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Happy New Year, Learning Community. If you feel like 2024 simply rolled into 2025 with no breaks, you’re not alone. Here’s the first monthly round-up of CPD Events to help you comply with the Law Society requirements. Happy Learning and best wishes for 2025.
Amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act
January 7, 2025 | Complimentary | McMillan | 12:00 PM EST
Join McMillan lawyers to discuss amendments to the Construction Act as introduced by Bill 216, and the implications for stakeholders in the construction industry once the amendments come into force.
Discussion topics will include: Changes to proper invoice requirements and processes; New provisions relating to designer lien rights where a project is cancelled before construction begins; Changes to holdback release requirements, including the introduction of mandatory annual holdback release; Changes to adjudication, including when adjudication is available and adjudication processes; and Transition provisions applicable to existing contracts and projects.
CPD-Eligible: This program qualifies for up to 75 minutes of Substantive CPD in ON, 75 minutes of CPD in BC and 75 minutes of CLE in Quebec.
Details and Registration - McMillan
Top wills and estates cases of 2024
January 9, 2025 | Complimentary | eState Planner | 12:30 PM EST
A discussion of the key cases from 2024 that illustrate the evolution of estate law during the past year and that will significantly influence wills and estates practice.
CPD-Eligible: 30 minutes of Substantive Credits accredited by the Law Society of Ontario and the Law Society of British Columbia
Details and Registration - eState Planner
Top 10 court decisions from 2024 affecting your in-house practice
January 14, 2025 | Complimentary |Torys | 12:00 PM EST
This session will provide an analysis of decisions from significant cases decided in 2024 relating to contracts, employment, internal investigations, privacy, arbitration, administrative and environmental law, which have important implications for in-house legal counsel.
CPD-Eligible: Not specified
Details and Registration - Torys
Case law review 2024 (French Only)
January 16, 2025 | Complimentary |Fasken | 08:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
If you’re a lawyer in Quebec, you’re invited to join the lawyers from Fasken’s Civil and Commercial Litigation group for a webinar on the most important Québec court decisions of 2024. The decisions presented during this webinar will focus on various topics including Professional Secrecy/Litigation Privilege, Recent Developments in Commercial Contracts, Public Tenders and Contracts, Administrative Law and Civil Procedure, Class Actions, and Construction contracts and claims.
This Fasken Institute event will be held both in person and online, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. For those attending in person, the doors will open at 8:00 a.m.
CPD-Eligible: QC - This program contains 1.5 hours of continuing professional education activities.
Details and Registration - Fasken
The growing use of prepaid cards and regulatory implications
January 21, 2025 | Complimentary |Torys | 12:00 PM EST
Emerging as one of the fastest-growing payment options, prepaid cards are increasingly being offered by Fintechs as an alternative to more traditional financial products. Join the Torys panel as they discuss the growth of prepaid cards, the applicable regulatory frameworks and through a review of case studies, the implications on consumers, fintechs and financial institutions.
CPD-Eligible: Not specified
Details and Registration - Torys
Restructuring and Insolvency: A Cross-Country Year in Review
January 21, 2025 | Complimentary | Blakes | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
Blakes is hosting its annual year-in-review seminar where lawyers from the national Restructuring & Insolvency group will provide a cross-country review of key restructuring and insolvency trends and cases from 2024, focusing on topics of interest to restructuring practitioners and finance professionals.
CPD-Eligible: ON - This program contains 1.0 Substantive Hours
Details and Registration - Blakes
Going public: Canadian and UK listing rules
January 22, 2025 | Complimentary |Dentons | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Some corporate resolutions may include a public market listing in 2025. Join the Dentons session to explore changes in listing rules and shifting market dynamics , along with practical tips. Topics will include:
Current IPO Landscape in Canada and the UK: A market overview and key trends.
New Listing Rules in the UK: How recent changes are shaping the IPO environment.
Regulatory and Process Differences: A comparative analysis of Canada and UK frameworks.
Dual Listing Opportunities: Insights into accessing both markets.
Enhancing IPO Preparedness: Practical tips for a successful go-public transaction.
CPD-Eligible: ON, BC, QC - This program contains 60 Substantive Minutes.
Details and Registration - Dentons
AI and the Board: applying corporate governance tools to new technologies
January 22, 2025 | Complimentary |Torys | 12:00 PM EST
In this session, Torys lawyers will discuss the Board’s roles in overseeing AI risk, how to take the technology fear factor out of AI governance, and management’s role in informing, educating and supporting directors in effective oversight.
CPD-Eligible: Not specified
Details and Registration - Torys
A Year in Review and What’s on the Horizon for Employment Law in Canada
January 23, 2025 | Complimentary | Blakes | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
“In 2024, there were numerous developments in employment and labour law that impacted employers and the workplace. These changes included the evolving landscape of pay transparency and pay equity legislation; electronic monitoring and the use of AI in the workplace; recent court decisions on termination clauses; and workplace harassment and violence laws.” - Blakes
Join members of the Blakes Employment & Labour group for a cross-country year in review, and an assessment of the potential changes and challenges on the horizon.
CPD-Eligible: BC - This program contains 1.0 Hours of Substantive Content
Details and Registration - Blakes
An introduction to data centre development and operation essentials
January 22, 2025 | Complimentary |Torys | 12:00 PM EST
As demand for data centres grows, understanding the complexities of developing and operating these critical infrastructure assets is pivotal. Hear from the Torys panel as they discuss key elements for any stakeholders in this space: Data Centre fundamentals, financing structures, navigating permitting and regulatory hurdles, project development considerations and contracting with co-location and cloud data tenants.
CPD-Eligible: Not specified
Details and Registration - Torys
Capital Markets Breakfast Seminar
January 29, 2025 | Complimentary |Fasken | 08:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
An in-person only, Fasken Institute Seminar, to discuss the latest trends and expected developments in capital markets in 2025. This session will focus on regulatory direction in 2025, Current disclosure issues: climate, diversity, greenwashing, artificial intelligence, etc., Shareholder proposals —what are the latest trends?, the case for in-person shareholder meetings, as well as the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada consideration of the meaning of “material change” in Markowich v. Lundin Mining Corporation.
CPD-Eligible: QC - This program contains 2.5 Hours* of continuing professional education activities.
Details and Registration - Fasken
S5 EP4 | Closing with confidence: Resolving disputes and avoiding M&A litigation
In this episode of Disputed, hosts from Norton Rose Fulbright dive into the complexities of post-closing disputes, uncovering how and why deals can go awry even after months of preparation.
This episode is accredited 0.5 substantive hours in Ontario and 0.5 substantive hours in British Columbia.
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