The CBA Legal Aid Liaison Committee is proud to introduce the first recipient of our new Legal Aid Leader Award, Amanda Dodge March 12, 2012 In law school, Amanda built up and coordinated a chapter of Pro Bono Students Canada. She then clerked for the Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal.
Message from the Chair December 27, 2011 Immigration law practitioners won’t want to miss the next CBA National Immigration Law Conference, to be held at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, British Columbia on May 3-5, 2012.
Melina Buckley receives the 2011 CBA Louis St-Laurent Award of Excellence August 11, 2011 Melina Buckley, LL.B, Ph.D., an associate with Camp Fiorante Matthews in Vancouver, is the 2011 recipient of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Louis St-Laurent Award of Excellence for distinguished service to the Association.
Robert Brun, Q.C. elected national 2nd Vice-President February 19, 2010 Robert Brun, Q.C. of Vancouver is the CBA’s new Second Vice-President-elect. CBA President Kevin Carroll, Q.C. made the announcement on March 19 following the vote by CBA Council.
NBA Press Release March 20, 2008 In a publication released today, the Nepal Bar Association (NBA)Â has made 99 recommendations for consideration by the Constituent Assembly (CA) for inclusion in the new Constitution of Nepal. This publication is being unveiled by the Right Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal, Kedar Prasad Giri, at the Himalaya Hotel today at 5 PM.
Anti-Corruption Waivers Now a Condition of Trade Commissioner Service New rules mandate firms to declare whether they, or an affiliate, are under charge or have been convicted under Canada’s anti-corruption laws during the past five years.
CBA Comments on Bill S-14 Bill S-14 was introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2013, and received Royal Assent on June 19, 2013.
CBA-ACT Proud to Sponsor First Anti-Corruption Course Book CBA-ACT is proud to sponsor and provide for download Global Corruption: Law, Theory and Practice, the first course book of its kind on anti-corruption.
Spotlight on: CBA Re-Think – Strategic Direction At the CBA Mid-Winter meeting in February, Council approved a new Strategic Direction for the CBA, which summarizes our aspirations, values and the foundation on which we’ll build a better association.
Mid-Winter wrap-up Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould brought a message of change and reconciliation in her first address to CBA Council, at the Mid-Winter meeting in Ottawa in February.