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Registration closes at 12:00 PM on February 27, 2024.

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Registration closes at 4:00 PM on February 21, 2024.

GROUP REGISTRATION FOR THE LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO'S 18TH FAMILY LAW SUMMIT (WEBCAST)

The PLA is pleased to announce that we have enough people signed up for the group registration to allow us to receive the 50% discount.

The program is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20 & Thursday, March 21, 2024 (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM).
To learn more about this program, click here.

Registration is only available to 2024 PLA Members.

The group registration fee is $296.63 for each individual.

NOTE: Each person registering will be charged a $10 PLA administrative fee.

If you are interested, please email us at library@plalawyers.ca with the information listed below:

Once we receive your email, PLA staff will send you an electronic invoice via Square. Please make sure to check you spam/junk folder if you do not see the invoice in your inbox. Payments will have to be received by Monday, March 4, 2024, at 4:00 PM.

You will receive links to the webinar and materials from the LSO after the PLA has completed the group registration process.

If you wish to RSVP to attend the Annual General Meeting taking place earlier in the evening, please click here for more information.

If you wish to attend the Annual Members' Dinner taking place after the meeting, please click here for more information.

Information provided on Thomson Reuters' website:

Handle traffic offences with maximum effectiveness. This resource provides a thorough understanding of the offence as well as a way to determine quickly whether all the elements in the charge have been covered.

This edition updates some of the procedural provisions which guide court appearances, trials, and appeals, as well as substantive provisions on actual offences such as stunt driving and careless driving.

This edition includes:

For more information about this resource, click here.

This item is available to PLA Members in good standing for sign-out. PLA Members can sign-out up to three items for overnight use for a seven day period. Overdue charges may be applicable to items that are not returned by their due date.

Not a member, but looking to become one? Please follow the link for the Membership Form and Fees. You may also contact the PLA Library Staff by email, and they will be happy to assist you. It only takes moments to join, and the PLA Library Staff can process memberships on the spot. Once payment is received, you can take advantage of all your PLA Membership Benefits, including discounts on CPD programs and social events.

As a friendly reminder, the Peel Law Association Library, Lawyers' Lounge and related services are open to all lawyers who are in good standing with the LSO, articling students, and LPP/NCA candidates.

Please see the Memorandum from Chief Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz dated January 24, 2024, outlining the upcoming changes to the Consolidated Provincial Practice Directions re: Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding (Criminal, Family, and Civil).

These changes are in effect as of today, February 1, 2024.

The updated notices are also available on the SCJ website here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/practice/provincial-practice-directions/

The PLA has put together a team to participate in The Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk on February 24, 2024, to raise money for Regeneration Outreach. We will be walking for 2km in downtown Brampton. 

Please support the PLA team with a donation for our friends at Regeneration - they help the most vulnerable and underhoused in our community, and their work is never done. All donations are welcome and any over $20 will receive a tax receipt.

If you want to join our team (the more, the merrier!), please see our team page for details on how to sign up.

Thanks for any support you can provide.

The Board of the Peel Law Association is calling a
SPECIAL MEMBERS' MEETING on
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM.

Location: PLA Library

This meeting has been called to present the membership with proposed revisions to our By-Laws, so that we may be in compliance with the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA). Your attendance is important in shaping the future of the PLA.

Supporting documents will be shared before the meeting.

This meeting is open to all PLA members with 2024 memberships.

RSVPs are required to attend.

Please email PLA staff at library@plalawyers.ca to RSVP.

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This event is being held in-person only and will not be recorded.

Registration closes at 12:00 PM on February 6, 2024.