CBABC Media Coverage Letter to the Editor: Setting the record straight on judges and bail May 01, 2024 Scott Morishita, the president of the Canadian Bar Association sent in a letter responding to comments made by Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier in a media report.
CBABC Submission Submission to Attorney General: Regulation of Non-Disclosure Agreements April 24, 2024 CBABC calls on the B.C. government to introduce legislation that prohibits NDAs related to claims of harassment or discrimination.
CBABC Media Coverage A serious shortage of judges is putting B.C.’s legal system on trial April 19, 2024 A number of different factors are making judges harder to recruit, which is causing some civil trials to be delayed for years
CBABC Submission Submission: First Nation Registration of Land April 19, 2024 CBABC supports the passing of Bill 13, Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024, but emphasized the need for continued meaningful consultation.
CBABC Submission Letter to Attorney General: Introduction of Legal Professions Act April 19, 2024 CBABC calls for B.C government not to pass the newly introduced Legal Professions Act, until more consultation has been held.
CBABC Media Coverage BC undermining lawyer independence with Legal Professions Act: LSBC, CBA BC Branch April 18, 2024 Legislation combines notaries, paralegals, and lawyers under one regulator
CBABC Media Coverage Law society says B.C.'s plan for new regulatory body could undermine lawyers' independence April 15, 2024 Lawyers, paralegals and notaries would all be under one regulatory umbrella with proposed changes
CBABC Announcement Call for volunteers: CLEBC Board of Directors April 11, 2024 CBABC is seeking nominees from Cariboo, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Yale Counties to appoint to the Board of Directors of the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia for terms beginning September 1, 2024 and ending August 31, 2027.
CBABC Media Coverage The Jill Bennett Show: The Legal Professions Act and CBABC Response April 11, 2024 Kerry Simmons, KC's interview on Jill Bennett Show (CKNW)
CBABC Media Coverage B.C. introduces legislation on legal profession reform; law society, bar association opposed April 11, 2024 The B.C. government has unveiled long-promised legislation to bring lawyers, paralegals and notaries under the umbrella of one regulator. But the provincial law society and bar association have both come out swinging against the proposals, saying they would erode the independence of the legal profession.