Educate the public about the law August 14, 2016 Defense lawyer Donald Bayne talks about the need to educate the public and journalists on the justice system and the Rule of Law.
Beware the ‘chaotic herd’ when litigating high-profile cases August 14, 2016 That’s Don Bayne’s best advice for lawyers when facing a trial that’s likely to be tried in the court of public opinion. Bayne knows whereof he speaks – the partner at Bayne, Sellar, Boxall in Ottawa is most recently known for representing Senator Mike Duffy on fraud charges.
Meet the New President: René Basque August 14, 2016 René Basque, of New Brunswick, talks about his priorities for his upcoming year as President of the Canadian Bar Association.
Control, shift: Communicating in plain language August 14, 2016 What are some of the reasons people might not get legal help? Cost is the obvious reason. But according to Sarah McCoubrey, a strategist on access to justice issues, people with legal needs often point to two other reasons. They’ll say they’re too intimidated or afraid to ask for help. And that dealing with lawyers and legal documents is too confusing.
CBA enters Reciprocal Associate Membership Agreement with ABA August 14, 2016 The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and American Bar Association (ABA) have entered into a reciprocal agreement to promote associate membership
Moncton lawyer René Basque is first Acadian to head Canadian Bar Association August 14, 2016 René J. Basque, Q.C., a partner in the Moncton law firm Actus Law Droit, becomes president of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) at the close of the 2016 CBA Legal Conference in Ottawa on August 14.
Are your social networks all online? That’s bad news for your longevity August 13, 2016 Social isolation is today’s most pressing public health issue, says author and psychologist Susan Pinker.
Susan Pinker on the importance of communicating face to face August 13, 2016 Psychologist Susan Pinker was one of the keynote speakers at the CLC in Ottawa today. CBA National caught up with Pinker author of The Sexual Paradox and The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier, to ask her about the importance, in the digital age, of human contact between lawyers and their clients and colleagues.
Polls suggest clients like being asked for feedback August 13, 2016 What do your clients think about you? The answer to that question, Sandra Goodwin might say, referring to an old Saturday Night Life bit, will be found in the Journal of Duh. That is, it’s obvious – ask them.
Think multi-tasking is working for you? Think again August 13, 2016 It happens every day – you sit down to work on an important task and constant interruptions keep you from finishing it: people drop by, the phone rings, notifications keep popping up in the lower right-hand corner of the screen telling you you have new email that looks far more urgent than whatever you’re working on.