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.
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.
The Canadian Bar Association launches toolkit to address child rights The Canadian Bar Association introduced a free, comprehensive new tool to address an inherent knowledge gap on children’s rights in Canada. The CBA Child Rights Toolkit is designed to help lawyers, judges and other professionals advocate, adjudicate and make better decisions for children.
Elections: Board of Directors, Vice-President, and CBA committees and Section executive It’s election season at the CBA. We have a new Board of Directors, and voting will start at the end of the month for Vice-President. As well, anyone looking to join a CBA committee or a Section executive has until June 5 to put their names forward. Read on for more.
CBA calls Victims Bill of Rights Act an important step for victims While the CBA calls the Victims Bill of Rights Act (Bill C-32) an important step for victims of crime, it is recommending changes to improve the Bill’s ability to withstand possible constitutional scrutiny, protect prosecutorial independence and ensure that the criminal justice system is in fact able to deliver on any rights promised to victims of crime.