Keeping-Tabs-Summer-2023

WHAT’S COMING UP @ TAS
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CHAIR CHAT
CHAIR CHAT
SEP 14
This Is How We Do
It: Lessons from the
Senior Family Law Bar
(TORONTO, ON)
SEP 22
Pozner on Cross-Examination:
Advanced
Techniques
(TORONTO, ON)
SEP 23
Do A Trial
(TORONTO, ON)
SEP 26 - 27
Summary Judgment
Motions
(TORONTO, ON)
Chair Chat
Chris Kinnear Hunter, Torys LLP
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”
– Sam Keen
SEP 28
13th Annual Securities
Symposium
(TORONTO, ON)
OCT 12
L’interrogatoire et le
contre-interrogatoire
des experts
(Québec, QC)
OCT 20
Class Actions
Advocacy
(VIA ZOOM)
SEP 28
5e Gala Annuel de La
Société des plaideurs
(Montréal,QC)
OCT 13
Advanced Negotiation
Strategies for Lawyers
with Marty Latz
(TORONTO, ON)
OCT 05
Equity, Diversity
and Inclusion
(VIA ZOOM)
OCT 17
Commissions
Advocacy
(VIA ZOOM)
OCT
24 - 25
Evidence for
Litigators
(TORONTO, ON)
OCT 11
Examinations for
Discovery:
Building Block One
(VIA ZOOM)
OCT 19
Atlantic Advocacy
Symposium: Elevating
Your Advocacy
(Halifax, NS)
OCT 27
Women in Litigation
Symposium: Forging
Your Own Path
(TORONTO)
The dog days of summer have arrived.
A time to throw on the out-of-office in favour
of cottages, barbeques and outdoor patios;
boating and camping; golf and baseball. 1
And yet, for many of us, doing “nothing” doesn’t
come easy. It’s antithetical to our M.O. during
the rest of the year – the next file, next client,
next goal.
If that rings true for you, consider a different
perspective: Olympic athletes train single-mindedly
for the year leading up to their event, but
not with singular intensity. They understand
that peak performance is achieved not through
maximal exertion at all times, but by periodizing
and tapering their training to climax at the
right time.
The fall will be on us soon enough, with all
that comes with it. If you want to get a head
start now, do yourself a favour and carve out
some ‘me time’ to recharge. If nothing else,
you’ll have something cool to say when people
ask how your summer was.
And if you are taking a little time to yourself,
I hope you’ll enjoy this summertime edition of
Keeping Tabs, which features a discussion on a
recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal
on the role of costs in administrative proceedings
that could serve as a model for the rest of
1 Or insert such other summertime cliché as may apply.
the country; a thought-provoking interview with
Theresa Donkor on her transition from corporate
lawyer to criminal appeals specialist and
the pursuit of racial justice in the legal system;
and a survey of health and wellness initiatives
instituted by some firms that may provide a
model for the future and meet Justice O’Bonsawin’s
call at End of Term Dinner to improve
mental health in the profession.
Last but not least, I want to take a moment to
thank Keeping Tabs’ outgoing editor, Khrystina
McMillan, on this, her last edition of KT. Khrystina
infused each edition of Keeping Tabs with
the energy and enthusiasm so characteristic of
her, and we are as sad to see her go as we are
excited to see what Eric Blay and the incoming
editorial team does with the publication.
As always, Eric would love to hear from you;
if you’d like to contribute a piece to a future edition,
please reach out to Eric at eblay@pallettvalo.com
for more details. If you’re looking to
get involved in YASC, you can join our Volunteer
Roster by reaching out to Katrina Crocker at
kcrocker@hhllp.ca.
Be sure to check your inboxes or follow The
Advocates’ Society on Twitter, LinkedIn, and
Facebook for the latest on YASC events and initiatives.
Until then, see you in the Fall.
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