CBA Sections and Forums: Call for Nominations April 19, 2016 CBA Sections and Forums are seeking the contribution of its members. This is your opportunity to get involved!
CBA Welcomes Court Challenges Program Reinstatement April 19, 2016 Sarah Lugtig and Mark Power appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on behalf of the CBA.
SCC strikes down mandatory minimum sentence April 15, 2016 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on April 15 in R. v. Lloyd that a one-year mandatory minimum drug sentence is unconstitutional as it violates section 12 of the Charter (cruel and unusual punishment).
Entity regulation: Governing the forest as well as the trees April 14, 2016 Regulating legal entities as well as the individuals who practise in them reflects the reality of modern practice that many regulatory requirements are fulfilled by the law firm not the individual lawyer. And moving to outcomesâfocused regulation will shift the regulatory focus from reacting to complaints to proactively encouraging ethical best practices.
What We Think of Bill C-6 April 14, 2016 Christopher Veeman, Executive Member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section, appeared before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to discuss the changes to Bill C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act.
Itâs Law Day 2016! April 14, 2016 Events are scattered across the country today and for the next month to commemorate the April 17, 1982 signing of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
CBA welcomes repeal of requirements for unions to report expenditures April 13, 2016 Bill C-4 - an Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act.
CBA Awards April 05, 2016 The CCCA handed out a number of awards at its conference in Calgary earlier this month. Thereâs a new award from the Pro Bono Committee; the latest winner of the Legal Aid Leader award has been named; and donât forget the deadline is coming up for the National Sections Council award.
Get your daily legal news from us April 05, 2016 Somewhere between staying in the dark, doing a lot of leg work yourself or being inundated with notifications from an overactive RSS feed thereâs a sweet spot â a place to find all the top legal headlines of the day.
Whatâs coming for Law Day 2016 April 05, 2016 Across the country students are preparing for mock trials and debates, lawyers and judges are prepping for information sessions, and a lot of people are training for fun runs â itâs Law Day again!