before joining Carfra Lawton LLP in 1987.  Leslie worked as a partner at Carfra Lawton for 30 years\, primarily in injury and insurance disputes\, before starting Slater Mediation Services in 2016.  Leslie now devotes her practice exclusively to conducting mediations\, when she is not golfing.\nDan McDonagh (defence counsel) – completed degrees in history and law UVic and was called to the Bar in 1991. The first 10 years of Dan’s practice was primarily in criminal defence and plaintiffs’ personal injury\, and in the last 21 years he has focused on personal injury defence as a partner with Hatter\, Thompson\, Shumka & McDonagh.  Aside from his well-honed mediation skills\, Dan is known for his relentless sense of humor.\nDarren Williams (plaintiff counsel) – completed degrees in psychology and law at UVic before being called to the Bar in 2001.  Darren has focused his practice for the last 20 years on estate\, injury and maritime disputes\, primarily representing plaintiffs. Darren is the founder and principal of League and Williams Lawyers in Victoria and is solely to blame for organizing this panel.\n\nProfessional Development Credits: This course offers up to 2 hours of Professional Development Credits (See “How to get PD Credit” below). \nWhen:  Wednesday\, May 25\, 2022 \nTime: Doors open at 4:30 in the afternoon. Check–in is between 4:30 and 5:00 sharp. DO NOT BE LATE. Buffet supper at 5:10pm. Program from 5:30 to 7:30. \nLocation: Sticky Wicket Pub\, Upstairs called the “Maple Room” \nCost: The cost of the event is $50.00 per person (includes buffet meal) paid to the “Victoria Bar Association” \nThere are two options to make payment: \n\nPay online through the Inns of Court event page at Vicbar.ca(click link)\nPay manually by sending a cheque to Anwar Mujtabah at:\n\nCrease Harman LLP\n800 – 1070 Douglas Street\nVictoria\, BC V8W 2C4\nPhone: 250-388-5421\, Ext. 114\nFax: 250.388.4294\nEmail: amujtabah@crease.com \nHow to get PD Credit \nTo get the 2 PD Credits\, this is the process after the event has completed: \n\nFind Law Society “Member Services”\nSelect “Member Portal” and enter your information\n‘Login’\nUnder “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)”\nType 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)\nIn the Course/Group Study box type in “Inns of Court”\nFrom the Drop down menu select “Inns of Court – Victoria”\nSelect “Inns of Court Victoria Court (36 Credits) Jan.1 – December 31\, 2022” or something similar as the name is undergoing a slight change.\nDO 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.\nUnder “Record your CPD hours” type ‘2’\nUnder “Completion Date” type in the date you took the course\nSelect the “Get Credit” Button
URL:https://vicbar.ca/event/inns-of-court-victoria-successful-mediations/
LOCATION:The Sticky Wicket – Maple Room\, 919 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2C2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Anwar Mujtabah":MAILTO:amujtabah@crease.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220420T193000
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SUMMARY:Inns of Court Victoria - International Law and the War in Ukraine: assessing criminal liability and legal challenges
DESCRIPTION:The Inns of Court Victoria is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a 2-hour in person seminar on International Law and the War in Ukraine: assessing criminal liability and legal challenges. \nDirk Ryneveld\, Q.C.\, who was the senior Prosecuting Trial Attorney at the ICTY at the Hague and lead counsel in the Kosovo portion of the Slobodan Milosovic trial\, will moderate a panel of the following three experts: \n\nCatherine Morris – Associate\, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives\, University of Victoria\, Canada;\nWarren Fensom – UNODC Maritime Crime Prosecutions Mentor; and\nJonathan Ratel – EU Senior Advisor on Prosecutions\, Ukraine – 2019 – 2021.\n\nCatherine Morris will outline several mechanisms now being used or considered internationally to hold perpetrators accountable for atrocity crimes being committed into Ukraine and elsewhere. \nWarren Fensom will focus on three main legal questions: \n\nWhat is the law on targeting\, including the concepts of military objectives\, civilian objects and the concept of disproportionate damage to civil objectives;\nWhat is the law regarding attacking a nuclear power plant (and also applying question 1); and\nWhat are cluster munitions and thermobaric weapons? What is the specific law relating to them (and also applying question 1).\n\nJonathan Ratel will be speaking on recent events in Ukraine and the challenges of prosecuting war crimes in fragile States. In 2019\, Jonathan Ratel was seconded by the UK Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) to the EU Mission in Ukraine)\, and working with the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) in Odessa and the National Academy of Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (NAPU) in Kyiv. \nProfessional Development Credits: This course offers up to 2 hours of Professional Development Credits (See “How to get PD Credit” below). \nWhen:  Wednesday\, April 20\, 2022 \nTime: Doors open at 4:30 in the afternoon. Check–in is between 4:30 and 5:00 sharp. DO NOT BE LATE. Buffet supper at 5:10pm. Program from 5:30 to 7:30. \nLocation: Sticky Wicket Pub\, Upstairs called the “Maple Room” \nCost: The cost of the event is $50.00 per person (includes buffet meal) paid to the “Victoria Bar Association” \nThere are two options to make payment: \n1. Pay online through the Inns of Court event page at www.Vicbar.ca (click link) \n\nPay manually by sending a cheque to Anwar Mujtabah at: Crease Harman LLP\n800 – 1070 Douglas Street\nVictoria\, BC V8W 2C4\nPhone: 250-388-5421\, Ext. 114\nFax: 250.388.4294\nEmail: amujtabah@crease.com\n\nHow to get PD Credit \nTo get the 2 PD Credits\, this is the process after the event has completed: \n\nFind Law Society “Member Services”\nSelect “Member Portal” and enter your information\n‘Login’\nUnder “Education” select “Continuing Professional Development (CPD)”\nType 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)\nIn the Course/Group Study box type in ‘Inns of Court”\nFrom the Drop down menu select “Inns of Court – Victoria”\nSelect “Inns of Court Victoria Court (36 Credits) Jan.1 – December 31\, 2022” or something similar as the name is undergoing a slight change.\nDO 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.\nUnder “Record your CPD hours” type ‘2’\nUnder “Completion Date” type in the date you took the course\nSelect the “Get Credit” Button
URL:https://vicbar.ca/event/inns-of-court-victoria-thoughts-on-international-law-pursuing-accountability-for-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/
LOCATION:The Sticky Wicket – Maple Room\, 919 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2C2\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Anwar Mujtabah":MAILTO:amujtabah@crease.com
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