Press Releases & Statements

In its intervention before the Supreme Court of Canada in the appeal of R. v. Nur, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) argues that judges should be able to consider less extreme measures than mandatory minimum sentences (MMS), and calls for the implementation of a so-called “safety valve.”

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) welcomes Bill C-32, Victims Bill of Rights Act, calling it an important step for victims of crime.

Marie Christine Kirouack, Executive Director of Quebec’s Programme d’aide aux membres du Barreau du Québec (PAMBA) is the 2014 winner of the Canadian Bar Association

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) cautions that Bill C-36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, introduced by the federal government in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, may fall short on constitutional grounds.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is holding its annual Competition Law Fall Conference at the Ottawa Convention Centre on September 18 and 19, 2014.

René Basque of Moncton has been named Second Vice-President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to take effect on Aug. 17.

The Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Legal Futures Initiative is proposing a bold rethink of the way law is practised, taught and regulated in Canada.

The Hon. Irwin Cotler of Montreal and Simon Fodden of Toronto, creator of the blog SLAW, are the recipients of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) 2014 President’s Award.

Some 650 people are expected to attend the 2014 Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Legal Conference in St. John’s, Aug. 14-17.

The Foundation for Legal Research’s (FLR) 2014 Walter Owen Book Prize has been awarded to Louise Langevin, Nathalie Des Rosiers and Marie-Pier Nadeau for their work