CBA Welcomes Court Challenges Program Reinstatement April 19, 2016 Sarah Lugtig and Mark Power appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on behalf of the CBA.
The importance of French-speaking and bilingual lawyers in Ontario April 18, 2016 JUST. - Ontario Bar Association
SCC strikes down mandatory minimum sentence April 15, 2016 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on April 15 in R. v. Lloyd that a one-year mandatory minimum drug sentence is unconstitutional as it violates section 12 of the Charter (cruel and unusual punishment).
Entity regulation: Governing the forest as well as the trees April 14, 2016 Regulating legal entities as well as the individuals who practise in them reflects the reality of modern practice that many regulatory requirements are fulfilled by the law firm not the individual lawyer. And moving to outcomesâfocused regulation will shift the regulatory focus from reacting to complaints to proactively encouraging ethical best practices.
What We Think of Bill C-6 April 14, 2016 Christopher Veeman, Executive Member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section, appeared before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to discuss the changes to Bill C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act.
Itâs Law Day 2016! April 14, 2016 Events are scattered across the country today and for the next month to commemorate the April 17, 1982 signing of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
CBA welcomes repeal of requirements for unions to report expenditures April 13, 2016 Bill C-4 - an Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act.
Results of the 2016 In-House Counsel Compensation & Career Survey April 11, 2016 The Counsel Network and the Canadian Bar Associationâs (CBA) Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) provided advance viewing of the findings of the 2016 In-House Counsel Compensation & Career Survey on April 5, 2016 at the CCCA National Conference in Calgary. The full results are available today.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum to speak at CBA Immigration Law Conference Friday, April 8 at 1:00 pm April 07, 2016 Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum to speak at CBA Immigration Law Conference Friday, April 8 at 1:00 pm.
CBA Awards April 05, 2016 The CCCA handed out a number of awards at its conference in Calgary earlier this month. Thereâs a new award from the Pro Bono Committee; the latest winner of the Legal Aid Leader award has been named; and donât forget the deadline is coming up for the National Sections Council award.