Announcements

“We are disappointed that today’s budget announcement, Making Life Better, overlooks additional funding for legal aid,” said Margaret A. Mereigh, CBABC President. “There are real families all over the province desperate for this public service, but they don’t have access due to lack of government investment."

“This definition will provide almost like a GPS, what our basic co-ordinates are in terms of addressing diversity. But I personally feel there’s a lot to be done yet,” Kamaljit Lehal told Legal Feeds. Lehal moved the resolution yesterday at the AGM in Ottawa while speaking by video conference from Vancouver.

Dennis K. Hori, a partner with Fulton & Company LLP, is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kelowna.

As part of his mandate to improve and support legal aid, David Eby, Attorney General, is reviewing a report by lawyer Jamie Maclaren, QC, on legal aid service delivery in British Columbia. The report is based on public feedback and consultations with legal aid stakeholders in B.C. and across Canada.

Effective Date: 24 January 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added two new faces to his cabinet Monday morning, tapping Montreal MP David Lametti as Canada’s new justice minister and Nova Scotia’s Bernadette Jordan as minister of rural economic development — a new position on the front bench.

Three resolutions are up for debate at the CBA Annual Meeting on February 11, 2019. This is your chance to have your say on issues shaping the future of the law and your association.

The Rural Education and Access to Lawyers Initiative (REAL) is committed to assisting law firms and practitioners in small communities and rural areas of British Columbia to recruit, hire and retain law students and new lawyers. The deadline for 2019 REAL funding is February 20, 2019. 

TRU Law in Kamloops, BC is calling for volunteers for the 2019 First Year Moots.

In 2019, to maximize funds for as many students as possible, REAL is embarking on a new funding partnership model.  Firms interested in accessing funding of second year law student through the program will need to match funds either through an organization or by self matching.