February

The CBA appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in Lizotte today on behalf of the CBA, an internevor in the appeal.

The CBA supports the federal government’s financial commitment to access to justice and improvements the justice system contained in the 2016 federal budget. In particular, four areas will benefit from increased funding announced on March 22.

As part of the National Legislative Delegation Project (NLD), a group from the Vietnam Competition Authority and Vietnam Bar Federation met with Canadian officials and CBA members to gain a better understanding of Canada's competition law landscape.

Many of the provincial law societies are currently deliberating on whether (and if so, how) to implement some form of entity regulation in their jurisdictions.

Spotlight on: CBA Re-Think – Strategic Direction

Spring 2016

The CBA joins the TRC in encouraging all levels of government, and other public and private institutions in Canada, to carefully consider the calls to action and to take appropriate steps toward reconciliation.

Jeremy Millard, Legal Director of Uber Canada and Madam Justice Suzanne Côté, Supreme Court of Canada, will headline the Canadian Bar Association’s Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 2016 National Conference.

Do Law Differently: Futures for Young Lawyers, was launched at the CBA Mid-Winter meeting of Council in Ottawa in February, but that’s by no means the end of the story.

The Canadian Bar Association is partnering with MaRS' legal innovation cluster LegalX to launch an event at the CBA’s Legal Conference this summer in Ottawa.