Mary Robinson

Both historic and modern-day ties between Canada and Ireland dominated the discourse at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2009 Canadian Legal Conference in Dublin on Sunday. The event, held in the Irish city’s historic National Concert Hall, saw a host of legal luminaries address a capacity audience on subjects such as the rule of law, professional responsibility and access to justice. 

Appearing via video to mark her ninth consecutive address to the … Continue/Poursuivre >>

CBA Dublin 2009

Executives from Canada’s two largest judges’ associations addressed CBA Council this morning. Justice Pierre Dalphond, president of the Canadian Association of Superior Court Judges, spoke at length about his organization’s activites and praised the cooperative relationship between the CASCJ and the CBA. But he also expressed frustration with the federal government’s repeated dismissals of the reports of the independent Quadrennial Commission that, among other things, recommends judicial salaries … Continue/Poursuivre >>