BarTalk August 2004
Volume 16, Number 4

CBABC Women Lawyers Forum Announces Fall Educational Program

Detailed information will be available in September, but organizers say interested parties are advised to pencil in these dates as the Forum programs to date have been very successful and well-attended. The following are full day courses:

September 17, Friday, “Resiliency as a Success behavior” Victoria, $95
October 16, Saturday, “Career Strategies for Women Lawyers” New Westminster, $95
November 18, Thursday, “Career Strategies for Women Lawyers” Vancouver, $95

OBA Trip to South Africa

Itinerary Now Online: March 17 to April 3, 2005
The itinerary for the next Ontario Bar Association Foreign Conference Tour planned for South Africa in 2005 is now available at www.oba.org. The South Africa trip will include stops in Cape Town, the Cape of Good Hope, Wine land, the Garden route, Durban, the Lost City, Johannesburg, and Pretoria.

Battle of the Bar Bands Rocked the Commodore

The much-anticipated Battle of the Bar Bands III was a resounding success on June 11. A sell-out crowd with more than 900 partiers in attendance rocked the Commodore Ballroom until morning.

The event was also a financial success, thanks to many generous sponsors, band members from firms, six Supreme Court Judges who again participated, CBC's Rick Cluff and the wonderful staff at the Commodore. This annual fundraiser allows the CBA Lawyers Benevolent Society to provide financial assistance to lawyers and their families in times of great need arising out of illness, disability or death. The Society is the only one of its kind in Canada.

The Event Committee, Derek Brindle, QC, Roger Holland, Thomas Woods, Z.S.A.’s Stephanie Hacksell, and J. Homenchuk thank the CBA and all those who participated in making this memorable event so successful. For details on next year’s event, please contact Derek Brindle, QC or Roger Holland.

These articles were published in the August 2004 issue of BarTalk and are subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2004, all rights reserved.