What’s coming for Law Day 2016 April 05, 2016 Across the country students are preparing for mock trials and debates, lawyers and judges are prepping for information sessions, and a lot of people are training for fun runs – it’s Law Day again!
Spotlight on: CBA partnership with LegalX April 05, 2016 The marquee event at this year’s CBA Legal Conference in August will give CBA members the chance to witness first-hand the kind of vibrancy and creativity that backstops legal innovation in Canada.
CBA Intervened in University of Calgary on Solicitor-Client Privilege April 01, 2016 The Canadian Bar Association appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on April 1, as an internevor in the University of Calgary appeal.
CBA Intervenes in Lizotte on Litigation Privilege March 24, 2016 The CBA appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in Lizotte today on behalf of the CBA, an internevor in the appeal.
CBA President's Statement on Federal Budget 2016 March 23, 2016 The CBA supports the federal government’s financial commitment to access to justice and improvements the justice system contained in the 2016 federal budget. In particular, four areas will benefit from increased funding announced on March 22.
CBA Welcomed Vietnamese Study Mission in Canada from March 5-13, 2016 March 17, 2016 As part of the National Legislative Delegation Project (NLD), a group from the Vietnam Competition Authority and Vietnam Bar Federation met with Canadian officials and CBA members to gain a better understanding of Canada's competition law landscape.
Entity Regulation March 15, 2016 Many of the provincial law societies are currently deliberating on whether (and if so, how) to implement some form of entity regulation in their jurisdictions.
CBA Applauds Work of Truth and Reconciliation Commission March 14, 2016 The CBA joins the TRC in encouraging all levels of government, and other public and private institutions in Canada, to carefully consider the calls to action and to take appropriate steps toward reconciliation.
Do Law Differently – more than a suggestion March 10, 2016 Do Law Differently: Futures for Young Lawyers, was launched at the CBA Mid-Winter meeting of Council in Ottawa in February, but that’s by no means the end of the story.
Input to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada March 07, 2016 Many of the provincial law societies are currently deliberating on whether (and if so, how) to implement some form of entity regulation in their jurisdictions.