First Annual Ethics Forum
The First Annual CBA Ethics Forum will provide an opportunity for learning and dialogue among academics, law firm ethics counsel, regulators and regulatory defence counsel.
Topics will include:
For the full program, visit the CBA website
The call for papers for the next International Legal Ethics Conference July 10 – 12, 2014, in London, England is HERE.
August 22, 2013
The 2013-14 OBA Foundation Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowships in Legal Ethics and Professionalism have been awarded to Professor Alice Woolley of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law (Fellowship in Research) and Amy Salyzyn, a graduate student at Yale University Law School (Fellowship in Studies).
Professor Woolley’s research project will consider the significance of the lawyer’s status as a fiduciary in defining the lawyer’s duties, in particular duties of loyalty and confidentiality.
Amy Salzyn’s project will study the ethical implications of lawyers’ pre-litigation demand letters.
The OBA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ontario Bar Association, administers and funds the fellowships. The Fellowship in Research is a grant of $15,000, awarded annually to full-time teachers at a Canadian university or college. The Fellowship in Studies, a grant of $5,000 is awarded to lawyers and students who are OBA members.
Media inquiries contact:
Greg Crone, Media Relations/Communications Manager (416) 869-1047 ext. 364 media@oba.org
Background
The 2013 Selection Committee for the Fellowships consisted of two members of the practicing bar, Susannah Roth (Sullivan Estate Lawyers) and Jacqueline King (Shibley Righton LLP); and two members of the legal academy, Douglas Ferguson (University of Western Ontario) and Adam Dodek (University of Ottawa). The Fellowship is administered by OBA Foundation Trustee Lee Akazaki (Gilbertson Davis Emerson LLP).
The OBA Foundation is the charitable arm of the Ontario Bar Association. It raises funds for the advancement of education and the encouragement of research related to the efficacy, understanding and application of the law and legal processes, as well as the improvement of the justice system. Established in 1987, it was previously known as the Advancement of Legal Education and Research Trust (ALERT).
The OBA Foundation is a registered charity and may issue charitable receipts.
CALE – OCTOBER 2013 SYMPOSIUM – DRAFT PROGRAM – JULY 2013
CALE – October 2013 Symposium – Registration and Accommodation Information
Colleagues,
Professor Richard Devlin, the President of CALE, and I are pleased to invite you to the Eighth Canadian Legal Ethics Symposium [now under the banner of the Canadian Association of Legal Ethics] and to the annual meeting of CALE, scheduled to be held at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, on October 25 and 26, 2013.
The Symposium promises to be an exciting and important one, with a full agenda. The draft Agenda for the Symposium is attached, as well as Registration and Accommodation Information. As you will observe, the Agenda will address 1) Legal Ethics Teaching, 2) Legal Ethics Research and Scholarship, and 3) Issues in Regulation. We are also planning a Professional Development workshop on Conflicts of Interest, to which members of the legal profession will be invited.
There is no registration fee to attend the Symposium and Annual Meeting of CALE, but attendees will be responsible for their own travel and accommodations requirements. Symposium meals will be provided by the host committee at no cost to attendees.
We very much look forward to your joining us at the Symposium.
Warm regards,
Brent Cotter Richard Devlin
Chair of CALE and President of CALE
Chair, Planning Committee
The 2013-14 OBA Foundation Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowships in Legal Ethics and Professionalism have been awarded to Professor Alice Woolley of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law (Fellowship in Research) and Amy Salyzyn, a graduate student at Yale University Law School (Fellowship in Studies).
Professor Woolley’s research project will consider the significance of the lawyer’s status as a fiduciary in defining the lawyer’s duties, in particular duties of loyalty and confidentiality.
Amy Salyzyn’s project will study the ethical implications of lawyers’ pre-litigation demand letters.
The OBA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ontario Bar Association, administers the fellowships. The Fellowship in Research is a grant of $15,000, awarded annually to full-time teachers at a Canadian university or college. The Fellowship in Studies, a grant of $5,000, is awarded to OBA members who are not eligible for the Fellowship in Research.
