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Young Lawyers' Division Newsletter: Novus Telum


Volume 19, No. 1 - November 2011

In this issue:
  • Message from the chair - YLD East
  • YLD Central Update
  • Factors that a Court Can Consider When Dealing with a Vexatious Litigant
  • Enforcing Letters Rogatory: A Warning to Connected Business Operating in Multiple Jurisdictions
  • Technology Tips
  • Excelling at Articles 2011
  • Potpourri at the SCC
  • When is a Settlement Not a Settlement? When it's a Judgment!
  • Rideau Club Reception
  • Timeraiser
  • The Unknown YLD Committee Uncovered
Volume 18, No. 3 - July/Juillet 2011

In this issue:

  • Sabs, Experts and Preparing a Winning File: A Personal Injury Primer
  • Technology Tips: How to Change the Formatting in a Password Protected Form
  • Tour of the National Gallery of Canada with Curator Jonathan Shaughnessy
  • Message from the Chair, YLD Central
  • Life After Articles
  • Message From the Chair, YLD East
  • Summary of Recent Supreme Court of Canada Decisions
Volume 18, No. 2 - April/Avril 2011

In this issue:
  • Messages from the Chairs
  • Les sages conseils du Protonotaire Roger
  • Small Claims and Simplified Procedure: What You Need to Know
  • Build Your Brand, Build Your Practice
  • Technology Tips
  • Major Milestones in Corporate Transactions
  • Suspending the Ability to Litigate
  • Kafka and Legalisms


Volume 18, No. 1 - January/Janvier 2011

In this issue:
  • Messages from the YLD Chairs
  • Timeraiser - Raising Time for Our Community
  • Timeraiser Community Day
  • Opening Statements Should be Persuasive, Not Insulting
  • Kicking Off the Year at the Rideau Club with the Hon. Justice Lebel
  • Technology Tips


Volume 17, No. 4 - July/Juillet 2010

In this issue:
  • Messages From the YLD Chairs
  • Looking Forward: Timeraiser 2010
  • Reflections on Volunteerism by a Timeraiser Art Winner
  • OBA Mentorship Program Completes First Successful Year, Recruitment Underway as Mentorship Program to Expand Across Ontario Next Year!
  • Lessons Learned in my First 10 Years of Practice
  • Joining a Not-for-Profit Board of Directors
  • Imposing Opposing Counsel
  • La pratique du droit en français
  • Idioms, Proverbs, and Colloquial Expressions in Everyday Legal Practice
  • Rectification in Wills – A Summary of the 2009 Trilogy of Cases
  • Technology Tips
Volume 17, No. 3 - March/Mars 2010

In this Issue:
  • Message From The Chair (East)
  • Message From The Chair (Central)
  • Top 10 Do's and Don’ts of Effective Oral Advocacy
  • Key Elements and Factors of Negotiation: What Every Lawyer Should Keep In Mind
  • Building Your Practice: Rainmaker in the Making?
  • A New Era In Defamation?
  • Effective Advocacy at Every Level
  • Managing the Curve: Perspective and Practicality
  • Switching Practice Gears: Making the Jump Out of Private Practice
  • Technology Tips for Outlook
Volume 17, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2010

In this Issue:
  • Message From The Chair (East)
  • Message From The Chair (Central)
  • Marketing Essential For Young Lawyers
  • Resolutions for 2010: Self Care and Good Mental Health
  • Balancing Mothering and Work in the Law
  • 2nd Annual Timeraiser in Ottawa a Great Success, Raises 6,450 Volunteer Hours for Ottawa Organizations
  • Financial Planning for Young Lawyers
  • Effective Tips for Cross-Examinations
  • Dialogue with the Bench and Bar 2009: Tools and Tactics to Improve Your Advocacy Skills
  • YLD Socials!
Volume 17, No. 1 - November/Novembre 2009

