Contents
1. Membership Renewals
2. Civil Bench & Bar Meeting
3. Special CLE: Recent Developments in Admin Law
4. Lunch'n'Learn: Avoiding Common Errors with Corporate Registries Filings
5. Missing Books (M.M. de Weerdt Library)
6. CBA National: Call for Committee Nominations

Membership Renewals

Please be advised that membership renewal documents and fees for 2009/10 are due this coming Tuesday, March 31.

Thank you to all those who have submitted their 2009/10 renewal documents and fees.  If you have not yet done so, you can find the necessary forms and information  on our website . 

Please note:  Members wishing to resign their memberships are required to notify the Executive.  Allowing memberships to lapse will result in an automatic suspension.  Contact the Society for more information.

The representatives of the Bar for the Civil Bench and Bar Committee are Adrian Wright, Donald Large, Paul Falvo and Katherine Peterson.

The first meeting of the newly constituted Committee will be on April 1, 2009. The issues to date which we anticipate will be discussed are:

1. Registry practices in filing documents, or holding documents to be filed;
2. Fast tracking interim viva voce interim hearings in family law matters, disclosure issues with that, and other related questions;
3. Case Management or Settlement Conference practices.

If you wish a matter raised, please contact one of the Committee members and outline the issue and the nature of your concerns.

The Committee will ensure that a summary of issues discussed or decisions made will be circulated to the Membership. If you have suggestions as to how this is best accomplished, please let us know.

The CBA's Administrative Law Section has invited David Phillip Jones, Q.C., to discuss recent developments in Administrative Law on Thursday, April 9, 2009.  Mr. Jones is one of the leading authorities on administrative law, and his presentations have been in high demand throughout the country. 

Mr. Jones will dive into the Dunsmuir decision, the recent Lévis and VIA Rail cases, the SCC's decision to uphold the Khosa case, as well as other decisions.

This presentation will begin with a lunch at Fuego International Cuisine.  This is an open event for members of the CBA and LSNT.  All members are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this event.  More information will be available soon.  Mark your calendars and RSVP by return.

Join Donn MacDougall in his presentation on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 12:00pm.  Mr. MacDougall, Manager of Securities & Corporate Legal Registries at the Department of Justice (GNWT), will be discussing the following:

1. documentary hearsay;
2. common errors to avoid with all documents;
3. specific errors by document type; and
4. Commissioners for Oaths

All members are encouraged to attend.  As lunch will be provided, members wishing to attend should RSVP by return no later than April 12.

The M.M. de Weerdt Law Library is currently in search of the following two books missing from its collection:

Statutes of Canada (1870)
Pocket Criminal Code (2008)

If you know of their whereabouts, please inform the library or return the texts as soon as possible. 

The CBA is currently seeking candidates for its National Standing Committees for 2009-2010. All CBA members are eligible to apply for positions on the following committees:

Awards
Communications
Continuing Legal Education
Equity
Ethics and Professional Issues
International Development
Judicial Compensation & Benefits
Legal Aid Liaison
Legislation and Law Reform
Resolutions, Constitution and Bylaws
Supreme Court of Canada Liaison

Nomination forms are available in the LSNT Office. Contact us for more information. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2009.