Gowling WLG welcomes 19 new partners
Press Release January 9, 2017 Gowling WLG Canada is pleased to announce the admission of 19 professionals to its partnership. Spanning the firm’s Canadian offices, the new partners have a…
Exceptional lawyers recognized with QC designation – CBABC
Press Release December 19, 2016 Forty British Columbia lawyers have been appointed the honorary title of Queen’s counsel, or QC, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton announced on…
Call for Federal Judicial Applicants – CBABC
December 13, 2016 The Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada is reiterating the call for federal judicial applications from British Columbia’s legal community. The public has increasing…
Making bail fair – Legal Aid Ontario releases “A legal aid strategy for bail”
Press Release (TORONTO, ON – December 8, 2016) Legal Aid Ontario is releasing a strategy paper on the bail system in Ontario. Approximately 62 per cent of people in Ontario…
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde Secures Commitments to Revitalize First Nations Languages and Respect First Nations Laws
AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde Secures Commitments to Revitalize First Nations Languages and Respect First Nations Laws December 7, 2016 (Gatineau, QC) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief…
Law Society’s governing body adopts strategies to end systemic racism in legal professions
Press Release Toronto — Today, the Law Society’s governing body approved the final report by the Challenges Faced by Racialized Licensees Working Group. It contains 13 robust recommendations designed to address…
An Inquiry Committee of the Canadian Judicial Council recommends the removal of Justice Camp
Press Release Ottawa, 30 November 2016 –The Inquiry Committee reviewing the conduct of Justice Robin Camp has presented its report to the Canadian Judicial Council. An Overview of the Report…
Bill C-22: National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act
Press Release November 23, 2016 In an appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, the CBA offered its views on Bill C-22, National Security and Intelligence…
Sacha R. Paul a TDS Rising Star! Recognized as One of the Leading Lawyers Under 40 in Canada
Press Release WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(November 18, 2016) – Lexpert®, Canada’s leading source of news and information about the business of law, has recognized Sacha R. Paul as another TDS Rising Star.…
Missing Nimâmâ, a Reflection on Missing Indigenous Women, Receives the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
Missing Nimâmâ, a Reflection on Missing Indigenous Women, Receives the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award Canadian author Melanie Florence and illustrator François Thisdale awarded top honour and the $30,000 prize for…
