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The Department of Canadian Heritage is now seeking applications from persons willing to serve as members of one of the two independent expert panels for the CCP – one for official language rights and one for human rights.

The CBA Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium and the CBA Administrative Law, Labour and Employment Law Conference, both taking place this fall in Ottawa, will be of interest to lawyers working outside these practice areas.

The Government of Canada is currently seeking candidates for a dozen of these rosters under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canada – European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the Canada – Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement and the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and the Nationals of Other States.

The CBA Administrative Law Section is pleased to announce that Mark Mancini is the winner of the 2017 Paul Smith Memorial Award for his paper titled “Just a Pillowfight?: Standard of Review And Expertise in Constitutional Law."

The Commissioner of Federal Judicial Affairs is seeking applications from barristers or advocates who are members in good standing of any provincial or territorial Bar, and who have extensive professional experience spanning at least ten years, to fill an existing vacancy at the Federal Court in Vancouver and create a pool of candidates to staff future prothonotary positions in Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Does your Section have a conference coming up? Here’s a list.

The National and Nova Scotia Administrative Law Sections have teamed up to present a joint seminar dealing with topics such as ways to expedite administrative hearings, mediation and ethical issues at arbitration, and case law updates.

So you want to set up a social media site for your Section or Forum. It’s a good idea, but there are a lot of questions that you need to ask – and answers that you need to find – before you go ahead. Read on to discover a few things you’ll need to consider.

Feeling an itch to write for something more than a good grade? Several CBA National Sections are running essay contests offering a range of prizes.

Is your Section having a conference this fall? Read on to see our list of upcoming conferences.