February

Statement from the President of the Canadian Bar Association, René Basque on court delays and the effects of the Jordan decision.

The Canadian Bar Association’s Essay Contests can help you build your profile within the legal community, connect with senior members of the bar, and hone your research and writing skills. Read on for details.

Nominations are still being accepted for the National Sections Council Award of Excellence, the Cecilia I. Johnstone Award, and the Honourable Walter S. Tarnopolsky Award. Read on for details.

The International Bar Association is looking for lawyers to participate in a survey that is trying to get to the bottom of why women everywhere are leaving the profession. Men and women both are being invited to weigh in.

CBA National covers the latest trends and developments affecting the legal profession and the practice of law, as well as the latest news regarding the association and its activities. Read on for some recent highlights.

The Courts Administration Services announced new screening protocols for lawyers and others coming into the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.

A new five-year project begins in East Africa; the CBA Young Lawyers International Program wraps another successful year; the National Legislative Project in Vietnam is coming to the end of Phase 2; and in Ukraine we’re entering Phase 2 of an agreement to provide technical support to a legal aid project.

The CBA National Family Law Section has gathered a number of on- and off-line resources into a toolkit that will help lawyers better help clients who are trying to remain good parents while navigating their way through separation and divorce. Read on for details.

You should have by now received an email asking whether you would like to switch to paperless billing. If you’re not one of the 7,000 people who’s switched over, and you’re still wondering whether you should, read on for details about the process.

Voting has started on the CBA’s new-look Board of Directors, a skills-based panel of 14 members from across the country, representing the diversity of the legal profession in Canada.