This program fulfills 6.25 Substantive Hours pursuant to the Law Society of Upper Canadas CPD Requirement.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: 29 February 2012

9 March 2012 | Old Mill Inn | Toronto, ON

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Omar is a Toronto lawyer focusing on health law, human rights and reputation management. He has taught law and ethics at Ryerson University and has been a regular lecturer in communications and social media at the Schulich School of Business. He currently sits as Vice-Chair of the OBAs Young Lawyers Division (Toronto), and was recently named one of the top 12 social media influencers practicing law in Canada.

The varied and intersecting strands of human endeavour and legal frameworks that comprise the broad ambit of Content Law have undergone significantin human over the past employment law, For lawyers involved changes rights law or decade. The very idea seminar will provide valuable updates on matters such as this of Content Law, born of necessary legal convergence, would have been unthinkable andin the workplace, the consideration the duty to accommodate unnecessary in a time that remains within memory. Yet, in spite varietythe administrative law in this of human rights issues by a of all of changes, the tribunals, area continues to rapidly evolve. For professionals directly or foreign corporate action and the application of Canadian human indirectly involved in this area, an awareness of developments is rights law, and the employers obligation regarding mental indispensable. other topics. illness, among

Hugh Scher is the founder of the law firm Scher Law Professional Corporation, where he leads a team in the practice of employment and human rights law as well as disability insurance law. He is frequently called upon to advise employers and employees about issues related to the accommodation of people with disabilities in the workplace, return to work plans, complaints of discrimination and harassment, the investigation of harassment complaints and complex wrongful dismissal cases. He served for six years as Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities.

Negotiating digital rights Fair dealing and copyright infringement Mental illness and the employer Copyright royalties in Canada and the application of Foreign corporate action An update on the law of the book Music in films

Canadian human rights law

Jurisdiction and caselaw regarding the consideration of human rights issues by other administrative tribunals Updates on the duty to accommodate in the workplace Workplace bullying and violence: emerging concerns

New trends and best practices in errors & omissions insurance

Meryl has always had a strong commitment to social justice and social reform. She graduated with distinction from the University of Kings College and Dalhousie University, majoring in philosophy and contemporary studies. While at Osgoode, Meryl was the founding member and divestment chair of Stand York, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of and advocating for an end to the genocide in Darfur. She also did volunteer work for Bakerlaw and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, researching various areas of human rights law.

Intellectual property and virtual worlds

The legal aspects of an emerging sport and obligations War, the journalist and the public

Lawyers in practicing or providing advice to clients in the Lawyers private practice in the area of entertainment, media or sports

area of human rights law or employment law pertinent aspects of human rights law

Raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa, Olivia is an employment and human rights lawyer with an appreciation of the need for civil protections. Olivia obtained her law degree from the University of Ottawa where she was involved in many student and community-based organizations. She joined Whitten & Lublin in 2011 in order to focus on employment and human rights law.

In-house counsel to entertainment, media or sports companies or organizations Lawyers intent on gaining a broad knowledge of Executives of entertainment, media or sports companies or organizations administrators or managers involved in the Workplace

oversight of employer-employee relationships

Academics and journalists

Legal & other academics, as well as bureaucrats

Government officials rights law or employment law from focused on human and lawyers working in regulation, policy perspectives or program delivery related to heritage the development of law and social policy or cultural industries Content creators and cultural industry entrepreneurs
Ellen obtained her law degree from the University of Ottawa. During law school, she received the Ultramar Award for Community Commitment recognizing her contributions to the law review, legal clinic, and various students associations. Ellen was licensed to practice law in Ontario in 2008 after articling at a national law firm. She co-authored an article for the Canadian Compensation and Benefits Reporter, and has been a presenter at the Human Resources Professionals Association.

Directors, producers and project managers Negotiators, mediators and consultants

3:30 [insert Chair] [insert chair detail]

9:10

10:10
9:50 10:00

Seizing The Digital Future [insert speaker] [insert speaker detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert related bullet C] Questions and Discussion Negotiating Digital Rights [insert speaker] [insert speaker detail] rt related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert related bullet C]

Ellen Low, WHITTEN & LUBLIN

4:10

Intellectual Property and Virtual Worlds [insert speaker] [insert speaker detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert related bullet C] Questions and Discussion

12:10

[insert related bullet C] Questions and Discussion

1:45

Questions and Discussion

Hugh Scher, SCHER LAW PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

2:55 [insert chair detail] 3:30 [insert Questions and Discussion Chair]

Mediated Spaces War, The Journalist & The Law [insert speaker A] [insert speaker A detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert speaker B] [insert speaker B detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] Questions and Discussion

11:25

10:40

Questions and Discussion

Olivia Kabongo, WHITTEN & LUBLIN

4:10 11:05

Venue Rights & Contracting [insert speaker] [insert speaker detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert related bullet C] Questions and Discussion

1:30

11:35 11:40

3:00
12;10

Revisiting the Law of Fair Dealing & Copyright Infringement [insert speaker] [insert speaker detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert related bullet C] Questions and Discussion Copyright Royalties in Canada [insert speaker] [insert speaker detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert related bullet C] Questions and Discussion

Questions and Discussion

Omar Ha-Redeye, FLEETSTREETLAW.COM Questions and Discussion

1:45

4:15

Day 1 Perspectives Session: Updates on the Law of the Book [insert speaker A] [insert speaker A detail] [insert related bullet A] [insert related bullet B] [insert speaker B] [insert speaker B detail]

Meryl Gary, BAKERLAW Questions and Discussion

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This program fulfills 6.25 Substantive Hours pursuant to the Law Society of Upper Canadas CPD Requirement.

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