December

If you’ve been thinking you’d like to become more involved in shaping the CBA and its message, here’s your chance. Over the next few months you’ll have the opportunity to try for a spot on the Board of Directors, for places on Board Committees and Subcommittees, and/or on Section executives.

The CBA’s Supporting Inclusive Resource Development project is underway in East Africa. With one regional forum under its belt, the project is now planning national forums in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to talk about issues dealing with the extractives industry. And the CBA is looking for people with expertise to add to its volunteer database on the project.

The next cohort of the Business Leadership Program for In-House Counsel begins its journey in May 2018 in Toronto. Apply today and jumpstart your career!

The CCCA has joined up with the In-House Counsel World Summit for its 30th-anniversary conference. And new this year, the CBA’s legal innovation competition The Pitch will play out on the CCCA stage.

CBA International Initiatives has received funding for another four years of one of its most popular programs, the Young Lawyers Internship Program. Find out how you can apply.

A non-CLE program presented by the ABA Section of International Law

The Canadian Bar Association is not commenting on a case that may be subject to an appeal. We have concerns with politicians calling verdicts into question. When parties in a case believe there has been an error, the appropriate avenue is through the appeal process. The integrity of the justice system must be respected.

The Law Society's Ethics Committee recently released the following Professional Conduct Ruling as guidance for the profession.

Canadian International Lawyer (CIL), the semi-annual periodical of the CBA International Law Section, is pleased to have been requested by The Canadian Association of Lawyers with Russian Eurasian Interests (CALREI) to announce the 2018 CALREI-IAMGOLD Essay Award.

The CBA International Initiatives is thrilled to announce that they have been selected by Global Affairs Canada as a grant recipient for its Young Lawyers Intern Program (YLIP). The grant will provide YLIP with funding for 32 interns each year, over the next four years, to be placed with organizations in developing countries.