THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6th, 2020 

3:30 pm | Sections, Conferences & Forums Meeting 
Some sections, conferences and forums will be hosting business meetings. These meetings will provide an 
opportunity for section members to come together, share ideas and collaborate for the coming year. The 
particulars will be made available when details are confirmed.
                                                                                         

4:00 pm | Fireside Chat with the Honourable Andrea Anderson-Mason, Q.C., Attorney General, Minister of Justice

The New Brunswick branch of the Canadian Bar Association is excited to host a fireside chat with the Honourable Andrea Anderson-Mason, Q.C., Attorney General and Minister of Justice, as part of the 2020 Midwinter Program.

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Opening Reception             
The Opening Reception will be held at the Saint John Ale House (1 Market Square). Come and enjoy some of New Brunswick’s finest delicacies and spirits.

                                                                                               Sponsored by:  Cox & Palmer

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2020

7:30

BREAKFAST (Marco Polo)                       Sponsored by: Lutz Longstaff Parish

9:00

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(FRENCH) IPV and Criminal Law

Primer on Class Action Litigation

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Smart Contracts and the Law

(SI) Advising the Executor or Personal Representative of an Estate

10:15

HEALTH BREAK                                      Sponsored by: Gauthier & Associates

10:30

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(FRENCH) Insurers Beware

Digital Information and Data Security

What to Say When CRA Audit Division Comes Calling?

(SI) Going After Online Mischief: Legal and Practical Issues with Law Online

12:00

LUNCH (Marco Polo)                                 Sponsored by: Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant

1:00

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(FRENCH)Defending the Interests of a Corporate or Institutional Client

The Intersection of Family and Health Law: Artificial Human Reproduction

Medical Cannabis – An Expanding Treatment Tool and Who Should Bear the Cost

(SI)Tips and Tricks from Administrative Law Decision Makers

3:00

HEALTH BREAK                                      Sponsored by: Whelly & Company and Do Process

3:15

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(FRENCH) The “New” Divorce Act

Automobile Insurance – Hot Topics

Cyber Matters

(SI) Practice Tips for Representing Clients in Human Rights Matters

6:30

PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION(Marco Polo)  Sponsored by: Stewart Mckelvey

7:00

PRESIDENT’S DINNER (Marco Polo)         Sponsored by: McInnes Cooper

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2020

7:30

BREAKFAST  & AGM (Marco Polo)        Sponsored by: Godbout Fawcett

9:00

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(FRENCH) The Pitfalls of an Incomplete Workplace Investigation

Tips & Tricks for Litigators

Current and Emerging Issues in Labour and Employment Law

(SI) Are We There Yet? The Long Journey on the Roads to Summary Judgment and Justice for All

10:45

HEALTH BREAK                                      Sponsored by: Brenton Kean

11:00

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(FRENCH) Trouble in the Neighborhood

Creditors, Bankruptcy and Family Law

So You Think You Know How to Cross Examine!

(SI) Recent Developments in Aboriginal Law

12:30

Lunch to go (Foyer)                                      Sponsored by:  Stewart Title