Events

Next General Meeting: Date:September 23, 2011; Time:12:00 p.m.; Place:Barrister's Lounge, Law Courts Building; Cost:$5.00 for pizza lunch
D of P: Deadline:October 13, 2011

News

Letter to Bill Meade, co-authored by Deborah Hatch and Tom Engel: Letter
Updated Court Forms: Link- www.albertacourts.ab.ca/ProvincialCourt/FormsandNoticesbyRegionDivision/tabid/321/Default.aspx
Queen's Bench Impaired Driving C-2 Cases (ratio in each: the new legislation is retrospective): R. v. Clark, 2009 ABQB 215, R. v. Houde, 2009 ABQB 269

Awards

Harradence Prize

Date:To be anounced, 2011

Location:To be announced at the CTLA Annual Seminar Banquet

Description: The CTLA created the Harradence Prize in 1994 to recognize the distinguished career of Milt Harradence, whose professional aspirations and achievements as a criminal defence lawyer and a Justice in the Court of Appeal reflect the principles upon which our association is founded. This award is normally given to experienced counsel who have demonstrated the following characteristics which were so much appreciated in Mr. Justice Harradence:

Protection of the rights of accused persons and those who have suffered harm as a result of government action;
Achieved the highest standards of advocacy and ensured the preservation of the adversay system and trial by jury;
Upheld the honour and dignity of the profession;
Encouraged and developed the recognition of the importance of due process of law in Canadian life and society generally.

Nomination:Please send an e-mail using the “Contact Us” section of this website and include the name of the lawyer and a brief (one to three paragraph) summary of why this lawyer is deserving of this Prize.

Recipients:1994 - Milt Harradence, 1996 - Mona Duckett, 1997 - Burke Barker, 2002 - Peter Royal, 2005 - Tom Engel, 2006 - Gwilym Davies, 2008 - Charles Davison, 2010 - Nate Whitling

Bruce Gunn Junior Barrister Award

Date:To be announced

Location:CTLA Christmas Banquet

Description:Also known as the "Top Gunn" award, this annual award recognizes a junior lawyer who shows great promise in the area of criminal law. The award was created in 2006 to honour Mr. Bruce Gunn who was a passionate advocate known for his imaginative and zealous defence work, particularly in the area of impaired driving. The recipient of this award should have the following qualifications:

Between two and five years experience at the bar;
Demonstrated a passion and aptitude for criminal law;
A commitment to pro bono work;
Shown a willingness to assist other counsel, unrepresented accused and the courts.

Recipients:2006 - Shannon Prithipaul, 2007 - Chris Millsap, 2008 - Dan Chivers, 2010 - Kent Teskey.