ABOUT OUR CONFERENCE
CLARION HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE, 36035 N Parallel Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2C6
CBABC and the Abbotsford & District Bar Association (ABDA) come together again to invite Fraser Valley lawyers for a conference right in your backyard! Enjoy engaging discussion and insights on topics including recent tips and trends in employment law and human rights, the intersectionality between family, criminal and immigration law, and wills for blended families and testamentary capacity. The program will also touch on priority issues and best practice trends for commercial and residential real estate practice.
AGENDA
9:30-9:55am | Registration Check-In
9:55-10:00am | Opening Remarks
10:00-11:15am | Employment & Human Rights Law - Practice Tips
This session focuses on the top 5 things that you need to know about employment and human rights law that impact your practice. Topics covered will include employment contracts, duty to inquire and accommodate, bullying, harassment, and more.
Anita Atwal, Anita Atwal Law Corporation
11:15-11:30am | Break
11:30-12:30pm | Priority Issues in Title Insurance
This session explores issues and best practice trends for commercial and residential real estate practice, keeping you current on the tips and strategies you need for your practice.
Brett A. Horton, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
12:30-1:00pm | Lunch
1:00-2:20pm | Intersecting Issues in Family/Criminal/Immigration Law
Presenters unpack the common, and not so common, grounds upon which family, criminal and immigration matters intersect in practice, such as:
- Immigration considerations in Family Law proceedings when a party or child is not a Canadian Citizen
- Immigration consideration in Criminal Law proceedings when an accused is not a Canadian Citizen
- Family, Criminal and Immigration considerations when all proceedings impact a party or their family members.
- Benefits of early advice
Uphar Dhaliwal, Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group
Rob Dhanu, Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group
2:20-2:30pm | Break
2:30-3:30pm | Wills for Blended Families and Testamentary Capacity
Estate planners increasingly face two competing challenges, namely blended family considerations and client capacity. With the increasing number of blended families, prudent estate planners need to know the tools available to them to provide clients with tailored estate planning advice and services for matters including will variation risks, the benefits and pitfalls of alter ego or joint partner trusts, and questions about capacity and undue influence come into play. This presentation will provide insight on best practices when advising clients facing these challenges.
Emily Anderson, Albert & Co. Law LLP
Marta Dean , Albert & Co. Law LLP
3:30-4:00pm | Supporting Fraser Valley Lawyers: Community Issues Roundtable
What are the needs of Fraser Valley lawyers? Recruitment and retention strategies? Practice management support? Share your opinions of what would make practice easier for you.
Kirsten Tonge, President, Abbotsford & District Bar Association
4:00pm | Closing Remarks
*Agenda may be subject to change.
ACKNOWLEDGING FIRST NATIONS TERRITORIES
The CBABC acknowledges that the land from which we gather and host this conference from is the traditional and unceded territories of the Sumas First Nation, and we encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous peoples, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
Participant General Acknowledgement
By registering, you agree that all materials related to this course are for the sole use of the registrant, and may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works, or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
Cancellation
Please review our cancellation policy prior to registering for this conference. To cancel your registration, or to transfer your registration to a colleague, please contact Heather Paton at pd@cbabc.org.
