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CBABC congratulates the BC Legislature on unanimously passing Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples act.

Anne Rowles, a judge on B.C.’s highest court for 20 years and known as a scholar and mentor, died Wednesday at the age of 78 following a lengthy illness.

The Bencher election results for the two-year term from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 are now available: four Benchers were elected for the first time (one by acclamation) and 18 were re-elected (four by acclamation).

"A pioneer in law for women, Marlene [Scott, QC] became the first woman in Canada to serve as a head of a provincial Bar Association when she became president of the BC branch in 1980. In 1981, she was the second woman to receive a QC. She then became chair of the BC Law Foundation in 1986. In 1994, Marlene received the prestigious George Goyer Award for her contributions to the legal profession."

CBABC congratulates Vancouver lawyer Robert Brun, QC as the 2019 recipient of the Georges A. Goyer QC Memorial Award for Distinguished Service. CBABC presented the award last evening during the BC legal community’s annual Bench & Bar Dinner.

B.C.’s family court system is proposing a major transformation and British Columbians are encouraged to have their voices heard as part of the process.

Each clinic will receive up to $250K in government funding to hire lawyers and legal staff

A court judgment released [Oct 24, 2019] by B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson ruled that the government limits on expert reports was unconstitutional because it violated the exclusive powers of a court's control over its processes.

Province will become 1st in Canada to legally enshrine 'minimum standards' of rights if bill passes

Patricia Proudfoot, who died at age 91 earlier this month, was the first female judge appointed in B.C. and went on to a 30-year career as a jurist.