E-Brief Sept - Oct - The Advocates' Society

Reception with the Federal Court
Learned Friends
A Tribute to Fifty Remarkable
Ontario Advocates, 1950-2000
The Advocates’ Society recently hosted a reception at Campbell House for participants
in its Special Litigation Skills Certificate program titled “Practice Before the
Federal Court.” The reception was well-attended by trial and appellate judges,
including The Honourable Allan Lutfy, Chief Justice of the Federal Court.
Pictured, left to right: Society president Linda Rothstein of Paliare Roland
Rosenberg Rothstein LLP; The Honourable Anne L. Mactavish of the Federal
Court; Cliff L. Rand of Stikeman Elliott LLP, and Raj Anand of WeirFoulds LLP.
Ontario Justice Education Network
Recently added to OJEN’s website at http://www.ojen.ca are a number of exciting
new resources and links of interest to teachers and justice system volunteers:
- Links to presentations from Colloquia on the Legal Profession as presented by The
Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism. A broad range of
topics relating to the practice of law and the justice system, including “Judges in a
Multicultural Society,” “Lawyers in a World Criminal Court” and “Restorative and
Other Models of Justice.”
- Link to the recent report by the Honourable Marion Boyd, former attorney general,
examining the use of arbitration based on religious law to resolve disputes in family
and inheritance cases.
- “You Are The Judge” scenario, developed from a law symposium presentation by
the Honourable Justice June Maresca of the Ontario Court of Justice for use by justice
sector volunteers speaking with students. Designed to enable students to consider
and explore concepts of justice and sentencing.
- “A Brief History of the Justice of the Peace Bench.” Outlines the origins of the
bench, as well as the duties and jurisdiction of today’s justices of the peace.
Other new resources are in the works as well. As part of this year’s celebration of the
20th anniversary of section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
OJEN, in collaboration with Network partner the Department of Justice, is working on
new Landmark Case Resources that examine important section 15 cases.
Also, an updated version of OJEN’s Grade 10 Civics resource, “Values of the Justice
System,” which will incorporate the new Ministry of Education Grade 10 curriculum
expectations, is underway.
All members are invited to
attend the launch reception
on Tuesday, September 27 at
Convocation Hall.
Look for the flier in our late-
August general mailing.
Registration required, please.
Campbell House:
Impress Your Guests
Campbell House is the home of The
Advocates’ Society and members are
encouraged to rent this enchanting
historic venue for their private and
professional events.
Built in 1822, Georgian-style
Campbell House is conveniently
located on the northwest corner of
University Avenue and Queen Street.
It is an elegant setting for events of
all kind.
Catering is provided by
1055 Restaurant & Catering
For additional information,
please contact
Karen Vallipuram
at 416-482-8485
THE ROBINETTE DINING ROOM
WILL RE-OPEN FOR LUNCH
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
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VOLUME 17, NO. 1, SUMMER 2005