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Law Times • June 27, 2016 Page 5 www.lawtimesnews.com New LSUC treasurer elected, outlines main priorities BY ALEX ROBINSON Law Times P aul Schabas has been elected to become the next treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada. The third-term bencher was elected on a third ballot at Con- vocation's June meeting. The other candidates running were Susan McGrath, Raj Anand, and Howard Goldblatt, whom Schabas defeated on the final ballot by a vote of 38-21. Schabas works as a partner and senior trial and appellate lawyer at Blake Cassels & Gray- don LLP and is an adjunct profes- sor at the University of Toronto, where he teaches media law. He is credited with arguing many sub- stantial cases before the Supreme Court of Canada that have had implications for defamation and equality rights law. In his first meeting as treas- urer, Schabas outlined a list of five priorities he wants the law so- ciety to focus on under his watch. Among them were address- ing how the law society can take a leadership role in enhancing access to justice. "The law society can't fix the access to justice challenges on its own, but it can be more active in working with government, the courts, Legal Aid Ontario, and others, and pushing for changes and improvements in how legal services are delivered in On- tario," he said. "We have a critical role to play here to improve access to legal services." Other priorities Schabas mentioned included governance issues and operations, as well as licensing and competence. He also spoke about the need to de- velop a strategic plan to better engage both licensees and mem- bers of the public. The outgoing treasurer, Janet Minor, congratulated Schabas and thanked Convocation be- fore leaving Convocation, as tradition dictates. 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