Editorial Policy for Law Matters

Content policy

Law Matter articles are solicited by members of the Editorial Committee and reviewed by the Editorial Committee co-chairs and CBA National Magazine Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any article submitted for the Law Matters newsletter.

Articles shall meet the following criteria:

1. Articles and interviews shall be consistent with the Objectives of Law Matters, as set out at Section B, above;
2. Except as otherwise approved, Law Matters will not publish pure opinion pieces about active litigation by parties or their representatives directly involved in the litigation, or content that promotes political parties/campaigns;
3. Articles that engage active policy issues, or are otherwise identified as sensitive by the Staff liaison or the Board Liaison must be submitted to CBA Alberta Executive Director for review and approval, to be forwarded, as appropriate, to the CBA Alberta Executive Committee and/or the Board of Directors.
4. Appropriate attribution to sources is required, in the form of hyperlinks.

Author understanding

The author understands that:

1. It is their responsibility to fact check and ensure appropriate attribution to sources;
2. The Editorial Team reserves the right to edit articles for length, clarity and conformance with CBA Alberta guidelines; and
3. Submission of an article does not guarantee publication.

Annual review of Editorial Policy

The Editorial Policy will be reviewed annually by the CBA Alberta Editorial Committee co-chairs, Board Liaison and Staff Liaison, with any changes submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.