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Welcome to the CBA Nova Scotia Web site

The Canadian Bar Association - Nova Scotia is the voice of the legal profession in Nova Scotia, representing lawyers, judges, law teachers and law students throughout the Province. The CBA plays a vital role in advancing the interests of its members by providing balanced and reasoned responses to many issues with which government and the legal profession is faced.

The goals of CBA Nova Scotia include:

To represent and promote the interests of the legal profession in Nova Scotia on a Provincial and National level.

To improve and promote the well-being, knowledge, skills and ethical standards of members of the legal profession.

To provide relevant and quality services and benefits to our members.

To advance and improve the law and administration of justice.

To improve and promote access to justice.

Join today! For a membership application please contact the CBA office at (902) 422-1905 or join on-line at www.cba.org.

Don’t miss our Elder Law in the Next Decade Conference. This full day conference is being held in the Schooner Room at Casino Nova Scotia on Friday, March 26, 2010. Topics for the day include: Personal Care Directives, Abuse of Power of Attorney, Sex and the Nursing Home, Alternatives to Litigation, Mobile Elders and Foreign Documents and the Adult Protection Act After 25 Years. This promises to be an excellent conference featuring many expert speakers and special guest lunch speaker Douglas Melville, Ombudsman & CEO, Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI), Toronto.

To register go to:
http://www.cba.org/pd/details.aspx?Lang=En&id=NS_ELC_0310

Real Estate for Legal Assistants Conference – Monday, May10, 2010

Calling all Legal Assistants! This conference is for you. Register today for this full day conference at Casino Nova Scotia. Topics for the day include: Paper Forms for LRA Registrants, Client ID Regulations – What You Need to Know, Adjustments for Multi-Unit Residential Transactions and Going Paperless in A Real Estate Environment, New Home Construction Agreements, Adjustments and Annoyances, Post-Subdivision and Bank Direct vs. Broker Funded Transactions. Register now by clicking this link:
http://www.cba.org/pd/details.aspx?Lang=En&id=NS_RLP_0510