Preface

• Author: Gavin MacKenzie
• Profession: Treasurer
• Pages: 9-9

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Preface

Oneofthet imehonouredt raditionsofthe LawSocietyofUpperC an-

ada is the Speci al Lectu res SeriesHe lda nnual lythe Lec tures br ing

together lega l experts of nationa l and internationa l prominence to

sharet heirideas andpersp ectiveso napart icular areaof lawwith the

membership

TheSpecial Lectures Seriesbegan inwhenitwasdesigned to

providelegalrefreshercoursesformembersoftheprofessionretu rning

frommilitar yservice inthe SecondWorldWarThisinformativeser ies

graduallydevelopedintothehighlysuccessfula nddiverseContinuing

LegalEducationProgramnowundertakenbytheLawSocietyofUpper

Canada

AstheagshipprogramoftheSocietytheSpecialLecturesSeriesis

wellknownforitsexceptionalqualityandt hehighcalibreofitsspeakers

Thisyear sseriesis devotedtoemploymentlawThe lasttime that

theLaw Societ yprese nteda Special Lect ures Program ont his area of

practicewasAlothaschangedsincethen

OnbehalfoftheLawSocietyofUpperCanadaIwouldliketothank

CoChairstheHonourableMrJusticeRandallScoEchlinandChri sG

PaliareLSMandthedistinguishedmembersoftheBenchandBarwho

developedthisyearsexceptionalprogramThepublicationthatfollows

willundoubtedlybeofgreatusetothemembersofthelegalprofession

GavinMacKenzie

Treasurer