News | November 27, 2019 CBABC applauds unanimous passing of BC Indigenous human rights legislation CBABC congratulates the BC Legislature on unanimously passing Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples act.
News | October 18, 2019 B.C. raising hourly rate for legal aid lawyers British Columbia’s legal aid lawyers are getting a raise, as the provincial government reached a new deal with the Association of Legal Aid Lawyers...
News | October 15, 2019 A Good Next Step for Legal Aid: Bar Association Reacts to New Legal Aid Funding “We are pleased with the improvement to the tariff announced today,” said CBABC President, Ken Armstrong. “It’s important for British Columbians...
News | September 19, 2019 Legal aid, auto insurance among areas of focus for new B.C. bar association president The new president of the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch (CBABC) says there is a crisis in the provincial legal aid system that is seeing too...
News | September 13, 2019 CBA's Truth and Reconciliation Website Pays Homage to Indigenous Artists The CBA is committed to answering the calls of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A central premise of the CBA’s ongoing work is to provide a...
News | September 11, 2019 Make Legal Aid Matter in Federal Election Campaign With today’s official start of the October federal election campaign, politicians of all stripes are on the campaign trail touting the message that...
News | September 05, 2019 Bencher Elections 2019 Bencher elections are held every two years in odd-numbered years in nine electoral districts across British Columbia. Benchers are elected for two...
News | September 03, 2019 Legal Aid is in Crisis: Funding shortfall in BC targeted by new CBABC president “Legal aid funding is in a state of crisis, particularly in BC,” Ken Armstrong, CBABC President for 2019-20 said. “Ordinary, working British...
News | August 27, 2019 CBA urges lawyers to make legal aid a federal election issue Leaders of provincial bar associations have written letters to candidates