February

Does your Section have a conference in the coming months? Read on to find out.

Don’t miss the premier networking, educational and social event for IP lawyers across Canada, from the networking breakfast to the Federal Courts Town Hall, to the IP Day Panels and concluding with the Federal Court Judges’ Dinner. Read on for details.

In this quarterly roundup, we are pleased to present two articles addressing remedies from the Ontario Financial Services Tribunal that may also provide guidance for comparable tribunals and boards across the country.

Blast Email - April 2017

Eliminating preliminary hearings isn’t the answer to court delays

The Women Lawyers Forum is pleased to see the following Notice to the Profession issued by the Federal Court following the Mid-Winter resolution on accommodating maternity in court gowning directives.

The CBA sent a submission to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security regarding Bill C-23.

The CBA has asked the Minister of Health to accelerate plans to implement a monitoring system for medical assistance in dying.

The Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community Forum wrote a letter to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness raising its concerns regarding Gender Identity and Expression Rights in Corrections.

In the recent federal budget, the government announced its proposal to eliminate billed-basis accounting for income-tax purposes. Billed-basis accounting means you aren’t taxed on your work-in-progress – you only pay tax on what you bill.