CBA PUBLICATIONS

The fall editions of the Canadian Competition Law Review and the Canadian International Lawyer Journal are now available, and both publications are seeking submissions for their next issues.

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Association News

PROMOTING PREVENTIVE LEGAL HEALTH: A TOOLKIT FOR LAWYERS

The CBA has launched a new toolkit on preventive legal health to help lawyers develop the skills of preventive lawyering.  A little preventive legal health can keep small legal issues from growing into huge legal problems. 

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RENEWING LEGAL AID: NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR CANADA (CONSULTATION DEADLINE EXTENDED)

The deadline for the access to justice benchmarks survey has been extended to the end of October to allow for more feedback on what can be done to improve the legal aid system in Canada.

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SECTIONS AND CONFERENCES ARTICLES

CBA CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LAW SECTION

FAULTY WORKMANSHIP AND EXCLUSIONS FROM A BUILDER’S RISK POLICY: THE ACCIONA AND LEDCOR DECISIONS

Firas Ayoub of Heal & Co. LLP looks at the conflicting conclusions of two recent court decisions examining important fault exclusion clauses in “course of construction” or “builder’s risk” insurance policies.

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BHASIN V. HRYNEW: GOOD FAITH AND DUTY OF HONESTY IN CONTRACTUAL PERFORMANCE

Damon Stoddard, of Heal & Co. LLP, looks at a landmark 2014 decision from the Supreme Court of Canada, which holds that that there is a general organizing principle of good faith governing the common law of contract in Canada.

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CBA CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION

R. V NEVILLE: RESPONDING TO JURY QUESTIONS

Michael King, of Simmonds + Partners Defence in St. John’s, looks at the case of R. v Neville to discuss the question of judges’ responses to jury questions, and how thorough and on point they must be.

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R. V AYANGMA AND SCOTT

Scott Barry and Emily MacDonald of Stewart McKelvey in Charlottetown offer up this recent example of a police operation capturing drug dealers, and a court having to determine when the opportunity to commit a criminal offence was offered to the accused.

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