February

Ray Adlington of Halifax, N.S., started his year-long tenure as President of the Canadian Bar Association on September 1st. Adlington takes over from outgoing president Kerry L. Simmons, Q.C., of Victoria, BC.

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Nearly 100 members answered the call this summer for candidates to sit on the Truth and Reconciliation Task Force created to develop CBA responses to the TRC’s Calls to Action that will help establish and maintain a mutually respectful relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Asylum-seekers are a hot-button news item these days, so a new resource from the CBA’s Immigration Law Section, meant to help immigration lawyers, settlement agencies and asylum-seekers themselves is a timely publication indeed.

CBA membership can give you an important edge when it comes to staying up to date on the latest developments in the legal profession.

The Taxpayers’ Ombudsman is planning a series of town halls, beginning this fall in October, to talk about taxpayers’ rights and discuss Canada Revenue Agency service issues with taxpayers.

Do you have a client who was once convicted of an offence that is no longer illegal? The Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act is now in force. Find out what you can do to clear a client’s record.

Muhammad Zubair is one of a group of interns who will soon be deployed to their placements around the world as part of the Young Lawyers International Program. He writes about the experience so far.

A lot can change in four years, but as they say, one thing that’s certain is taxes.

Meet Karen Sadler. For the last seven years she’s been creating buzz and working her magic with words for the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association as Marketing & Communications Coordinator and Associate Editor for CCCA magazine. Ask her what she likes best about working at the CBA and without hesitation she’ll tell you it’s the people.