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NEERLS Summit: The intersection of energy and the environment

  • April 12, 2018

Lawyers with an interest in energy and the environment are invited to join their colleagues in Winnipeg at the end of May for a two-day conference exploring emerging trends and recent developments in environmental, energy and natural resources law.

What’s new: Supporting Inclusive Resource Development in East Africa

  • March 12, 2018

We’re still building our database of volunteers for the SIRD project in East Africa. If you have expertise in the extractive sector, or working on human rights issues, you might be just what we’re looking for. Find out more about the project and what opportunities are coming up.

Government of Canada Opportunities: International Trade and International Investment Dispute Settlement Bodies

  • September 13, 2017

The Government of Canada is currently seeking candidates for a dozen of these rosters under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canada – European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the Canada – Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement and the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and the Nationals of Other States.

Winner of CBA 2017 Law School Essay Contest

  • August 04, 2017

Niall Rand, a graduate law student at the UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law, is the winner of the 2017 Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section Law School Essay Contest Gowling WLG - David Estrin Prize.

Overview of Appointments of Prothonotaries of the Federal Court

  • July 26, 2017

The Commissioner of Federal Judicial Affairs is seeking applications from barristers or advocates who are members in good standing of any provincial or territorial Bar, and who have extensive professional experience spanning at least ten years, to fill an existing vacancy at the Federal Court in Vancouver and create a pool of candidates to staff future prothonotary positions in Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver.

CBA Connects with the UKELA

  • May 16, 2017

The CBA National Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section would like to thank UKELA Trustee, Simon Tilling, Partner at Burges Salmon LLP, for speaking at the CBA’s NEERLS Summit held in Montreal on April 27-28.

2017 Conferences

  • April 11, 2017

Does your Section have a conference in the coming months? Read on to find out.

Spotlight on social media

  • February 08, 2017

So you want to set up a social media site for your Section or Forum. It’s a good idea, but there are a lot of questions that you need to ask – and answers that you need to find – before you go ahead. Read on to discover a few things you’ll need to consider.