The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) held its Fall meeting for the Student Division Executive to discuss various initiatives for the upcoming year.
Omar Ha-Redeye is an articling student representative for the area of Toronto for 2010-2011.
Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone will be doing a live filming on July 13-14, 2010 at Island Industrial FX in Victoria, B.C.
Topics covered over the course of these two days include: The Collaborative Divorce, Meet the Mediators, Protecting the Children, Making the Most of Your Lawyer, The Prenup: What is it? Why get one?, and Elder Abuse.
Family Matters Filming
Media kit, including sponsorship options, below:
In this episode, Justice Harvey Brownstone speaks to Katina Kavassalis and Dan Goldberg of The Office of the Children’s Lawyer. You can find related forms here:
For more on Family Matters, see Slaw.
For child support guidelines mentioned in the video, see the Federal Department of Justice. Simplified tables are available for all provinces and territories across Canada:
Alberta | Nova Scotia | British Columbia | Ontario | Manitoba | Prince Edward Island | New Brunswick | Quebec | Newfoundland and Labrador | Saskatchewan | Northwest Territories | Yukon | Nunavut
For more on Family Matters, see Slaw.
The G20 has proven a disaster for all parties involved, including the protesters, the City, and law enforcement.
Post-detention conditions and inappropriate conduct in facilities suggest more could have been done to prepare officers. Conduct of some officers suggest that the worst offenders were likely from outside of Toronto.
The cases of Emomotimi Azorbo and John Pruyn raises questions of competency and sensitivity among law enforcement during the G20 protests. Hundreds of police officers from across the province did receive this training in 2006, emphasizing vulnerability assessment for minorities and disabled populations.
See Slaw for more on Regulation 233/10 and whether municipalities should be given more constitutional power to avert situations like the G20. Also worth reading is a post by Jean-Marc Leclerc of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on this application of the Public Works Protection Act.
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) hosted a Reception for the Judiciary, in conjunction with The Honourable Warren K. Winkler, Chief Justice of Ontario; The Honourable Heather Forster Smith, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice; and The Honourable Justice Annemarie E. Bonkalo, Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice.
The Black Business & Professional Association (BBPA) held the 28th Annual Harry Jerome Awards at the Toronto Congress Centre.
After a new initiation ceremony, the Phi Delta Phi chapter at UWO Law, Rand Inn, is back.
From the Phi Delta Phi website:
The University of Western Ontario has had a chapter since 1978, called Rand Inn after the founding dean of the law school. But Rand Inn has been defunct in recent years due to lack of participation.
In celebration of UWO Law’s 50th anniversary this year, Phi Delta Phi decided to reinvigorate its local chapter by hosting a membership drive. On March 3, 2010, Rand Inn initiated 7 new members at UWO. Al Burton, the Province President for Phi Delta Phi and a partner at Thomson Rogers, came from Toronto to administer the ceremony.
“The principles of Phi Delta Phi stand for professionalism and legal ethics, said Omar Ha-Redeye, a third-year law student, and Magister of the Inn. “It’s a perfect match for our school, which is considered a pioneer in this field.”
Over 400 members of Rand Inn are listed in the fraternity’s directory, all graduates of UWO Law since 1978.
Current members of Rand Inn at the University of Western Ontario Law; (From Left) Kristopher Manitius, Joel Welch, Matthew Wilson, Omar Ha-Redeye, Benjamin Tinholt, Stephanie Lafrance, John Magyar, Chris Berrigan, Province President Al Burton
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