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If you’ve got the winter blues and are thinking about heading to the United States for some sunshine, make sure you have the right identification with you, or you’ll be staying here in the chilly north!…
2LISNS Spotlight
The Award is named in honour of Lorne O. Clarke, QC former Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, past member of LISNS Board of Directors and a long time supporter of access to justice and public legal education.
The Access to Justice Award was created to recognize exceptional contribu…
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New federal table amounts for child support came into effect on December 31, 2011.…
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The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) and the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging (NSCA) partnered…
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Join us for the legal information and resource fair called Let's Talk: The Laws & Your Life.... From birth to death and everything in between.…
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A charitable not-for-profit organization, the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (or LISNS), has been providing Nova Scotians with information and resources about the law for more than 25 years.
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15 FebDealing with divorce 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presented by the Family Law Information Centre (FLIC) at the Supreme Court, Family Division. At this free information session you will get information about divorces, including how to start one, and how
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15 FebThe virtuous lawyer 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM
"The Virtuous Lawyer: A Short Lecture...with a long appendix"
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07 MarEuthanasia and Assisted Suicide 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM
"Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide"
Presenters: Professors Jocelyn Downie, Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie This free "Mini Law School" public lecture series is presented by the Schulich School
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