August

What’s New with the Succession Law Tables of Concordance? August 2019 Blast Email

Six new members will take their seats on the CBA Board of Directors on Sept. 1, 2019. They will join President Vivene Salmon of Ontario and Vice-President Brad Regehr of Manitoba, along with six board members who are entering the second year of their two-year terms.

The Canadian Bar Association’s Young Lawyers International Program hosted pre-departure training this summer for a cohort of 32 interns selected for the 2019 program.

The final Conversations with the President podcast with current Canadian Bar Association President Ray Adlington drops on Thursday, Aug.22.

The CBA’s Women Lawyers Forum is pleased to announce that Daphne E. Dumont,  C.M., QC, is this year’s recipient of the Cecilia I. Johnstone Award.

As a CBA member, you’re part of something big. Together, we can truly make an impact. That’s why engaging with your CBA colleagues is not only good for your career, it’s great for our profession.

Giancarlo Mignardi, a third-year JD student at Queen’s University, is the winner of the 2019 Paul Smith Memorial Award in the CBA’s Administrative Law section.

The Canadian Bar Association welcomes today’s announcement of federal legal aid funding for refugees.

Vivene Salmon, LL.B. 2009, has become the first person of colour to be named President of the Canadian Bar Association. She will officially take over the role in September 2019.

Vivene Salmon, the incoming president of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), is a young lawyer and the first racialized person to take on the role. She understands the impact a recession...