Law Society of the Northwest Territories

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The Law Society
of the Northwest Territories
Main Floor; 5004 - 50th Avenue
P.O. Box 1298
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2N9

TEL: (867) 873-3828
FAX: (867) 873-6344

CONTENTS:

1. Member News: Diane Buckland, Laid to Rest
2. IMPORTANT: We're Moving!
3. Federal Courts: Reports Available Online
4. SCNWT Memo: Bail Reviews
5. Member News: Out of Office Notices
6. UPCOMING MEETINGS
    Labour & Employment Law Section
7. UPCOMING CLE EVENTS
8. NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES

MEMBER NEWS
Diane Buckland, Laid to Rest

It is with regret and sincere sympathy for her family and friends that we report that Diane Buckland, a member of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories from 1987-2010, passed away in Lethbridge, Alberta on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Diane was called to the Northwest Territories Bar in 1987 after articling with the firm of Richard, Vertes, Peterson and Schuler. She served as associate with the firm until 1989 when she joined Legislation Division with the Department of Justice. In 2003 she joined the Department of Justice in Nunavut, serving as Director of Legislation Division until December 2008.

Diane is survived by her two children, David and Thomas Nearing, her mother Maxine Buckland, her sister Jane (Bart, Laura and Gordon) Heine and brother Jerry (Elizabeth, Daniel) Buckland. Diane was predeceased by her father in 2008 and her husband, Gregory Nearing in November 2009.

A memorial service will be held to honour of Diane's life at St. Augustine Anglican Church at 211, 11th St S, Lethbridge on July 21, 2010 at 11:00 A.M.

Memorial donations may be made to a trust fund for her two children through CIBC. Condolences can be sent to DianeBuckland@shaw.ca. A guestbook is also available at legacy.com.

IMPORTANT
The Law Society is Moving!

The office of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories (and the Canadian Bar Association, NWT Branch) is moving.

On August 7, 2010, the Law Society / CBA-NT will be relocated to the 4th floor of the Diamond Plaza (5204 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT). The new dedicated space provides added benefits for members and staff, including much-needed storage space and a training centre for greater CLE opportunities.

More information concerning this move and all it entails is available in an Infosheet. You can request a copy from this office or download the PDF here:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca/
pdf/publications/LSNT_Infosheet_OfficeRelocation2010.pdf

NOTE: The Law Society office will be closed on Friday, August 6, reopening on Tuesday, August 10.

FEDERAL COURTS
Federal Courts Reports Available Online

The Federal Courts Reports are pleased to announce that in an effort to meet the changing needs of its users, full volumes of the Federal Courts Reports are now available on its Web site at:
http://reports.fja-cmf.gc.ca/eng/

The Federal Courts Reports continue to be available in print, but you can now access the same content online beginning with [2007], Volume 4, Part 1, including numerous value-added features such as a side by side (French and English) layout, the contents of the volume, and lists of statutes, regulations and cases cited in the volume. These features have never been made available online before. Decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal and of the Federal Court published in the official reports since 1993 are also available on the Web site.

SUPREME COURT OF THE NWT
Memo: Bail Reviews

Counsel have indicated to the Court that it would be helpful to have a written outline as to the procedure being used for 30 and 90 day bail reviews as required by s.525(1) of the Criminal Code. The Court has delivered a memo to the profession regarding this.

The memo has been delivered to all resident insured (private bar) and Crown lawyers. It is also available as a PDF here:
www.lawsociety.nt.ca/
pdf/thirdparty/SCNWT_Memo_BailReviews_20100709.pdf

Members may address any questions or concerns to the Court, or to the Criminal Bench & Bar Committee.

MEMBER NEWS
Out of Office Notices

Members have requested the following notices be delivered to the profession:

• Candace J. Seddon (Inuvik, NT) will be out of her office from June 29, 2010 to July 26, 2010. Further, the Beaufort Delta Law Office will be closed from June 29, 2010 to July 9, 2010. For urgent matters, please contact the Legal Services Board at (867) 873-7450.
• The office of Cayley Thomas (Yellowknife, NT) will be closed from July 1, 2010 until August 4, 2010.
• James R. Scott (Edmonton, AB) will be out of his office from July 9, 2010 until August 4, 2010. For urgent matters, please contact Cheryl Money (Legal Assistant) at cmoney@scottlaw.ca.
• BettyLou McIlmoyle (Yellowknife, NT) will be out of her office from July 12, 2010 through July 16, 2010.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

UPCOMING CLE EVENTS

NATIONAL CPD OPPORTUNITIES