1.1 Interpretation 1.1.1 In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires (a) “approved principal” means a practicing lawyer or a law firm that has satisfied the requirements of sub regulation 3.5.2; (b) “articled clerk” means a person enrolled in the Society’s bar admission program and registered on the register of articled clerks; (c) “articling agreement” …
4.1 Compliance obligations of lawyers List of obligations 4.1.1 A practicing lawyer must: pay fees annually in accordance with subregulations 4.2.2 and 4.2.4; pay other fees in accordance with subregulation 4.2.3; unless exempted from doing so by subregulation 4.1.8 or subregulation 6.6.2, maintain a minimum of $1,000,000.00 of liability insurance in the form provided by …
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9.1 Interpretation 9.1.1 In this Part: (a) “Chair of the Hearing Committee” includes the Chair of the Hearing Committee and any member of the Hearing Committee designated by the Chair of the Hearing Committee to act as Chair;(b) “incapacity” means the member’s lack of capacity as defined in Section 2 of the Act(c) “member of a firm” …
3.1 Interpretation 3.1.1 In this Part: “Committee” means the Credentials Committee; “Capstone” means the final assessment in the Practice Readiness Education Program delivered by the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education; “CPLED” means the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal Education; “Foundation Modules” is the first component of the Practice Readiness Education Program that is delivered …
CPD Planning Templates Sample CPD Plan Questionnaire template CPD Plan Questionnaire, Templates and Models CPD Plan Template 2 General Information What CPD may be included in my professional development plan?Although the Society will not be tracking individual programs or hours, the basic principles and objectives of the NSBS CPD Requirement remain the same. Lawyers are …
The Regulations, made pursuant to the Legal Profession Act, set out the specific responsibilities and standards all lawyers are required to meet. These Regulations govern all aspects of the regulatory process including admission standards, administrative obligations of lawyers and law firms, requirements for the operation of trust accounts, complaint and hearing processes and more. Part 1 …
