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10 N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 4 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m i n a few months, after the holiday rush is over, Calgary criminal lawyer Ian Savage will sit down with nine guests and enjoy an eight-to-10 course winter feast. It will include a cocktail hour, an opening and closing "signature drink," a complete cooked-from-scratch gourmet dinner with specially selected wines, a spectacular table setting, and a specifi- cally designed souvenir menu. The price tag will be a tasty $25,000. "I enjoy a good meal," says Savage, with a touch of ironic understatement. The $25,000 (after expenses) is going to support two access to justice charities in Alberta but that is just one reason Savage dug deep to win a legal community auc- tion for the dinner. Another reason is this memorable meal is meticulously planned, prepared, and presented by about a half dozen volunteer Alberta Court of Queen's Bench judges. They call themselves Justices in Aprons. The two driving forces behind the din- ners are justices Bonnie Rawlins and Sal LoVecchio, who take turns hosting the dinners at their homes. They — along with their spouses — have been plan- ning and organizing these occasions since 2003. That is when then-court clerk Sheila O'Brian planted the seed of an idea that led to the justices offering a dinner which was auctioned off for what, at the time, seemed RegionAl wRAp-up alberta juSticeS cook up almoSt $200,000 for charity West Justices Bonnie Rawlins and Sal LoVecchio take turns hosting the dinners. Order # 986376-65203 $149 Softcover approx. 700 pages September 2014 978-0-7798-6376-1 Shipping and handling are extra. Price(s) subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. 00221WX-A45129 Significantly revised and expanded, Musicians and the Law in Canada, 4th Edition remains your premier source of guidance from the country's leading entertainment lawyer on: • The Internet and its implications for musicians • Copyright, administration and licensing of copyright, Creative Commons licenses • Copyright infringement and remedies • Contractual rights, obligations and remedies • Status, function and role of labour organizations • Relationship of agents and managers • Crowd funding, government funding programs, sponsorship agreements, financing and other business-related issues • Income tax considerations • Trademarks, merchandising and endorsements • Websites, social media, domain names, house concerts • Digital royalties, downloading, streaming, ring tones, cloud computing • "360 deals" Understand the legalities of the music business New Edition Musicians and the Law in Canada, 4th Edition Paul Sanderson Available risk-free for 30 days Order online: www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 In Toronto: 416-609-3800 geoff ellwAnd

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