Preface

• Author: Gavin MacKenzie
• Profession: Treasurer
• Pages: 11-11

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Preface

OneofthetimehonouredtraditionsofTheLawSocietyofUpperCan-

adaistheannualSpecialLecturesTheSpecialLecturesbringtogether

legal experts of national and inter national prominence to share their

ideasandperspectivesonaparticularareaoflawwithTheLawSoci-

etysmembers

TheSpecialLecturesbeganinwhentheyweredesignedtopro-

videlegalrefreshercoursesformembersoftheprofessionreturningfrom

militaryserviceintheSecondWorldWarTheSpecialLecturesgradu-

allydevelopedintothesuccessfulanddiversecontinuinglegaleduca-

tionprogramnowundertakenbyTheLawSocietyofUpperCanada

AstheagshipprogramoftheSocietytheSpecialLecturesarewell

knownfortheirexceptionalqualityandthehighcalibreofthespeakers

This yearsSpec ial Lectures were devoted to personal inju ry law

and this publication is a result These were t he rst Special Lectures

dedicatedtothisareaoflawinadecadeAlothaschangedinthattime

and this program provided indepth a nalysis of developmentsin t he

eldandanexplorationofleadingcasesanddominantthemes

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

cochairsJackFiremanandBarbaraLegateandthedistinguishedmem-

bersofthebenchandbarwhodevelopedthisyearsexceptionalpro-

gramThepublicationthatfollowswillundoubtedlybeofgreatvalueto

themembersofthelegalprofession

GavinMacKenzie

Treasurer