TLA 17th Annual Masters' (Associate Judges') Motions for Licensing Candidates & Recent Calls – "The Anatomy of a Motion" | CPDonline.ca

TLA 17th Annual Masters' (Associate Judges') Motions for Licensing Candidates and Recent Calls – "The Anatomy of a Motion"

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Credits
Professionalism (Ethics, etc.): 0.25
20 minutes
Substantive: 1.25
80 minutes
Published
2021
Presenter(s)
Linda Abrams
Mark Gannage
Jay Josefo
Source
Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA)
Provider
CPDOnline.ca
Language
English
Length
100 minutes
Price
$349.00 plus tax
Includes Handouts

This popular, venerable program returns! Get the lowdown from Toronto Masters (Associate Judges) before whom you might appear. This program is essential for Licensing Candidates, recent calls and others who are new to arguing motions or want a refresher. “The Anatomy of a Motion” dissects the fundamental parts of a motion, including procedure, presentation, practice management, remote communications, professionalism and ethics.

Hear about the topics below.

  1. Avoiding motions
    1. Why you want to avoid motions and how to go about it.
  2. Preparing written materials
    1. Tips for effective written advocacy.
    2. Start by considering what you want, then draft your notice of motion to reflect that.
    3. Ensure you understand the legal tests that apply so your evidentiary record covers each point.
    4. Accurately present the current state of the law.
  3. Service before filing
    1. How to avoid pitfalls so your motion is not adjourned because it was not served on time or properly.
  4. The oral presentation
    1. Tips for effective oral advocacy, whether in person or remotely.
    2. How to make a compelling argument, without deviating from the evidence or the applicable law, to ensure you are heard and understood.
  5. Effective use of videoconferencing.
  6. Civility, in person and remotely.

Presenters

Master Linda Abrams

Until her appointment as a Master of the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Master Abrams was a civil litigator– first with the law firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and later with Torys LLP. Concurrent with her law practice, she served as an adjudicator (and Vice Chair) at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and at the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board. She now serves on the Board of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice. Master Abrams has presented at a number of CLE programs; she has acted as a coach for the National Judicial Institute (NJI) judicial dispute resolution/settlement conference programs; and, for more than 10 years, she co-taught the Osgoode Hall Law School “Lawyer as Negotiator” course. She is also the co-author of Canadian Civil Procedure Law, 1st and 2nd editions (LexisNexis), The Practitioner’s Evidence Law Sourcebook (LexisNexis), Halsbury’s Laws of Canada - Civil Procedure and Interim Preservation of Property Rights (LexisNexis) and Canadian Credit Union Law - A Detailed Survey (CCH Canadian).

Deputy Judge Mark Gannage Deputy Judge

Prior to his appointment to the Ontario Court of Justice, Deputy Judge Mark Gannage, was litigation counsel at Torys, McCarthys, Stikeman Elliott and Goodmans, as well as a certified adjudicator who served on various tribunals.  Deputy Judge Gannage has given seminars and workshops to judges, lawyers, judicial law clerks and law students on legal writing and other topics and has moderated numerous education programs, author talks and TLA special events. He is the author of Gannage’s Ontario Civil Litigation Commentary and Checklist (Thomson Reuters), three chapters in Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Canadian Precedents of Pleadings (Thomson Reuters), has published articles in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation, The Advocates’ Quarterly and other refereed journals, and two federal law reform works. He is a Contributing Editor of the Toronto Law Journal. A former full time and adjunct law professor, Deputy Judge Gannage conceived, designed and taught U of T Law School’s first course in Advanced Legal Research, Analysis and Writing.

Associate Justice Jay Josefo Associate Justice

Prior to his appointment to the Ontario Court of Justice, Associate Justice Josefo was a civil litigator, practising primarily in Labour and Employment law as well as Human Rights law as it pertained to employment.  Associate Justice Josefo also served as a Vice Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal; a member of the corporate board of the National Research Council, Canada’s leading science and technology agency operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry; and an elected school board trustee.