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REGIONAL WRAP-UP conference speakers who's who of lawyers from small, regional, or national law firms in Montreal chosen from the net- works of Continuum's founding lawyers — or for their status as standouts in the Quebec legal community. While most of the speakers are features a lawyers, Continuum has paired some of them with experts in com- plementary professional fields, like accounting or psychology. The idea is to lend a multi-dimensional view for a particular legal specialty and to fos- ter networking opportunities at the con- ferences, all to be held in the elegant Place d' and served up with breakfast — instead of through what can be the insularity of computers and personal communica- tions devices, says Kellerman. "It chases away the dynamic of human relations Armes boutique hotel in Old Montreal seven weeks as Kellerman, Cloutier, and Cabanes worked at lightening speed to contact potential speakers and line up their content, designed the web site, and began the process of obtaining accreditation from the Barreau. "If this momentum continues we will build for the next year," says and communication and we really want to bring people out and give them a really interactive platform that they can enjoy, the lawyer says. With new speakers now clamouring " to get on board the Continuum venture, the three lawyers are nonetheless tak- ing an unassuming view of the future. The whole project was put together over forward. "Right now we don't want to be too ambitious, be too arrogant, we just want to respond to our business. First and foremost we are attorneys. We run an office, we have clients and we are beholden to what our clients are asking." Kellerman, adding they have hired on a logistics manager and have a small technical support team to complement their early organiza- tional efforts and move the venture kathryn.leger@videotron.ca — KATHRYN LEGER News Feed Raising the Bar The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) is holding its annual conference on Saturday, November 10, 2012, with the theme "Raising the Bar". Lucas Lung will be a panellist discussing class action recourses such as caveat emptor; duties of full disclosure, from Facebook shares to false advertising and other "buyer beware" tales. www.lerners.ca/news/228/ TCAS Annual Conference 2012 Earl Cherniak, Chair of Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society will be introducing speakers including Cynthia Kuehl who will be addressing Orders, Awards and Enforcement (strategies, interim relief, enforcing procedural orders and corrections of awards/appeals) at the TCAS annual conference on November 1, 2012. www.lerners.ca/news/229/ Another Prestigious Honour Partner, Rising Star, Litigator to Watch and SABA Female Lawyer of the Year, Jasmine Akbarali received yet another prestigious honour, being named "Best Mom Ever" by the eldest 3 of her 4 children. Sadly, the honour was revoked a few days later when she banned them from screens. www.lerners.ca/lawyers/jasmine-akbarali/ www.lerners.ca erners_CL_Nov_12.indd 1 ORDER # 804240-65199 $302 2 volume looseleaf-supplemented service Anticipated upkeep cost – $205 per supplement Supplements invoiced separately 1-3 supplements per year 978-0-88804-240-X ACCESS THE LATEST IN CASE LAW INTERPRETING CANADA'S PREVALENT BUSINESS LIABILITY POLICY ANNOTATED COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY POLICY MARCUS B. SNOWDEN AND MARK G. LICHTY Get practical and complete analysis of the IBC Form 2100 CGL "occurrence" policy, on a clause- by-clause basis. Each section includes a historical overview, scholarly commentary, analysis and the most up-to-date case law from both the insurer's and the policyholder's perspectives. Within this easy to read resource, you'll find commentary and analysis on leading American, Australian and New Zealand cases. Annotated Commercial General Liability Policy has been updated to reference the most recent IBL CGL wording; it also notes cases that consider manuscript wordings. The text references judicial consideration of coverage issues in all Canadian provinces inclusive of Quebec — no other resource updates the jurisprudence and covers this scope of case law so thoroughly each year. AVAILABLE RISK-FREE FOR 30 DAYS Order online at www.carswell.com CANADA LAW BOOK® 8 N O VEMBER / D ECEMBER 2012 www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com 12-10-18 9:41 AM Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 In Toronto: 416-609-3800 Shipping and handling are extra. Price subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes.

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