NEW Language Rights Rule: Representing Clients in Their Official Language of Choice Ethical Obligations, Practical Solutions and Certain "Je ne sais quoi"
November 24, 2016

Who should take this session? Lawyers with a limited capacity in French dealing with clients who speak only French (or who have a limited capacity in English). Anglophone lawyers with French speaking clients who have a limited or some capacity in English. Anglophone lawyers with Anglophone clients dealing with opposing parties who speak only French.

Did you know that there is a Language Rights Rule in the Code of Professional Conduct? Includes both a discussion of Manitoba lawyers’ new ethical and professional obligations under this Rule, and of practical solutions that can be utilized to ensure clients’ language rights.

Chair: The Honourable Richard J. Scott O.M., Q.C., Hill Sokalski Walsh Olson LLP

Presenters: 
Associate Chief Justice Marriane Rivoalen, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, Family Division
Daniel Boivan, Gowling WLG
Alain Laurencelle, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Denis Guénette, Justice Manitoba, Legal Services Branch
Andrea Doyle, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

CPD hours: 1.5 | EPPM hours: 1.5 | Price: $50.00 + GST = $52.50
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