In this Issue:
  • Message From The Chair (East)
  • Message From The Chair (Central)
  • Message From The Chair (South West)
  • Message From The Chair (CBA-YL))
  • An Evening with the Honourable Madam Justice Marie Deschamps of the Supreme Court of Canada
  • Timeraiser: Raising Time To Give Back To The Community
  • OBA Mentorship Program Kicks Off!
  • Web 2.0 for Young Lawyers: LinkedIn, Blogs, and Twitter Can Help Young Lawyers Raise Their Professional Profile
  • Tips for Firms and Lawyers on Successful Lateral Associate Moves
  • Administrative Dismissal: Take It Seriously and Ask For (Our) Help
Volume 16, No. 3 - July/Juillet 2009

In this Issue:

  • Defending the Dreaded Summary Judgment Motion
  • Beware the Risks of Reducing Labour Costs
  • Taming the Unknown
  • Office Design for the Young Lawyer - Use Your Space for Success!
  • OBA Taskforce on Mentorship
  • Report from Council 
  • Message from the Chair (Central)
  • Message from the Chair (East)

Volume 16, No. 2 - March/Mars 2009

In this Issue:
  • YLD Program at OBA Institute 2009 - Opening Up Your Own Practice
  • The Trials of an Articling Student
  • Message from the Chair (Central)
  • Message from the Chair (East)
  • Message from the Chair (South West)
  • Working for the Feds
  • Not So Small Anymore: How will changes to the Small Claims Court jurisdiction affect your practice?

Volume 16, No. 1 - November/Novembre 2008


In this Issue:
  • Justice Marshall Rothstein Enlightens All
  • Timeraiser
  • Message from the Chair (Central)
  • Message from the Chair (East)
  • Message from the Chair (South West)
  • Mentorship Program
Volume 15, No. 4 - July/Juillet 2008

 In this Issue:

  • Fearless Litigation for the Fastidious
  • Message from the Chair (Toronto)
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern)
  • Procedural Requirements to Disqualify a Paralegal
  • 4th Annual Charity Casino for Toronto Ronald McDonald House
  • Timeraiser Coming to Ottawa
  • RSS Feeds and YLD Programs
  • Upcoming Programs
  • Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 15, No. 3 - January/Janvier 2008

In this Issue:

  • Capital Gain Tax Relief to Encourage Charitable Donations
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Right to Silence Assimilated to Confession Rule
  • Irreverence and Innovation
  • The Uncommon Law Reports
  • Starting Out and Marketing Your Niche Practice
  • Writing a Practice Description
  • International Law Section
  • Your Opinions
  • 2008 Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • Upcoming Programs
  • Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 15, No. 2 October/Octobre 2007

In this Issue:

  • Joint Accounts as an Estate Planning Tool: The Latest Word from the Supreme Court of Canada
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • How to be an Effective Counsel at a Mediation
  • Upcoming Programs
  • National Pro Bono Mentorship Program/Le programme national de mentorat pro bono
  • Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 15, No. 1 August/Août 2007

In this Issue:

  • Young Lawyers and the Law Society: What's the Big Deal?
  • Message from the Past Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • The Residential Tenancies Act: The First Six Months
  • Dress Stress - The Casual Crisis
  • Effective Time Management Tips
  • YLD Central's 3rd Annual Charity Casino for Ronald McDonald House - June 20, 2007
  • Newsletters Now Electronic: Message from the Chair of Sections
  • Upcoming YLD CLE Programs
  • Section Executive 2007-2008

Volume 14, No. 3 April/Avril 2007

In this Issue:

  • Mustapha v. Culligan Water: Donoghue v. Stevenson Revisited and the Reasonable Person's Reaction to a Fly in the Bottle
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Executor's Costs of Collecting Compensation May be Payable from the Estate
  • Entitlement to Interim Income Replacement Benefits
  • YLD Charity Casino
  • Bencher Election
  • Call for Executive Nominations
  • Upcoming CLE Programs
  • Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 14, No. 2 December/Décembre 2006

In this Issue:

  • Aggravated and Punitive Damages at Arbitration: The Detabe Continues
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • References: Reducing the Stress
  • Punitive Damages Revisited
  • The Effect of Procedural and Substantive Changes in the Law
  • Casino Night
  • Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 14, No. 1 October/Octobre 2006

In this Issue:

