Articling We recognize that a very significant issue for lawyers, law firms and articling students (both the current and incoming class) revolves around the ability of law firms to effectively supervise articling students remotely, the impact on students’ ability to complete their articles and obtain their Call to the Bar. We are working to address […]

Engaging with Stakeholders to Provide COVID-19 Updates As the COVID-19 situation continues to unfold, we are engaging with various stakeholder groups such as the government, courts and Teranet Manitoba to provide important updates to Manitoba lawyers and to address issues that have been identified by the profession. These circumstances are raising challenging issues for the […]

The Law Society understands that members may face challenges in meeting their obligations under the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules. While we continue to expect that members will do everything possible to meet all of their obligations, we recognize that it may be challenging to verify a client’s identity where the member and his/her […]

If your practice involves any Court work, please note the Registry offices of the Court of Queen’s Bench and the Court of Appeal remain open for filing, see COVID-19 Update. The Court has now confirmed they are not changing any filing deadlines. This means deadlines and timelines for filing a pleading or other such document […]