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The CBA’s Child Rights Committee has some ideas for what you can do to improve the rights of all Canadian children on Nov. 20 – National Child Day – and every other day of the year.

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 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.

The Canadian International Lawyer Journal Volume 11, No. 2, is now available online.

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.

The recent Brexit vote took a lot of people by surprise – including some of those who voted for it. Currency speculators were particularly hard hit in the short term, but if you’re wondering what difference a British exit from the EU might make to your business in the long run, the CBA’s Intellectual Property Section has produced this tip sheet to provide some early guidance.

The Canadian International Lawyer Journal Volume 11, No. 1, is now available online.

The latest issue of Canadian International Lawyer is online. Editor Noemi Gal-Or says this issue explores three themes that have received a lot of attention recently: migration, corruption and the recognition of foreign judgments.

International Law Section Chair Wendy Wagner, of Gowlings in Ottawa, takes a look at what the Section has been doing and what it has planned for the future, incuding its annual spring professional development session on May 28.