Mark your calendars now for these upcoming CPD seminars and other MLA events. Further details will be forwarded to MLA members via email closer to the event. If you have any questions, please contact MLA Director of CPD Paula Puddy at cle@middlaw.on.ca. The link to the calendar is below:

2018 Late Fall Calendar of CPD Programs

Cancellation Policy for CPD Events:
The Middlesex Law Association will refund the registration fee + HST if cancellation is received FIVE business days before the CPD program.

Topic & Speaker Suggestions
If you have an idea for CPD, please share it with us! Your topic or speaker suggestions will be reviewed and may be used in upcoming programs. Email Paula Puddy, Director of Continuing Professional Development, at cle@middlaw.on.ca.

14th Annual Business Breakfast
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
8:00am to 10:00am
The London Club, 177 Queens Ave.
45 min of EDI Professionalism Hours and 1.0 Substantive Hours

Don't miss this annual update on new developments in corporate law. There's a fantastic varied agenda on the shifting workplace environment post #MeToo, director/officer environmental liability, wrongful dismissal featuring Joyce Thomas, Andrew Camman, Susan Toth and Anand Srivastava.

Poster • Registration Form

MLA Golf Tournament - Registration deadline extended to Sept 20th!
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Highland Golf Club
1922 Highland Heights, London

Registration is now open for our annual golf tournament, back at the beautiful Highland Golf Club. Your team can choose to the traditional play-own-ball format or the less competitive scramble/best ball format, and there are trophies available for both types of play. Skill level is not important so come out and have a fun afternoon on the golf course and support London Lawyers Feed the Hungry.

Congratulations to Charlene Quinlan who is this year's Early Bird prize winner.

Golf Tournament 2018 Notice & Registration Form

What's Trending in Commercial Litigation?
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Noon to 2:00pm
The London Club, 177 Queens Ave.
2.0 Substantive Hours

Enjoy a delicious lunch and hear from Kyle MacLean, Sean Flaherty, Ciara Pittam, David Waites, Jeff Van Bakel and Tim Hogan about the new Construction Act, bankruptcy & insolvency, and shareholder/partnership disputes.

Poster • Registration Form

Women's Semi-Annual Networking Event
Thursday, October 11, 2018
4:30pm to 6:30pm
The London Club, 177 Queens Ave.

You asked. We delivered. Get to know your female colleagues at a relaxed, fun event. And there should be better weather this time!

Poster coming soon! • Registration Form

Real Estate Luncheon
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Noon to 2pm
The London Club, 177 Queens Ave.
2.0 Substantive Hours

So popular, this program is held twice a year! Hear from Jacquelyn Stevens and Anand Srivastava about environmental law and what you need to know as a real estate lawyer. Matthew Wilson will update you on cannabis from a residential leasing and condo corporations’ perspective.

Poster • Registration Form

Thirteenth Annual Wills. Estates & Trusts Seminar
Thursday, November 8, 2018
8:45am to 11:45am
The London Club, 177 Queens Ave.
0.5 Professionalism hours and 2.5 Substantive hours

The MLA’s most consistently well-attended program for the broadest audience - solicitors, solo and small and general practitioners. Hear from Lou-Anne Farrell, Bruce McLennan, Dan McNamara, Ian Wright, and more about proof of lost wills, insolvent estates, professionalism/ethical scenarios, limitation period issues and other important updates!

Poster • Registration Form

Personal Injury Conference: All about Evidence!
Thursday, November 29, 2018
9:00am to 4:00pm
Approximately 45 minutes of Professionalism hours and 4.0 Substantive hours

Local Plaintiff and Defence lawyers – this program is for you! Our annual PI conference features relevant topics from a balanced perspective! It is also your last chance to get your CPD hours, win some SWAG, and perhaps settle a file!?

Topics to date: Surveillance evidence, Expert Evidence involving IME’s, Evidentiary issues arising from a local case from both the plaintiff and defence perspective and more! Speakers to date: Terry Shillington, Andrew Murray, Sandra DiMeo, Bill Simpson, and several service providers: Gary Phelps and Jeff Timmermans and more!

Poster • Registration Form

CPD-Save the Dates

Please check here regularly for dates of upcoming MLA-CPD seminars. As well, we we will provide links to some non-MLA CPD seminars that will be held in the London area. For those links, registrations should be placed with the body organizing the event as these are not Middlesex Law Association seminars.

Advocates' Society - Breakfast with Tiffany’s: Networking breakfast for women advocates, Thursday, September 13, 2018, 8am to 10am https://www.advocates.ca/TAS/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=WBREAKL18
MFLA Conference 2018, Friday, September 28, 2018 -Registration Form

Stay tuned for further updates and registration information closer to the dates.

Earning and Reporting Your CPD Credits

Overview of the CPD Requirement
How to Report Your Credits

CPD Credits for 2018 MLA-CPD Programs to date
CPD Credits for 2017 MLA-CPD Programs

Middlesex Law Association Videos Available on CPDonline.ca

Weren’t able to attend a live MLA conference or seminar? Select MLA programs are available as on-demand video replays through CPDonline. A list of this year's past programs is available below.

Or, get access to all of our videos (and everyone else’s) by becoming a subscriber at a preferred rate for law association members!

CPDonline is giving the MLA $100 for every MLA association member who signs up for an individual subscription for $199.00. This offer is for each new subscriber. This $100 is being donated by the MLA to London Lawyers Feed the Hungry.

How to Sign Up

Go to https://www.cpdonline.ca/
Get Started... Individual Subscription
Input Association Code, MiddlesexCPD at checkout (price drops from $399.00 to the law association member price of $199.00)

To browse CPDonline's complete offerings, go to www.cpdonline.ca.

Program	Title	Speakers	Credits	Length
Straight from the Bench 2018	Addressing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion	The Honourable Justice Donald McLeod	EDI Prof: 0.5	40 minutes
Straight from the Bench 2018	Attract: Personal Branding for Lawyers	Andris Pone	Prof: 0.5	30 minutes
Straight from the Bench 2018	Appealing on Credibility; The View from the Court of Appeal: Thoughts on Advocacy	The Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Nordheimer Brian Gover Dagmara Wozniak	Sub: 1.0	1 hour

London Lawyers Feed the Hungry

London Lawyers recognize our responsibility to our community – including helping London's least fortunate. The London Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program aims to help ensure that all Londoners have adequate food. Donations are tax deductible and may be made by cheque, payable to the Law Society Foundation, or by VISA. Find out more about this worthy venture, and how you can contribute in the following information sheet:

London Lawyers Feed the Hungry Information Sheet

Read about the London Feed the Hungry Milk and Juice initiative in the following news release:

Milk and Juice Program

Application for Funds:

Organizations interested in applying for funds to run programs related to feeding the hungry in the City of London and the County of Middlesex are invited to complete the Application for Funds via the link below. Further details can be found in the application.

Application for Funds Form

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