Press Releases & Statements

Fred Headon of Montreal takes over the helm as President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) on Aug. 20 when the chain of office is transferred from outgoing President Robert Brun, Q.C., of Vancouver at the closing luncheon of the CBA's Legal Conference.

A new report released by the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) calls on the legal community, politicians and the public to become engaged and make a difference in redressing the imbalance in a world "thick in law but thin in legal resources."

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has announced its roster of award winners for 2013.

On Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Canadian Bar Association Legal Conference in Saskatoon, the Access to Justice Committee will release its summary report Reaching Equal Justice: An Invitation to Envision and Act, to give CBA members a taste of what it’s learned about the state of access to justice in Canada, and what it recommends be done about it.

The Chief Justice of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, will now address the Canadian Bar Association’s national Council on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 8:45 a.m. in the Gallery BCD, at TCU Place in Saskatoon. Please note this time change over previously distributed information.

Newly appointed federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay will attend the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Legal Conference next month in Saskatoon. He will deliver greetings at the Opening Plenary on Sunday, Aug. 18, and participate in a dialogue with CBA members on Monday, Aug. 19 at 1:45 p.m. at Saskatoon’s TCU Place, in Salon AB.

Tim McGee, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Law Society of British Columbia; Nathalie Des Rosiers, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at University of Ottawa; and Heather Innes, Counsel, Global Process Leader, International Trade Law and Chief Privacy Officer at GM Canada, headline a luncheon plenary on August 19 during the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association’s (CCCA) stream at the CBA Legal Conference (CLC), taking place August 17-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes Peter MacKay as the new federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, as announced in today’s Cabinet shuffle.

The Supreme Court of Canada today brought greater clarity to the practical application of the conflicts rule with the release of the McKercher decision.

The 2013 Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) National Military Law Section Law School Sword and Scale Essay Prize is awarded to Dalhousie University’s James Foy of Vancouver, for his essay entitled Autonomous Weapons Systems: Taking the Human out of International Humanitarian Law.