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I have been Chair of the Manitoba General Practitioners Section for less than a year and have participated in several national teleconferences concerning issues related to our section. 

Rapport de la section française de l’ABM 2014‐2015

Meetings:   Executive met once per month from September to May

All practicing lawyers in Manitoba must now report their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities to the Law Society of Manitoba on an annual basis. In 2011, it was recommended that lawyers complete 12 hours of CPD activities. As of 2012, lawyers are now required to complete 12 hours of CPD activities, which must include 1.5 hours of CPD related to Ethics, Professional Responsibility or Practice Management (EPPM).

We are pleased to introduce you to this edition of the Personal Safety Handbook. It is a modified version of materials produced by the Ontario and Alberta branches of the Canadian Bar Association. We have adapted the material for Manitobans.

The following guidelines are intended to complement the rules, and contain the procedures for the recruitment of articling students in Winnipeg within the context of the rules. T

A couple of highlights during the past year for our Section included the Lawyers in the Media: Sound‐  bytes and Pitfalls, panel presentation moderated by your Chair with presentations from Jonathan Kroft, Robert Tapper, Geoff Kirbyson (Free Press and Lawyers Weekly), William McDowell (Lenczners Toronto) and media consultant John Douglas.

This year marked success in a long‐running initiative of the Section and MBA Council: passage of legislation to bring the Cape Town Convention into force in Manitoba.    Cape Town provides an International Registry to record leases and security interests in certain aircraft and aircraft engines.  This is important legislation for the aviation and aerospace industries

The Women's Lawyers' Forum is the connecting point for women in the legal profession. Through the inter-lacing of the social and the professional, the Women Lawyers' Forum provides an opportunity for women in the law to meet to talk and get to know each other better, for personal and professional benefit. The Forum organizes several events each year where women can engage, relax, and enjoy the company of other women who share the law as a common thread.

The Executive of the Manitoba Construction Law Section operates on a rotating system for officers and the succession of the same took place in the spring of 2013.