Volunteer Opportunity: Judicial Advisory Committee for BC September 25, 2018 The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada has requested that the CBABC submit potential candidates for the Judicial Advisory Committee for British Columbia, for a two-year appointment.
Negotiating Contracts Across Borders, Cultures, Languages and Legal Systems September 20, 2018 Location: Dentons, 250 Howe St, Vancouver
Expect The Intersection of Privacy and AI in 2018 September 13, 2018 Article by Antoine Guilmain, Antoine Aylwin & Karl Delwaide – Fasken
Canadian Developments in AI and Technology: Ethical Considerations for Innovators September 13, 2018 Article by Carole J. Piovesan, Ana Badour, Shane Lamond and Paulina Bogdanova | McCarthy Tetrault LLP
BC Companies and GDPR – What You Don’t Know May Hurt You September 13, 2018 Article by Samson Chan | Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
Call for Nominations: Vancouver Bencher By-Election September 13, 2018 Nominations of candidates for election must be received by the Law Society by 5:00 pm on Monday, October 15, 2018. The term of the Bencher elected will begin on January 1, 2019 and will end on December 31, 2019.
Law Society seeks feedback on alternate legal service providers September 11, 2018 The Law Society is seeking input from the profession regarding a proposal to establish a new class of legal service professional who would hold a limited scope licence to practise in the area of family law.
CBA launches Truth and Reconciliation Task Force September 11, 2018 The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has created a task force to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Calls to Action and establish “a mutually respectful relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.”
2018 Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope September 09, 2018 Join the WLF BC for the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope on September 9, 2018 at Queen Elizabeth Park.
CBABC welcomes new President, Margaret A. Mereigh September 05, 2018 Margaret is senior appellate Crown Counsel with the BC Prosecution Service and prosecutes criminal appeals in the BC Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Highlights of her 27 year career as Crown Counsel, include working as trial counsel in R. v. Gladue (a just approach to sentencing aboriginal offenders) and the Air India trial (a prosecution of an act of aviation terrorism).