CBABC In the Media

A selection of some of the coverage showcasing Law Week events around the province.

The B.C. Supreme Court, the province’s superior trial court, is short nine judges, with another seven judges expected to retire by September.

A Provincial Court report said that as of late February the court had 128 full-time judges. The court had 126 full-time judges in September, 2010, when it issued a report titled Justice Delayed and warned it could not “keep pace” with the new cases being presented.

The Canadian Bar Association's B.C. branch is hoping to raise the issue of British Columbia’s frayed legal system during the May 9 provincial election campaign, especially legal aid.

“Be Bold for Change” is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day and the message could not be more timely.

Michael Welsh, who is the president of the Canadian Bar Association's B.C. chapter, says the CBA has prepared an agenda for the Province with 22 points on how to curtail stalling in the system.

A generation after the incoming B.C. Liberals decimated the Legal Services Society — slashing its budget by 40 per cent — the Law Society of B.C. has endorsed a very different, far more expensive vision of legal aid.

Canada's justice system has let down Indigenous citizens, says the B.C. president of the Canadian Bar Association.

The Hon. Suzanne Anton, QC, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of BC, responds to CBABC President Michael Welsh on CKNW.

The BCGEU commends the work of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, for its recently released report An Agenda for Justice: Platform considerations. The report outlines serious issues facing B.C.’s legal system and makes numerous recommendations to improve services.