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CBA's Mid-Winter registration is now open

  • November 30, 2015

It's never too early to start planning to attend the Mid-Winter Meeting of Council being held this February in Ottawa. Registration is open, and there are prizes to be won!

Advocacy

  • November 30, 2015

Letters to the new prime minister and his cabinet; plus news about what's happening with interventions. As well, the CBA's response to requests to appear before expert panels on physician-assisted suicide, as the government prepares to comply with the Supreme Court's demand that it amend the Criminal Code to align with its decision in Carter.

Spotlight on: Anatomy of a deal

  • November 30, 2015

One mid-size Canadian company wants to buy out another. What happens next? That's the question asked – and answered – by the sixth year of the CBA's Skilled Lawyer Series, which studies the anatomy of a deal from offer to close.

Patricia Lane of Winnipeg wins CBA's 2015 Cecilia Johnstone award

  • November 19, 2015

VANCOUVER – Patricia Lane, a managing partner at Taylor McCaffrey LLP in Winnipeg, has been named winner of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) 2015 Cecilia Johnstone Award for outstanding work in the advancement of women in the legal profession.

What do you need to know? Child rights survey

  • November 16, 2015

The Children’s Law Committee is putting together an innovative toolkit to help lawyers better understand children’s rights. For the toolkit to be more helpful, they’re asking you what you need to know.

Call for nominations – Founders Award

  • November 16, 2015

The Immigration Law Section is accepting nominations for its Founders' Award. The successful candidate will be recognized at our National Immigration Law Conference in the spring.