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Department of Finance Notice of Opportunity

  • May 18, 2017

The Minister of Finance is currently seeking applications to fill two part-time, non-remunerated positions on the Board of Directors for the Global Risk Institute (GRI) in Financial Services.

CBA Connects with the UKELA

  • May 16, 2017

The CBA National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section would like to thank UKELA Trustee, Simon Tilling, Partner at Burges Salmon LLP, for speaking at the CBA’s NEERLS Summit held in Montreal on April 27-28.

CBA position on Bill C-16

  • May 12, 2017

In an appearance before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the CBA encouraged Senators to pass Bill C-16, An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code, without amendment.

Winner of Law School Essay Competition

  • May 12, 2017

Congratulations Sebastian! Sebastian D. Beck-Watt of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University is the winner of the 2017 CBA National Intellectual Property Law School Essay Competition for his paper entitled, “Just Laugh It Off: Trademark Parody and the Expansion of User Rights.”

Domenic Cundari Wins Real Property Section Essay Competition

  • May 11, 2017

The National CBA Real Property Law Section is pleased to announce that Domenic Cundari is the winner of its 3rd annual essay competition. The award was established to promote and reward interest in real property law topics in Canadian law schools.

Notice of 2017 Annual Meeting

  • May 11, 2017

This year instead of the annual CBA Legal Conference, we’ll be holding an annual general meeting on August 17 in Montreal. Your Section has until June 2 to put forward a proposal for a resolution. Read on for more details.

Spotlight on court delays

  • May 11, 2017

A key advocacy item so far in 2017 has been court delays – along with preliminary inquiries, which seems to be getting tied into the larger discussion. Read on to see what we’ve been saying about it.

IP Section Chair heading to international patent law symposium

  • May 11, 2017

The CBA National IP Section, which has been part of the Canadian Working Group for Global Patent Harmonization, has been invited to fill one of three Canadian spots at an international symposium in Munich in June. Section Chair Kamleh Nicola will represent the Section. Read on for more.