Solicitor-Client Privilege at the Canada-US Border June 19, 2014 A staunch supporter of solicitor-client privilege, the CBA offers to work with the federal government on a policy to recognize claims of solicitor-client privilege at the border.
FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct — Short-Term Limited Legal Services May 20, 2014 The CBA finds the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s proposed professional conduct rules to address Short-Term Limited Legal Services lack adequate structure and clarity and, when followed, will not satisfy lawyers’ conflict issues.
Patent and Trade-mark Agent-Client Privilege May 09, 2014 The CBA urges Industry Canada to consult further with the Federation of Law Societies and provincial and territorial law societies, before deciding whether to extend privilege to communications between patent and trade-mark agents and their clients.
Proposed Mandatory Reporting Standards for the Canadian Extractive Sector May 06, 2014 The CBA supports the federal government's commitment to mandatory reporting standards for the extractive sector, but offers two general comments on who reports and what is reported.
FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct — Amendments April 07, 2014 In general, the CBA supports amendments to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s Model Code of Professional Conduct but offers specific recommendations for improvement.
Code of Professional Conduct February 22, 2014 WHEREAS the Canadian Bar Association is dedicated to improving and promoting the ethical standards for members of the legal profession and is committed to the harmonization of standards for legal ethics and professional conduct
FLSC Model Code of Professional Conduct — Rules 3.4-1 and 3.4-2 (Conflicts of Interest) January 22, 2014 The CBA comments on proposed revisions to the conflict of interest rules in the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s Model Code of Professional Conduct, and encourages them to consult broadly on these and future amendments.
Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility August 15, 2009 Whereas the Ethics and Professional Issues Committee was established as a Standing Committee in 1993 to deal with the ethical and professional issues challenging the legal profession
Proposed Conflicts rule in Code of Professional Conduct — Acting for and against sophisticated clients April 28, 2004 Letter to Law Society of British Columbia