  • Ten Tips on Etiquette Inside and Outside of the Courtroom: The Need to Keep it Civil and Avoid Becoming a “Bad Apple”
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Scope of Protection for Famous Marks
  • Document Disclosure in the Electronic Age
  • Keeping Your Product Placements Legal
  • The Deemed Undertaking Rule: Can you impeach a witness?
  • Calling All Young Lawyers ... 2007 Law Day Elementary Mock Trial Volunteers Needed!
  • The Mock Trial Program 2006-2007 – Ottawa Legal Community Gearing Up for Another Successful Year!
  • Section Executive 2006-2007

Volume 13, No. 5 - May/Mai 2006

In this Issue:

  • Finding Solutions for Articling and Beyond: Changing the Face of the Legal Profession
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Law Day Ottawa 2006 - A Great Success
  • Another Record-breaking Year for Ottawa's Mock Trial Program
  • Upcoming YLD CLE Half-day Seminars
  • Changes to Human Rights Code Intended to Streamline Process
  • Patent Holders and Applicants have until February 1, 2007 to Correct Fee Payments
  • Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 13, No. 4 - April/Avril 2006

In this Issue:

  • Do I Think and Act Like a Lawyer or a Normal Person? Can They Be One and the Same?
  • Message from the Editors
  • Upcoming Lineup of Breakfast and Dinner Programs for Central Region
  • OBA YLD Eastern Region 2005-2006 Calendar of Events
  • Places to Grow: But for how long?
  • Canadian Trade Policy Under the New Canadian Government
  • Examine Facts Thoroughly before Advising on Termination of Employment Packages
  • Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 13, No. 3 - February/Février 2006

In this Issue:

  • Disciplinary Tribunals and the Standard of Proof
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Secondment: One Articling Student's Experience
  • Will Drafting: Firearms as an Asset of an Estate
  • "Send" and Sensibility
  • Five Quick Tips for Drafting Affidavits
  • Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 13, No. 2 - November/Novembre 2005

In this Issue:

  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Meet the YLD (Eastern Region)
  • Meet the YLD (Central Region) Executive
  • YLD (Eastern Region) Upcoming Events
  • Young Lawyers "Bet" on a Good Cause
  • The Mock Trial Program 2005-2006
  • Rule 56.09
  • Cult of Personality
  • Executors
  • Changes to the Accident Benefits Regime since Bill 198
  • First Annual International Finance Forum
  • Section Executive 2005-2006

Volume 13, No. 1 - August/aout 2005

In this Issue:

  • Limits on Evidence Collected by Private Investigators
  • Message from the Outgoing Chair (Central Region)
  • Don't Look Green, Have a Routine
  • Sizzling September ... A Great Lineup of Breakfast and Dinner Programs
  • Meet the YLD (Central Region) Executive
  • Casino Night
  • Thank You to Volunteers Party
  • Interested in Further "Globalizing" Your Practice?
  • 2006 Institute of Continuing Legal Education

Volume 12, No. 5 - May/Mai 2005

In this Issue:

  • Workplace Blogging: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Great Care is Needed When Taking Will Instructions
  • The Public Interest: Protecting Individual Rights at What Cost to the Public Interest?
  • Learning to Prepare
  • The LeSage Report and Member Regulation
  • Some Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Reform

Volume 12, No. 4 - March/Mars 2005

In this Issue:

  • Your First Civil Trial Program and Etiquette in the Courtroom
  • Why a Simple Will May Simply Fail...
  • Long-term Giving Requires a Strategic Approach
  • Invest in Your Dreams: Tips for Successful Investing
  • Make Your Tax Refund Work for You
  • Working with a Financial Adviser
  • Interested in Further "Globalizing" Your Practice?

