CBABC In the Media

The Trudeau government’s chronic failure to name judges on time has renewed complaints from the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), which is demanding a speedy fix for the persistent appointment delays, along with an explanation from Ottawa for why it takes so long to fill judicial vacancies that are forecast months ahead.

The tragic loss of Aubrey and Chloe Berry on Christmas Day has left many of us in shock and feeling lost as to how to respond. The staff and volunteers of the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch, extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the girls’ mother and their family, friends and entire community.

Today, current funding levels for family law cases only provide for emergencies that involve actual or threatened safety or violence issues, or the serious denial of access to children.

2017-18 President Bill Veenstra in the Vancouver Sun on CBABC’s continued call for provincial government to increase both legal aid funding and the tariff for legal aid lawyers.

Restorative justice is a unique approach to addressing crime and those affected — the victim, the offender and the community.

Restorative-justice programs in BC remain on the fringes of Canada’s criminal justice system, despite their well-demonstrated value, according to a Canadian Bar Association report.

Michael Welsh, CBABC President, is interviewed by The Lawyer’s Daily on the new BC solicitor general plans to expand restorative justice throughout province

British Columbia’s new government wants to enact a province-wide restorative-justice system for some offences, allowing victims and offenders to resolve their issues in such criminal matters as vandalism and assault, the Solicitor-General says.

Just four years into his career, Michael Welsh took on a pro bono case that paved the way for absentee voting in B.C. – and unwittingly set the stage for a dramatic finish to the 2017 provincial election.

Learn all about the Lawyer Referral Service in this article that first appeared in the Provincial Court of BC's eNews.