The Ontario Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division hosted its Holiday Social at the Hot House Cafe.

The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC) launched its speaker series with a fundraiser for Omar Khadr with his Canadian lawyer, Dennis Edney.

The event was held in the Arcadian Court in the Simpson Tower.

The South Asian Bar Association of Toronto hosted its 2010 annual gala and awards at Le Meridien King Edward Hotel.

The keynote speaker was The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, P.C., Q.C., M.P., former Attorney General and Premier of British Columbia.

Omar Ha-Redeye with Ujjal Dosanjh

Recipients of the awards this year included Poonam Puri, Raj Anand, and Emir Aly Crowne-Mohammed.

The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) hosted a reception for new calls to the bar. Special guests included Chief Justice Annemarie Bonkalo of the Ontario Court of Justice, Chief Justice Heather Smith of the Superior Court of Justice, and Hon. Chris Bentley, Attorney-General of Ontario.

(From Left) Lee Akazaki, OBA President, and Omar Ha-Redeye

(From Left) Hon. Chris Bentley, Attorney-General of Ontario; Omar Ha-Redeye; and Guillermo Schible, OBA Young Lawyers Division Chair

Omar Ha-Redeye will not be called to the Ontario bar until 2011.

For more photos of the reception, see the OBA website:

The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) held a fundraising gala and award ceremonies at the Hyatt Regency.

A portion of the proceeds was directed to Save the Children‘s efforts in Haiti.

Chris Guly profiles Omar Ha-Redeye in this week’s issue of The Lawyers Weekly:

	Articling Student Eyes Litigation
Profile on Omar Ha-Redeye

A web version of the article is available here.

Articling student eyes litigation

The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL), South Asian Bar Association – Toronto (SABA), and Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) hosted an event at Blaney McMurtry LLP on diversity and public appointments.

Debra Roberts, Deputy Chief of Staff from the Public Appointments Secretariat, spoke about the application system and how the process to get appointed to provincial boards or tribunals works.

The Public Appointments Secretariat (PAS)  administers and processes the appointment of qualified individuals to over 600 provincial agencies boards and commissions in Ontario. They support the Premier in administering the public appointments process, and serve as the focal point for queries from agencies, ministries and the public regarding the appointments process.

The Public Appointments Secretariat is also the body responsible for appointing Justices of the Peace in Ontario, and several health-related tribunals.

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:

Media Kit: Family Matters With Justice Harvey Brownstone

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:

• Child Protection Order
• Custody/Access Order
• Intake Form for Custody/Access
• Referral Form (to be sent with Child Protection Order)

For more on Family Matters, see Slaw.