Volume 12, No. 3 - January/Janvier 2005

In this Issue:

  • The Tale of the Tape: Recordings and Transcripts in the Administrative Tribunal Setting
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Recent Court of Appeal Decision Involving Employment Contracts Confirms that Employers Cannot Take Advantage
  • Proposed Environmental Penalty Bill Has Many Sharp Teeth
  • Genetic Testing, Insurance and Adverse Selection
  • Strategic Thinking Lessons for Novices

Volume 12, No. 2 - November/Novembre 2004

In this Issue:

  • Reasonable Apprehension of Bias?
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • "Young Lawyers - Relentless Conquerors or Gallant Knights?"
  • Putting the Squeeze on Dependants' Support Claims
  • Loss of Civility in the Practice of Law
  • Surviving Your "Junioring" Years
  • Triathlon for Charity
  • Call for Volunteers

Volume 12, No. 1 - August/aout 2004

In this Issue:

  • Radio Frequency Identification Devices: Big Brother is Watching
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Beware the Limitation Period When Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Canada
  • Bill 31's Impact to be Significant
  • MOE Attempts to Block Citizen's Appeal
  • New Brownfields Law in Effect October 1, 2004
  • An Evening with Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin
  • The Mock Trial Program 2004-2005 - Ottawa Legal Community Ready for Another Successful Year!

Volume 11, No. 3 - May/Mai 2004

In this Issue:

  • When Employers Expect Too Much...A Case Study of Zorn-Smith v. Bank of Montreal
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region)
  • Message from the Chair (Southwestern Region)
  • Another Successful Year for Ottawa's Mock Trial Program!

Volume 11, No. 2 - February/Février 2004

In this Issue:

  • Privacy and Protection of Personal Information: Time to Take Action
  • Messages from the Chairs
  • Mandatory Mediation - Must for Today's World
  • Nomination Time for the Young Lawyer's Pro-Bono Award
  • RRSP or Mortgage Pay-Down?
  • Law Day 2004 - Elementary Mock Trials - Volunteers Needed

Volume 11, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2003

In this Issue:

  • Opportunities for OBA Involvement 
  • Messages from the Chairs 
  • Whipping Boy 
  • Social Host Liability 
  • The Mock Trial Program 2003-2004 - Gearing Up for Another Successful Year! 
  • OBA Membership: Key Initiatives for Law & Articling Students and New Calls 
  • An Introduction to Business Development: Practical Tips for Young Lawyers 
  • Investing Fundamentals: Your Foundation for Investing Success 
  • Getting Better RRSP Results 
  • Young Lawyer's Guide to Getting Away

Volume 10, No. 3 - May/Mai 2003

In this Issue:

  • An Evening with Mr. Justice Ian Binnie 
  • Messages from the Chairs 
  • Mentoring Makes Sense 
  • When Is a Fixed-term Contract of Employment Really an Indefinite Contract of Employment? 
  • Effective Legal Research - Helpful Hints 
  • CCRA Targets Exporters and Importers with the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) 
  • Tips on Mandatory Mediation 
  • Making Partner: Getting on the Partnership Track 

Volume 10, No. 2 - January/Janvier 2003

In this Issue:

  • Did you know? Information for Young Lawyers 
  • Message from the Chair (Central Region) 
  • Message from the Chair (Eastern Region) 
  • YLD Mock Trial Program (Ottawa) 
  • Money, Jobs and Fear: Concerns About Rising Tuition 
  • Social Drinks with your Neighbour 
  • Standard of Care in Corporate Transactions is Dependant Upon the Sophistication of the Client

Volume 10, No. 1 - October 2002

In this Issue:

  • Effective Legal Research - Helpful Hints 
  • Messages from the Chair (Central Region) 
  • DNA Databank Advocacy 
  • Know Your Options: Steps You Can Take Before Putting in a Statement of Defence

Volume 9, No. 1 - February 2002

In this Issue:

  • The Changing Face of Privacy: Ruby v. Canada (The Solicitor General)
  • Messages from the Chairs 
  • Meeting the 10 Percent Savings Rule through Proper Asset Allocation 
  • Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals: Some Fundamentals - Part 1 
  • Gas Stations and Garbage: Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions 
  • Upcoming Programs

Volume 8, No. 2 - March 2001

In this Issue:

  • Care and Take Care - Getting Involved in Charitable Organizations 
  • Messages from the Chairs  
  • The Twilight Zone - The Intersection of Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy  
  • Capital vs Operating Leases  
  • The New Employment Standards Act, 2000 - Bill 147  
  • Fighting Racism in the 21st Century  
  • Young Lawyers' Division Executive 2000-2001