August

Since the CBA annual meeting now takes place in February instead of August, the deadline for nominations for a number of awards has been changed this year to October 15.

CBA News | August 2018

The CBA Immigration Law Section is accepting nominations for its Founders’ Award. This award recognizes an exceptional law student or junior lawyer and a future leader of our Section. The successful candidate will be recognized at our National Immigration Law Conference in May 2019.

The CBA Competition Law Section has announced this year’s winner of the James H. Bocking Memorial Award.

As member both before and after the change in governance styles last year, former President René Basque has a unique perspective on what it’s like to serve on the of the CBA Board of Directors. Here’s an interesting note: when his term ended on Aug. 31, the Board was left with no members who were called to the Bar before 1990. We asked René to answer a few questions about his experience.

Tamra Thomson’s been doing advocacy with the CBA for nearly 24 years, but in her new position of Executive Director of Advocacy she’ll also spend her time looking at the bigger picture, including encouraging more members to participate in the process. It’s not about change so much as evolution, she says.

Former McInnes Cooper managing partner and CEO Raymond Adlington assumed the CBA President’s mantle on Sept. 1, 2018, but he’ll have to wait until the Board meeting on Sept. 28 to feel the weight of the chain of office on his shoulders.

John McLean, Q.C., a lawyer with Gowling in Vancouver whose 41 years practising insolvency law have seen him represent companies in sectors from forestry to shipping, is this year’s winner of the CBA Insolvency Section Lifetime Achievement Award.

Feeling recharged after summer vacation? Now’s a good time to plan your back to work to-do list to make the most of the months ahead.

Joan Bercovitch, a driving force in the CBA for the past 24 years, has left the CBA as part of the restructuring at the national office.