Spotlight on the annual meeting in Montréal August 24, 2017 The CBA held its 99th annual meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in Montreal, 121 years after a group of lawyers from across the country gathered in that city to lay the foundation of a national association for the legal profession.
Meet the Pensions & Benefits Section Executive for 2017-2018 August 22, 2017 The new Pensions & Benefits Section Executive Committee members assume their roles on September 1.
Speech from our Incoming President August 18, 2017 Incoming President Kerry Simmons outlines her priorities for the next year in her speech to the Annual Meeting in Montreal. If you weren’t able to be there, or participate from a hub, read on to see what she has in store for 2017-18.
Maureen Whelly Mills Q.C. of Riverview wins 2017 CBA President’s Award August 18, 2017 Maureen Whelly Mills Q.C. of Riverview is the 2017 recipient of the Canadian Bar Association’s President’s Award which recognizes the significant contribution of a Canadian jurist to the legal profession, the CBA, or the public life of Canada.
Caitlin Pakosh winner of 2017 Walter Owen Book Prize August 18, 2017 The Foundation for Legal Research has awarded the 2017 Walter Owen Book Prize to Caitlin Pakosh, senior staff lawyer at Innocence Canada, for the book The Lawyer’s Guide to the Forensic Sciences, published in 2016 by Irwin Law.
Kerry Simmons, Q.C., of Victoria takes over CBA presidency on August 17 in Montreal August 17, 2017 Kerry Simmons, Q.C., of Victoria, BC, will take over as president of the Canadian Bar Association on August 17 when the chain of office is transferred from outgoing president René Basque of Moncton, N.B., at the CBA Annual Meeting.
Media Advisory – Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting 2017 August 15, 2017 The Canadian Bar Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting takes place in Montreal on August 17. Resolutions that will be debated and voted on include new CBA bylaws and regulations, the need for a national commissioner for children and youth, and a denunciation of the violence against gay and bisexual men in Chechnya.
5 New Submissions to Government August 10, 2017 The CBA’s Legislation & Law Reform team has been busy working with our National Sections to send a number of submissions to government.
Winner of CBA 2017 Law School Essay Contest August 04, 2017 Niall Rand, a graduate law student at the UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law, is the winner of the 2017 Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section Law School Essay Contest Gowling WLG - David Estrin Prize.