Montreal, Sept. 14, Representatives of the legal profession from every province in the Dominion met recently in Regina to consider matters of vital importance. There has been a growing tendency for men outside the profession to encroach on what Cann-dian lawyers regard as their ex-elusive business, and they are concerned lest they should lose any more ground. Under the chairmanship of Sir James " of Winnipeg, President of the Canadian Bar Association, a number of remedies were proposed by the under the following headings: primarily reaching a definite conclusion as to what are the limits in modern and future affairs within whick society should properly look to the Iawyer for service; revision the law school curriculum so that. the young lawyer will be trained and equipped to render to the fullest extent that service which should be expected of him; revision of the methods of doing work and dealing with the public by the profession, so that there will be, to the greatest extent possible, an' elimination of an adjustment of those methods which are considered irksome, or not in tune with public 3 cone sidered representation to classes of persons, associations,. companies, and government bodies encroaching upon the profession, as to the unfairness of their actions, and, in the event of failure to arrive at a reasonable understanding, then a consideration of legitimate reprisals or counter-attacks; tightening and speeding up disciplinary measures and procedure; formally undertaking reasonable and dignified means, as a profession, of bringing the public to the knowledge of the rights of the profession to ser-' vice, control of members. of the profession, and the fullest protection for the benefit of the public. There was also considerable discussion on the principles and pr: tice of disciplining members, in which Mr. A. E. Hoskins, of Winnipeg, took a leading part.
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