Media inquiries contact: Lee Akazaki lakazaki@gilbertsondavis.com
Background:
The 2013 Selection Committee for the Fellowships consisted of two members of the practicing bar, Susannah Roth (Sullivan Estate Lawyers) and Jacqueline King (Shibley Righton LLP); and two members of the legal academy, Douglas Ferguson (University of Western Ontario) and Adam Dodek (University of Ottawa). The Fellowship is administered by OBA Foundation Trustee Lee Akazaki (Gilbertson Davis Emerson LLP).
The OBA Foundation is the charitable arm of the Ontario Bar Association. It raises funds for the advancement of education and the encouragement of research related to the efficacy, understanding and application of the law and legal processes, as well as the improvement of the justice system. Established in 1987, it was previously known as the Advancement of Legal Education and Research Trust (ALERT).
The OBA Foundation is a registered charity and may issue charitable receipts.
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ETHICS
SEVENTH ANNUAL LEGAL ETHICS TEACHING AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
October 25-26, 2013
SAVE THE DATES!
Colleagues:
The College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan will host the Seventh Annual Legal Ethics Teaching and Research Symposium on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. The tentative schedule for the Symposium follows. [Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place at the College of Law on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan.] Continue reading
APPLY BY JUNE 3 FOR FALL 2013 WORKSHOP ON TEACHING ETHICS
Fellowship applications are now open for the Fall 2013 workshop of the National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism (USA). Please forward this announcement to others who may be interested.
The Fall 2013 workshop of the National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism (NIFTEP) will take place Friday, November 15 – Sunday, November 17, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). The workshop theme is: “Are We Making a Difference? Developing Outcome Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of LawSchool Efforts to Teach Ethics and Develop Professionalism.” Fellows must be able to arrive at the Atlanta airport no later than 11:00 AM on Friday, November 15 (or, if driving, at the conference facility by 12:30 pm) and commit to participate to the end of the workshop at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 17. The Fall 2013 workshop is co-sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism. Former NIFTEP Fellows are welcome to apply. Continue reading
The OBA Foundation Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowships
in Legal Ethics and Professionalism
Call for Applications for 2013-14
The OBA Foundation, a charity established by the Ontario Bar Association, has assumed funding and administration of The OBA Foundation Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowships in Legal Ethics and Professionalism (“Fellowships”), formerly The Chief Justice of Ontario Fellowships in Legal Ethics and Professionalism. The OBA Foundation is now accepting applications for the two Fellowships for the 2013-14 year.
The details of the Fellowships, including Fellowship Terms, are available at the OBA Foundation’s Fellowships Web Page. The deadline for applications is Friday July 19, 2013. Continue reading
On Friday 15th March, the Schulich School of Law hosted a CALE sponsored Faculty Seminar delivered by Stephen Pitel on his forthcoming paper “Solicitor-Client Privilege for Ethics Counsel: Lessons for Canada from the United States”.
To watch the Faculty Seminar on YouTube, click HERE.
Support for the seminar was provided by Goodmans LLP, the Schulich School of Law and CALE.
On Friday 15th March, the Schulich School of Law hosted the Twenty-Second annual F.B. Wickwire Memorial Lecture in
Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics.
This year, they ran a panel discussion entitled “Contextualizing Legal Ethics” in which members of the faculty discussed, in 12-minute pitches, legal ethics in their fields of substantive interest.
The presenters were:
Philip Girard: the historical context
Sarah Bradley: Corporate Law
Brent Cotter: Government Lawyer
Meinhard Doelle: Environmental Law
Geoff Loomer: Tax Law
Rollie Thompson: Family Law
The rapporteur for the session was the indefatigable Stephen Pitel!
To watch the Wickwire panel discussion on YouTube, click HERE.
Canadian Association for Legal Ethics / Association canadienne pour l’éthique juridique 