July - August 2019 ~ Summer Replays
Law Society Classroom, 3rd Flr, 260 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg
These programs are replays of previously recorded live presentations offered in-person only in the Law Society Classroom. Lunch and refreshments are not included. Feel free to bring your own refreshments.
WEEK 3 (August 5 - August 9)
Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019
2018 Hot Topics in Tax (also available July 29)
Valuations & Accounting Issues under the Family Property Act (FPA) (also available July 26)
Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019
Privacy Please: New Mandatory Breach Reporting Requirements under PIPEDA (also available July 24)
Procrastination and Professional Liability Insurance Claims
Managing Clients: Client Management - Do or Die
Top 10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know - Criminal Law (also available July 24)
The Truth about Credit
2018 Hot Topics in Tax: Considerations for Your Practice Structure, Billing Practices and Income (also available July 29)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
originally presented May 2018
As a diligent practitioner, you’re vigilant about potential tax
issues when advising clients on their legal matters. However, are you
also taking the time to think about tax issues relating to your legal
practice structure, billing practices, income and pension? Please join
us for this program focused on important tax issues that you need to
consider in order to comply with legislative and ethical requirements
Presenters: Johanna Caithness, Greg Gillis, Brian Janzen, John Jeninga and chaired by Cy Fien
~ 3 CPD hours including 1 EPPM hour
Valuations & Accounting Issues under The Family Property Act (FPA): What Every Lawyer Needs to Know (also available July 26)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
originally presented May 2018
Attend this session to learn how to be an "ace" at Accounting
hearings before the Master; how to get a proper valuation of a "cash
only" business; when you need a CBV and what it can cost; when
"commingling" turned out to be "NOT commingling"; or what's risky about
relying on a corporation's own accountant for the valuation and much more!
Presenters: Master Shayne Berthaudin, Norm Yusim and Al Martyszenko, CA, CFA, CBV
~ 3 CPD hours including 0.5 EPPM hours
Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019
Privacy Please: New Mandatory Breach Reporting Requirements under PIPEDA (also available July 24)
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
originally presented March 2019
Procrastination and Professional Liability Insurance Claims (also available July 24)
Time: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
originally presented February 2019
Managing Clients: Client Management - Do or Die
originally presented May 2012
Presenters: Bjorn Christianson & Greg Evans
Top 10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know - Criminal Law (also available July 24)
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Presenter: Saul Simmonds
~ 1 CPD hour including 0 EPPM hours
The Truth about Credit
Time: 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
originally presented October 2016
Credit cards are powerful tools but they can have a negative impact on your financial status if you let them. Beyond basic budget management it is useful to understand how credit cards impact your credit rating and how that credit rating can impact you. Attend this presentation to learn about:
• Credit reports vs credit scores
• How to access your credit rating
• What impacts your rating; and
• How you can maintain or repair your rating
Presenter: Tim St. Vincent, Credit Counselling Society
~ 1 CPD hour including 1 EPPM hour
Estate Litigation and Administration
Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
originally presented March 2017
Experienced counsel will identify some common litigation issues that arise in estate matters and review how to prepare a passing of accounts. Hear from a Master in the Court of Queen’s Bench and Legal Counsel with the Public Guardian and Trustee on what they each look for when considering an application to pass accounts.
Presenters: Master Shayne Berthaudin, John Poyser, Ken Mandzuik, Bryan Hyman and Nicole Hamilton
~ 3.5 CPD hours including 0.5 EPPM hours
Tax 101 for Commercial Lawyers (also available July 30)
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
originally presented May 2018
If you have a general commercial practice, you know that
tax issues will inevitably arise on your client files. Often you are
aware of the issue or have encountered it before and you are prepared to
deal with it. However, what about those instances where, as the saying
goes, “you don’t know what you don’t know”? This “Tax 101” program
intended for practitioners who wish to gain a better understanding of
various tax issues that arise in general commercial practice or young
practitioners who are starting out in commercial practice.
Presenter: Johanna Caithness
~ 1.5 CPD hours including 0 EPPM hours