December

All lawyers should be alert to the potential for conflicts of interest when taking on a new client or a new matter for an existing client as a matter of due diligence. Some conflicts are easier to spot than others, however, and identifying them takes a strategic approach.

It’s long been acknowledged that Canada is at a crisis point when it comes to access to justice. And while no lawyer would argue for a less accessible justice system, it’s hard to know where to begin to argue for change.

The resolutions that are debated each year at the CBA’s annual general meeting have a significant role to play by positioning the CBA’s governance, and its stance on issues of importance to the legal community.

The decision about who gets to be a judge in Canada is made, in the end, by politicians. And political decisions, even when they don’t reach the level of blatant and deliberate stacking for ideology, risk having some sort of partisan taint.

We want to make your voice heard! - October 2020 Blast Email

Your voice is needed on pensions and employee benefits law! - October 2020 Blast Email

The Canadian Bar Association is saddened by the passing of The Honourable Robert Wells, St. John’s, NL, at the age of 87.

Greetings from the new Chair! - October 2020 Blast Email

OTTAWA – Attaining access to justice has been called a “wicked problem.” No lawyer would argue for less access to justice, but it’s hard to know where to begin to make the case for more.

Welcome to a new CBA year! - October 2020 Blast Email