Olympic gold medalist, lawyer Jennifer Jones highlights 2015 CCCA National Conference April 16, 2015 Olympic gold medalist and corporate lawyer Jennifer Jones headlines the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) 2015 National Conference.
Report from the Chair April 02, 2015 NEERLS Chair Stuart Chambers, from McLennan Ross in Edmonton, reviews the Section’s Annual Law Summit, held in early March in Calgary in partnership with the Canadian Institute of Resources Law’s annual Symposium.
Report from the Chair April 02, 2015 International Law Section Chair Wendy Wagner, of Gowlings in Ottawa, takes a look at what the Section has been doing and what it has planned for the future, incuding its annual spring professional development session on May 28.
The CBA calls Victims Bill of Rights Act an important step for victims April 01, 2015 In its second appearance before a Parliamentary committee in five months, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is welcoming Bill C-32, Victims Bill of Rights Act
Olympic Gold Medalist Jennifer Jones, awards, outstanding workshops and plenaries highlight 2015 CCCA National Conference March 30, 2015 Olympic gold medalist and in-house counsel Jennifer Jones will headline the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) 2015 National Conference.
Congratulating Mr. Justice Ivan Bloom March 30, 2015 The National Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section would like to congratulate The Honourable Ivan S. Bloom on his recent appointment as a judge of Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Kerry L. Simmons, Q.C. elected incoming CBA National Second Vice-President March 26, 2015 Kerry L. Simmons, QC of Victoria, has won the election for incoming Second Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association
The CBA to appear on Bill C-51 before Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security March 24, 2015 The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) will appear before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to offer its views on Bill C-51, Anti-Terrorism Act 2015.
The CBA supports government action on FASD March 11, 2015 The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes the government’s study on Bill C-583, which contains Criminal Code amendments to address the treatment of people suffering from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
FASD, access to justice on the agenda for CBA President Michele Hollins’ visit to Whitehorse March 10, 2015 The President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Michele Hollins, Q.C. of Calgary, will visit CBA-Yukon (CBA-Y) in Whitehorse from March 10 to 12, where she will speak about the improving access to justice for individuals with FASD