What's New
New and notable information for the public and the profession
- Law Society Extends Forgivable Loan Program
- The Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act
- The Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act came into force April 30, 2012
- National Conference for Visual Artists & Art Lawyers
- June 8th – 10th, Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa
- 2011-2012 CPLED Resource Material Clearance Sale
- A limited number of 2011-2012 CPLED resource material binders are available for purchase by lawyers or legal organizations.
- 2012-2013 Manitoba CPLED Program Schedule Now Available
- The CPLED Program is the Law Society of Manitoba's bar admission course.
- 2012 Bencher Election
- Notice of Disbarment of Howard Tennenhouse
- 2011 Annual Member Report Due April 1, 2012
- 2011 Annual Member Report is now available in the Member Portal and includes the mandatory report of 2011 CPD Activities.
- Federation of Law Societies' National Family Law Program
- Offer Dates for Recruitment of Articling Students
- Articling positions for 2013-2014 session
- New Fillable CPD Registration Forms
- When registering for a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program, just open the registration form found on the program page, fill out the fields online and save the completed PDF. Then, submit the form by either email or fax.
- NEW! Changes to Practice Directions and Practice Notices
- In addition to the new Code of Professional Conduct that came into effect on January 1, 2011, a number of Practice Directions and Practice Notices that were either outdated or were incorporated into the new Code have been repealed by the Benchers.
- Fees in Estate Matters
- The Benchers have approved Statements of Principles applicable to lawyers who act in a representative capacity and also to fees generally in the context of estate administration (both those of the personal representative and of the lawyer acting for the personal representative).
