UPCOMING EVENTS

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NEWS

JULY 2009

Final court approval has been provided for the ATCO class action.

MAY 2009

We are pleased to announce that BridgePoint Financial Services has received court approval for a third party financing arrangement involving the representative plaintiff for a class action filed in the Province of Alberta. This is the first time a Canadian court has approved a private arrangement of this nature. Of equal importance the process was ex parte, the financing agreement will be sealed, and the order will be made public and may be utilized as a precedent in other actions that we are currently evaluating and/or engaged in.

APRIL 2009

John Rossos is invited to address a litigation finance conference sponsored by Norton Rose LLP in London, U.K. to discuss the challenges of financing class and mass tort actions.

Stephen Pauwels spoke about The Effects of the Litigation Process on Personal Finance at Reach Canada’s Financial Series of Seminar’s focusing on Personal Injury Law on April 23, 2009 in Ottawa.

MARCH 2009

BridgePoint finalizes a strategic partnership with Medisys Corporate Health to offer financing for medical assessment services. Medisys is one of the largest providers of private health care services in Canada. This partnership offers similar benefits as those offered through BridgePoint's relationship with Viewpoint Medical Assessment Services in western Canada.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

BridgePoint is proud to support a number of organizations who assist those in need throughout the communities we service across Canada.

• Sponsor of a 2007 fundraiser to support the Neuroscience Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre which raised $85,000
• Sponsor and participant in a golf tournament which benefited the Southern, Northern and Central Brain Injury Societies of Alberta in 2008
• Sponsor of the May 2008 banquet fundraiser organized by Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers benefiting the St. Micheal’s Hospital Head Injury Clinic which raised $196,000
• Sponsor of the September 2008 “Out of the Rough” golf tournament benefiting the St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation
• Sponsor and participant in the April 2009 "Shoot For A Cure" hockey tournament organized by law firm Howie Sacks & Henry benefiting the Canadian & American Spinal Research Organization
• Sponsor of Reach Canada and speaker at their April 2009 Financial Series Seminar focusing on Personal Injury Law.
• Sponsor and participant of the June 2009 Siskind’s First Annual Play Day Golf Tournament
  benefiting the Children’s Health Foundation in London.

CONFERENCES

Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association (ATCLA)

• Chambers Advocacy Seminar – March 17-19 , 2008 in Calgary & Edmonton
• Traumatic Brain Injuries Seminar – March 13 & 16 2009 in Calgary & Edmonton

Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia (TLABC)

• The Specialist: Managing the Complex in Medical or Legal Setting – Dec 7, 2007 in Vancouver
• Creative Advocacy In The 21st Century – May 23 2008 in Vancouver
• Causation and Persuasion – Dec 5, 2008 in Vancouver
• The Essential Soft Tissue Injury Conference – March 27-28 2009 in Vancouver
• Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia Conference Overcoming Defence
  Strategies and Tactics – May 22, 2009 in Vancouver

Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA)

• The Liability Toolbox II – May 22-23 2008 in Toronto
• OTLA 2008 Fall Conference – October 30-31, 2008 in Toronto
• Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Spring Conference – May 28 & 29, 2009 in Toronto

Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association (APTLA)

• A, B, C, D’s of Auto Insurance – November 7, 2008 in Halifax

County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA)

• 27th Civil Litigation Updated – November 23-24, 2007 in Montebello, QC
• 28th Civil Litigation Updated – November 21-22 2008 in Montebello, QC

Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario

• The Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario Tradeshow 18th Annual Conference
  May 7-10, 2008 in Niagara On-The-Lake, ON