2019

The Canadian Bar Association B.C. Branch (CBABC) will host the annual A Day for Legal Aid event on September 26th at the University of Victoria, featuring a panel discussion on the importance of legal aid in British Columbia.

Victoria criminal lawyer Roberto Alberto jumped at the chance to participate in a free legal advice clinic Thursday in Centennial Square.

Judicial updates for the Supreme Court.

At the annual meeting held in Vancouver from August 12-14, 2012 our own Robert Brun was appointed President of the national organization of the Canadian Bar Association.

Premier Christy Clark’s proposed Riot TV plan is unlikely to take off because judges are only expected to allow cameras in courtrooms with the consent of defendants, says the president of the B.C. Crown Counsel Association.

Government releases independent reports that will guide system-wide justice reform.

There’s always people willing to give free legal advice, although not many of them are actually lawyers.

Criminal cases in B.C.'s provincial courts should be resolved within six months, the lawyer charged with reviewing the backlogged justice system said Thursday.

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) President Kerry Simmons responded positively today to the Government’s release of a series of important reports on the justice system in BC.

As a society we have to spend more on our justice system by way of legal aid. Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson reportedly avoided lawyers calling for more legal aid funding, made by the Canadian Bar Association at a Vancouver conference this week.