What's New
New and notable information for the public and the profession
- Consensus Development Conference on Legal Issues of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Date: September 18 - 20, 2013 -- Location: Delta Edmonton South Hotel and Conference Centre, Edmonton, AB
- Federation of Law Societies of Canada 2014 National Family Law Program Call for Papers
- New Insurance Coverage for Lawyers Serving as Directors or Officers
- Richard J. Scott Award
- The Law Society of Manitoba is pleased to announce the creation of the Richard J. Scott Award. This award will be given annually to an individual who advances the rule of law through advocacy, litigation, teaching, research or writing.
- Manitoba Articling Student Recruitment Guidelines for the 2014 - 2015 year
- Offer Dates for Recruitment of Articling Students for articling positions for 2014-2015 term
- Notice of Restricted Practice
- GRANT RANDOLPH CLAY
- Letter of Direction from the Chief Adjudicator of the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat: Expectations of Legal Practice in the IAP
- Notice of Suspension
- SHERRY DENISE RITCHOT
- Notice of Suspension
- JEFF ANDREW SALMON
- Wi Fi now available at Brandon Court House
- LDRC is pleased to announce that wi fi service is now available in the Brandon Court House for all Manitoba lawyers and Judges
- Notice of Suspension
- SHELLEY LOREEN OVERWATER
- Law Society removes application deadline for the Forgivable Loans Program
- Applicants no longer have to wait until they have been accepted into the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Law to submit their application for a forgivable loan.
- The Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act
- The Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act came into force April 30, 2012
- 2013-2014 Manitoba CPLED Program Schedule Now Available
- The CPLED Program is the Law Society of Manitoba's bar admission course.
- New Fillable CPD Registration Forms are now available!
- When registering for a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program, just open the registration form found on the program page, fill out the fields online and save the completed PDF. Then, submit the form by either email or fax.
- NEW! Changes to Practice Directions and Practice Notices
- In addition to the new Code of Professional Conduct that came into effect on January 1, 2011, a number of Practice Directions and Practice Notices that were either outdated or were incorporated into the new Code have been repealed by the Benchers.
- Fees in Estate Matters
- The Benchers have approved Statements of Principles applicable to lawyers who act in a representative capacity and also to fees generally in the context of estate administration (both those of the personal representative and of the lawyer acting for the personal representative).
