F.A.Q.

Posted on 2009-12-27 21:52:33 by Admin

Q: If I have a question about the activities, who do I ask?
A: Ask your captain. He has a briefing with the organizing committee every night before the socials events.

Q: What if there’s an emergency?
A: If someone gets hurt there are rescue workers in the hotel and at the sports facilities.
To reach an organizer call: 1 (514) 690-5247
or the the hotel’s reception at 1 (514) 842-8581

Q: Is the surrounding of UQAM/hotel/sporting facilities safe?
A: Montreal is not New York, but let’s say that you are in the redlight district, so just be vigilant like you would be in your respective city at midnight. There’s a lot of security agent in the neighbourhood, just go for them if you don’t feel safe. (But, let’s say that you shouldn’t make angel in the snow of Emily Gamelin Park, just in case...)

Q : What if I don’t want to go to sleep right after the socials events?
A: The hotel doesn’t tolerate party in the hallways. There is a “chill-out” room at the 1st floor of the hotel where there will be a fun game and music every night after the parties.

Q: How do I have to dress for the social events?
A: Usually, on the opening night you wear your delegation outfit. At pub crawl, dress warmly, there will be activities and a bit of walking outside. At the movie night, dress like a movie hero. Lastly, at the banquet, dress chic with a suit/tie/dress.

Q: Why do I need to wear my participant’s wristband for the 4 days of LG?
A: There will be security at every facilities, social events and at the hotel. Someone with no wristband (or volunteer stamp) can’t enter at any of those places.

Q: Can people incriminate me after the Law Games for my behaviour?
A: There is a non-written law that says “What happens in Law Games, stays in Law Games”!

Try Out

Posted on 2009-12-27 21:34:12 by Admin

Try Out schedule for the Talent Show:

January 4th 2010

14h30 to 14h45 - Dalhousie
14h45 to 14h55 – UdeM
15h00 to 15h10 - Osgoode Hall
15h15 to 15h25 - Laval
15h30 to 15h40 - UQÀM
15h45 to 15h55 - Ottawa
16h00 to 16h10 - Windsor
16h15 to 16h25 - Queen's
16h30 to 16h40 - Western
16h45 to 16h55 - UNB
17h35 to 17h45 - UVic
17h50 to 17h55 - Calgary
18h00 to 18h10 - UBC
18h15 to 18h25 - Saskatoon
18h30 to 18h45 - Manitoba
18h50 to 19h00 - McGill

Anne Briand-Malenfant,
Social Affairs Coordinator.

Schedule

Posted on 2009-12-27 20:48:59 by Admin

PLEADINGS COMPETITION – CALENDER OF ACTIVITIES

January 3rd 2010: Preliminary round

Topic of the debate: For or against bringing Canadian citizen Omar Khadr back to Canada.

07h20: Arrival of the Face to face comity
07h30: Judge’s welcome
07h45: Delegate’s welcome
08h00: Opening of the competition
08h00-08h30: Explanation of the rules and organization of the debates. All teams must be present.

08h30-09h10: Debate #1: Windsor VS Sherbrooke
09h15-09h35: Break (20 minutes)
09h35-10h15: Debate #2: Victoria VS British-Columbia
10h20-11h00: Debate #3: Western Ontario VS Osgoode Hall
11h05-11h45: Debate #4: Montréal VS New-Brunswick
11h45-13h00: Lunch (75 minutes)
13h00-13h40: Debate #5: UQÀM VS Queen’s
13h45-14h25: Debate #6: McGill VS Ottawa
14h25-14h45: Break (20 minutes)
14h45-15h25: Debate #7: Saskatoon VS Laval
15h30-16h10: Debate #8: Calgary VS Alberta
17h00: End of the preliminary round


January 4th 2010: 2nd and 3rd rounds, final!

Topic of the debate: For or against the implementation of minimal sentences for financial crimes.

07h45: Arrival of the Face to face comity
08h00: Judge’s welcome
08h15: Delegate’s welcome
08h30: Second round

08h30-09h10: Debate #1
09h15-09h55: Debate #2
10h00-10h20: Break (20 minutes)
10h20-11h00: Debate #3
11h05-11h45: Debate #4
11h45-13h00: Lunch and preparation period before 3rd round (75 minutes)

13h00 : Third round

Topic of the debate: For or against the implementation of minimal sentences for financial crimes.

13h00-13h40: Debate #1
13h45-14h25: Debate #2
14h25-15h30: Preparation before the final round (65 minutes)

15h30-16h15: FINAL!

Topic of the debate: For or against the creation of a pan-Canadian securities commission.

Philippe Farley,
Moot Coordinator.

LIFE

Posted on 2009-12-27 19:27:06 by Admin

The organizers of Law Games 2010 have graciously agreed to support LIFE.

About LIFE
The Lawyers International Food Enterprise (LIFE) is a foundation organized by the Canadian legal community with the goal of improving the lives of children in Africa. As a foundation, LIFE raises money and supports projects undertaken by the Stephen Lewis Foundation and World Vision Canada. One of LIFE’s goals is to support a million children over the next five (5) years by funding community-based initiatives. To do this, LIFE needs the support of all members of the legal community, including law students!

Your Involvement
The purpose of Law Games is to foster fun and encourage teamwork and collegiality among law students from across Canada. Law Games 2010 has the added purpose of increasing awareness about social issues that affect us all. This makes Law Games the perfect setting to launch LIFE and raise awareness about the foundation in the law student community.

During Law Games 2010, we would like to: 1) Educate the law school community about LIFE, 2) Advocate and raise awareness about issues related to child poverty in Africa, and 3) Raise funds to support LIFE.

To that end, we would like every student participating in Law Games 2010 to contribute $5, $10 or more to LIFE. The team captain of each school will be responsible for collecting donations and the school with the highest amount of donations will win and be recognized at the closing ceremony.

For the cost of a meal, beer, or latté, you can:
o Feed a hungry child and provide life saving nutrition for 15 days
o Provide antibiotics to 8 children
o Purchase a mosquito net
o Purchase a blanket to keep a child warm
o Support schools and literacy initiatives
o Provide soccer balls and other recreational items so children can play

With your assistance, there is so much we can do to improve the lives of children and move towards LIFE’s goal of supporting one million needy children in Africa. Therefore, in the spirit of Law Games 2010, we strongly encourage you and your school team to foster friendly competition between the law schools and positively affect social change by raising money for this important initiative.

For more information about LIFE, please visit our website at www.lifelawyers.ca, or follow us on twitter at LIFE_Lawyers.

Live translation

Posted on 2009-12-14 17:24:29 by Admin

Sabine Davies provides faithful and accurate French-English interpretation for depositions and civil litigation in the Montreal region.

o Over 20 years experience
o Flawless diction and delivery
o Native English speaker
o Standard French and French-Canadian accents
o Solid legal and medical vocabulary
o Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation

About Sabine Davies
o Court interpreter since 1986 in both provincial and federal courts.
o Recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Attorney’s Office, Albany N.Y.
o Guest speaker at the 2009 OTTIAQ conference.
o Founding member, OTTIAQ Certified Court Interpreters Section, 1992.

For more information, click here.