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TLA 19th Annual Associate Judges' Motions for Licensing Candidates, Recent Calls and Others – “Deconstructing Civil Motions” on Tuesday, October 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This acclaimed, perennial program is back again this year! Get helpful tips from two Toronto Associate Judges (formerly called “Masters”) before whom you might appear. This program is a must for Licensing Candidates, recent calls and others who are new to arguing motions or want a refresher. “Deconstructing Civil Motions” addresses the critical stages of a civil motion, including procedure, presentation, practice management, remote communications, professionalism and ethics. Meet the Associate Judges in person at the mix and mingle that follows.
This in-person program sells out fast, make sure you register today!
Learn all about...
1. Avoiding motions
○ Why you want to avoid motions and how to go about it.
2. Preparing written materials
○ How to write persuasively.
○ Start by considering what you want. Then draft your notice of motion to reflect that.
○ Ensure you understand the legal tests that apply so your evidentiary record covers each point.
○ Accurately present the current state of the law.
3. Service before filing
○ How to avoid pitfalls so your motion is not adjourned because it was not served on time or properly.
4. The oral presentation
○ Tips for effective oral advocacy, whether in person or remotely.
○ How to make a compelling argument, without deviating from the evidence or the applicable law, to ensure you’re heard and understood.
5. Advice on remote motions.
6. Ethical advocacy.
Speakers
Associate Justice Linda Abrams
A seasoned Associate Judge (formerly Master) of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Associate Justice Abrams used to be a civil litigator– first with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and later Torys LLP. Concurrent with her law practice, she served as an adjudicator (and Vice Chair) at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. She now serves as a member of the Executive of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Associate Justice Abrams has presented at a number of CLE programs; she has acted as a coach for the National Judicial Institute (NJI) judicial dispute resolution/settlement conference programs; and, for more than a decade, she co-taught the Osgoode Hall Law School “Lawyer as Negotiator” course. She is also the co-author of Canadian Civil Procedure Law, 1st and 2nd editions (LexisNexis), The Practitioner’s Evidence Law Sourcebook (LexisNexis), Halsbury’s Laws of Canada - Civil Procedure and Interim Preservation of Property Rights (LexisNexis) and Canadian Credit Union Law - A Detailed Survey (CCH Canadian) and is a contributor to LexisNexis Practical Guidance.
Associate Justice Jay Josefo
Associate Justice Josefo has been an Associate Justice (formerly Master) of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) for five years. Before his appointment, for 28 years, Associate Justice Josefo was a civil litigator, practicing primarily but not exclusively in Labour and Employment Law, and Human Rights law as it pertained to employment. From 1999 through to 2018, he was a Vice Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). For nine years ending in 2018, Associate Justice Josefo also served as a member of the corporate board of the National Research Council (NRC), Canada’s leading science and technology agency operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry. He was an elected public school board trustee in the 1990s. Associate Justice Josefo admits that his most arduous challenge in the past decade was serving as the founding co-Chair of an owners’ group, and then President, of his condominium corporation for five years, followed by remaining on that Board for two more interminable years!
Moderator
Deputy Judge Mark Gannage, Toronto Small Claims Court, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Deputy Judge Mark Gannage, previously of Torys, McCarthy Tétrault, Stikeman Elliott, and Goodmans, is a litigation counsel and a certified adjudicator who has served on various tribunals. He has given seminars and workshops to judges, lawyers, judicial law clerks and law students on legal writing and other topics and has moderated numerous education programs, author talks and TLA special events. He is the author of Gannage’s Ontario Civil Litigation Commentary and Checklist (Thomson Reuters), three chapters in Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Canadian Precedents of Pleadings (Thomson Reuters), published articles in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation, The Advocates’ Quarterly and other refereed journals, and two federal law reform works. He is a Contributing Editor of the Toronto Law Journal. A former full-time and adjunct law professor, Deputy Judge Gannage conceived, designed and taught U of T Law School’s first course in Advance Legal Research, Analysis and Writing. He was the first (and last!) Head of Legal Research and Analysis of the now deceased Bar Admission Course.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Mix and mingle to follow)
In-person
Registration Fee
All registrants $30 +HST
CPD
This program contains 45 minutes of Professionalism Content and 105 minutes of Substantive Content.
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No refunds after Tuesday, October 17, 2023. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be applied to all cancellations.
Unfortunately, law students are not able to attend this program. We have other programs open to students. Please check individual programs for eligibility.
Due to Court House security protocols, the TLA cannot permit walk-ins.
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Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.