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Supreme Court of Canada holds first ceremonial opening in 39 years

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 2d

The Supreme Court has debuted new ceremonial robes for the justices. @journodale.bsky.social has that story. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

CBA President Bianca Kratt says the court is a testament to the stability a country can enjoy when its legal institutions remain respected, independent, and grounded in the rule of law

Getting sober without stigma

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 2d

Any lawyer who thinks they might have a problem with booze probably does. However, getting help can be daunting in a culture where unsustainable schedules are rewarded and acute stress is the norm. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

International Lawyers in Alcoholics Anonymous is a bridge for lawyers and judges to seek help among peers, without worrying about running into someone they’ve prosecuted, defended or jailed

Women who woke up the law

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 5d

“One day, she just had enough.” Karin Wells on the women behind landmark cases in Canadian law. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Season two of Verdicts and Voices kicks off with a look at the Canadian history-makers profiled in a new book by lawyer Karin Wells

The legal challenges raised by AI-powered algorithmic pricing

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 6d

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the marketplace in ways most consumers are oblivious to and raising new challenges for competition enforcement, consumer protection, and privacy. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

The days when sellers affixed prices to peddle their wares are waning. Watchdogs are concerned and regulators are caught in a bind.

Getting sober without stigma

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 6d

Any lawyer who thinks they might have a problem with booze probably does. However, getting help can be daunting in a culture where unsustainable schedules are rewarded and acute stress is the norm. @suebailey99.bsky.social has that story. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

International Lawyers in Alcoholics Anonymous is a bridge for lawyers and judges to seek help among peers, without worrying about running into someone they’ve prosecuted, defended or jailed

You can’t manage what you can’t measure

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 7d

Former Ontario Court of Appeal Justice David Brown on why access to data means access to justice.
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Retired Ontario justice proposes tying court operational data reporting to the salaries of judges running the courts to improve access to justice

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 8d

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, @journodale.bsky.social takes stock of the federal government’s implementation of UNDRIP — and looks at why there’s still a way to go to respectful, meaningful consultation and shared decision-making. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Implementing UNDRIP

Why Canada must legally recognize femicide

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 12d

Naming femicide would offer survivors & families the dignity of being seen and shift public understanding from viewing gender violence as a private tragedy to recognizing it as a structural injustice, writes Lais Gomes. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

It’s not only about punishing perpetrators, it’s about treating gender-based violence as a public health and mental health crisis

The legal challenges raised by AI-powered algorithmic pricing

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 13d

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the marketplace in ways most consumers are oblivious to and raising new challenges for competition enforcement, consumer protection, and privacy. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

The days when sellers affixed prices to peddle their wares are waning. Watchdogs are concerned and regulators are caught in a bind.

Women who woke up the law

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 14d

“One day, she just had enough”: Karin Wells on the women behind landmark cases in Canadian law. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Season two of Verdicts and Voices kicks off with a look at the Canadian history-makers profiled in a new book by lawyer Karin Wells

A cybersecurity bill with built-in vulnerabilities

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 15d

David Fraser of McInnis Cooper says the bill’s prescriptive language is worrying, as it opens the door to micromanagement by government agencies. “I think that’s overreach, and I think that’s unnecessary.” @journodale.bsky.social has the details. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

While changes have been made to improve clarity and transparency in the government’s latest proposed cyber legislation, questions and criticisms remain

How AI has made me more productive

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 16d

In recent months, @robertdiab.bsky.social has relied on AI at every stage of his writing. "The effect has been transformative, less like adopting a new app and more like moving from typewriter to word processor, or from paper-based research to the internet."

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From faster research to sharper drafts, here’s how AI is changing the way legal writing gets done

Why Canada must legally recognize femicide

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 19d

Naming femicide would offer survivors & families the dignity of being seen and shift public understanding from viewing gender violence as a private tragedy to recognizing it as a structural injustice, writes Lais Gomes. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

It’s not only about punishing perpetrators, it’s about treating gender-based violence as a public health and mental health crisis

From greenwashing to greenhushing

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 20d

At the University of Ottawa, @profjquaid.bsky.social says the corporate reaction in Canada to the anti-greenwashing rules has been excessive. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Faced with consumer-protection provisions aimed at false corporate environmental claims, some companies have stopped making them entirely

A cybersecurity bill with built-in vulnerabilities

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 21d

David Fraser of McInnis Cooper says the bill’s prescriptive language is worrying, as it opens the door to micromanagement by government agencies. “I think that’s overreach, and I think that’s unnecessary.” @journodale.bsky.social has more.
www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

While changes have been made to improve clarity and transparency in the government’s latest proposed cyber legislation, questions and criticisms remain

Why every law school should teach prison law

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 22d

The body of statutes, regulations, procedures, oversight, and constitutional and human rights that constrain incarceration in all its forms has never been more relevant, write Professors Jeff Kennedy, Debra Parkes, and Alexandria Bonney. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Just as no legal education is complete without learning about criminal justice, no education in criminal justice is complete without learning about prison law

From greenwashing to greenhushing

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 23d

At the University of Ottawa, @profjquaid.bsky.social says the corporate reaction in Canada to the anti-greenwashing rules has been excessive. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

Faced with consumer-protection provisions aimed at false corporate environmental claims, some companies have stopped making them entirely

Return to Parliament Hill “awe-inspiring” for new MP Jacob Mantle, years after a summer internship with former minister Bev Oda

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CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 26d

“It’s pretty amazing sitting in that chamber and having a seat in that House,” new MP and CBA member Jacob Mantle says of his return to Parliament. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

A full circle moment

More and more Canadians can’t afford the thousands of dollars typically required to hire a lawyer. Is legal coaching the solution?

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 27d

Up to 80 per cent of civil and family litigants opt to represent themselves in the face of high legal costs. That’s where legal coaches come in. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

A coach in their corner

The CBA’s head cheerleader

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 27d

“I could go on and on about the benefits of the CBA. I have learned so much and have been given a greater ability to give back.” www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

New VP Loreley Chekay says her longtime involvement with the Association has made her a better person and lawyer

A lawyer’s professional gaze cannot stop at the border

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 28d

When corporate clients face allegations of violating international human rights law, a lawyer’s silence is not neutrality. It’s a decision and not one someone bound by ethical standards can justifiably make, writes Kate McInnes. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

At a time when corporate conduct is subject to growing scrutiny, lawyers must treat communications from United Nations Special Procedures as legally and morally consequential

More and more Canadians can’t afford the thousands of dollars typically required to hire a lawyer. Is legal coaching the solution?

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 29d

Many people who can’t afford a lawyer also don’t qualify for legal aid, so up to 80 per cent of civil and family litigants opt to represent themselves. That’s where legal coaches come in,
offering a more affordable alternative. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

A coach in their corner

An essential access to justice ‘stopgap’

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · 29d

“It makes us better people. It makes us better lawyers. It makes us better law firms to be doing this kind of work," says Grace Pastine. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

With legal services financially out of reach for most, Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers worked with Pro Bono Ontario again this summer

Thinking outside the law firm box

CBA National Magazine @cba-nationalmag.bsky.social · Sep 8

More than a third of 2023 law school grads are pursuing a career outside private practice. Meanwhile, many of those who enter private practice don’t stay. Read on to find out why. www.nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

A growing number of law school grads and seasoned lawyers see their J.D. as a passport to a world of career possibilities rather than a one-way ticket to private practice