Register for the Criminal Justice Conference on April 8 March 14, 2017 Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the conference, featuring the Honourable Justice Michael Moldaver of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Law students: Enter a CBA CONNECT Essay Contest today! March 09, 2017 The Canadian Bar Association’s Essay Contests can help you build your profile within the legal community, connect with senior members of the bar, and hone your research and writing skills.
Calls for Nominations March 09, 2017 A number of national CBA Sections and Forums are putting out the call for nominees for a number of upcoming awards. Do you know someone who fits one of these bills?
Not just a Bystander March 09, 2017 Following up on the National Women Lawyers Forum’s 2016 #WriteYourWrong campaign, a number of CBA Sections and Forums collaborated to present a podcast called Not Just a Bystander, which was launched on International Women’s Day, March 8.
Upcoming Spring Conferences March 09, 2017 The CCCA conference in Toronto in April and IP Day in Ottawa in May are just two of the many conferences taking place between now and the end of June.
Military Law Section - Sword and Scale Open Essay Competition March 09, 2017 Canadian law school graduates, articling students, lawyers and academics are invited to submit their essays on military law topics to the Sword and Scale Open Essay Competition.
Better Client Service series: PD for A2J March 09, 2017 The CBA’s latest series of professional development webinars has begun, this one is aimed at aimed at helping lawyers up their game and enhancing access to justice at the same time.
Next edition of anti-corruption handbook now available March 09, 2017 The 2017 edition of the book Global Corruption: Law, Theory and Practice is now available online. The first of its kind when it was first published in 2015, the course book on anti-corruption was written by University of Victoria law professor Gerry Ferguson. CBA’s Anti-Corruption Team sponsors the book.
Spotlight on toolkits March 09, 2017 Two new toolkits are coming this spring to help CBA members improve their practice. The first, presented by the CBA National Criminal Law Section, walks lawyers through the “collateral consequences” of a criminal charge and/or sentence for their clients. The second is a primer on children’s rights from the Children’s Law Committee.
Gone fishin’: What else do you do in the NWT in February? March 09, 2017 CBA National President René Basque visited Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories in February, and partook of some of the local entertainments while he was there. That included a day of ice-fishing on Great Slave Lake with members of the NWT executive and council.