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26 | <strong>ARCTIC</strong> <strong>OBITER</strong> NOTICES The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories Court of Appeal of the Northwest Territories SCHEDULING NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE NEXT SUPREME COURT GENERAL CRIMINAL LIST WILL BE CALLED ON: Friday, May 11, 2012 Video conference appearances by persons in custody outside Yellowknife who are not represented by counsel will be held at 10:00 hrs Courtroom appearances will be held at 14:00 hrs NOTE: at Yellowknife, NT IN COURTROOM #5 1. All Counsel (Crown & Defence) with pending matters are to attend the Calling of the List, either personally or by agent. 2. For those pending matters in which the Accused person has elected trial by Judge and Jury, counsel (both Crown & Defence) are to advise the presiding Judge at the time of, or prior to, the Calling of the List whether the matter will indeed be proceeding as a contested Jury Trial and, if so, the estimated duration of the Jury Trial. 3. For those with Summary Conviction Appeals, please be reminded of Rule 117 of the Criminal Rules of the NWT. NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE LIST OF CASES PENDING AND THE GENERAL APPEAL LIST WILL BE CALLED BY A JUDGE IN CHAMBERS ON Friday, May 11, 2012 Video conference appearances by persons in custody outside Yellowknife who are not represented by counsel will be held at 10:00 hrs Courtroom appearances will be held at 15:00 hrs at Yellowknife NT IN COURTROOM #5 for the Court of Appeal Assize commencing June 19, 2012 COUNSEL ARE REMINDED OF THE FOLLOWING NEW FILING DEADLINES FOR APPEALS FILED AFTER MARCH 1, 2006: CIVIL APPEALS and CRIMINAL APPEALS a) Appeal books must be filed not later than 12 weeks from the date on which the notice of appeal was filed. b) Appellant’s Factums must be filed within 60 days of filing of the appeal book or within 7 months of the notice of appeal whichever date is earliest. c) Respondent’s factum must be filed within 30 days of being served the appellant’s factum. d) Only those appeals that have been perfected as at May 11, 2012 will be set for hearing at the June 19, 2012 assize.
MARCH/APRIL 2012 | 27 RESOURCES The Legal Profession Assistance Conference (LPAC) of the Canadian Bar Assocation is dedicated to helping lawyers, judges, law students and their families with personal, emotional, health and lifestyle issues through a network of Lawyer Assistance Programs, a national 24-hour helpline and Provincial Programs. If you need assistance, please call the helpline or visit their website. 1-800-667-5722 www.lpac.ca The Law Society of the NWT and the CBA-NT Branch have partnered with Human Solutions to offer members free, private and confidential professional counseling and consultation for the resolution of personal issues or work related difficulties. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call any time. 1-800-663-1142 Mentor Program Members from Northwest Territories and Nunavut are invited to call the office of the Alberta Practice Advisor and ask for the Mentor Program. Please be advised that not all of the mentors may be totally familiar with NT statutes and practice. There is no cost. CALL 1-888-272-8839 Practice Advisors The Practice Advisors from the Law Society of Alberta are available to discuss legal, ethical and practice concerns, and personal matters such as stress and addiction. Members are invited to contact the Practice Advisors at any time: Ross McLeod (Edmonton) Tel: 780-412-2301 or 1-800-661-2135 Fax: 780-424-1620 ross.mcleod@lawsocietyalberta.com Nancy Carruthers (Calgary) Tel: 403-229-4714 or 1-866-440-4640 Fax: 403-228-1728 nancy.carruthers@lawsocietyalberta.com THE LIGHTER SIDE Passing Judgement McKenzie v. Scotia Lumber Co. (1913), 11 D.L.R. 729 (N.S.S.C.) "The case must have occurred a thousand times, but the reason why counsel, who argued the appeal, were unable to cite any authority directly bearing upon the question, is probably that, until this case arose, there never was anybody wrong-headed enough to make such an accident the subject of an action at law." National Trust Co. v. Furbacher (1994) O.J. No. 2385 “Pleadings are supposed to be a road map – but not of all the roads in the world – but only how to get from Point A to Point B. Was this a road map? I think not, unless it be by Pablo Picasso” Re Laramie (2001), 25 C.B.R. (4th) 268: “This dispute is like the alien life form in the movie ‘The Blob’. It has a life of its own and it just keeps growing. Why that should be so is a puzzle to me.” Oil & Gas Futures, Inc. of Tex. v. Andrus 610 F.2d 287, 287–88 (5th Cir. 1980) “In this appeal we are asked to determine whether ‘.82’ is the equivalent of ‘82%.’ Having successfully completed grammar school, we are able to answer the question in the affirmative. “ Labbee v. Peters (1997), 201 A.R. 241, aff'd 1999 ABCA 246 “One person in the Grande Prairie court room did not know how a grain truck unloads grain. Unfortunately for the defence case, that person was its expert accident reconstruction witness.” With excerpts from Ted Tjaden’s “Judicial Humour” on slaw.ca.
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