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A Canadian think tank is calling one of the marquee initiatives of British Columbia’s fight against money laundering largely toothless and is recommending a major revamp in order to have it do what it was actually set up to do.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) welcomes the recent introduction of Bill C-11, which aims to modernize federal privacy law as it relates to the private sector. This ambitious reform initiative includes several significant improvements. However, the Bill also raises a number of questions about its ability to effectively protect privacy in a constantly evolving digital society.

Online forms for the Land Owner Transparency Registry (LOTR) will be available in myLTSA beginning early morning (i.e. 12:01am) on Monday, November 30, 2020.

Convicted of killing his two adopted sons in a 1982 Surrey house fire — and stunningly granted a new trial only late last week — Tomas Yebes was acquitted Thursday after an extraordinary 20-minute proceeding in B.C. Supreme Court.

Part IV has been revised to update the guidance about wearing face masks in courthouses.

This Notice replaces the Notice to the Public Regarding the Court of Appeal for British Columbia’s Response to COVID-19 issued 19 August 2020. New information regarding face masks has been added to section 3.3.2 Hearings in a Courtroom.​

Note: this Notice replaces the Notice to the Public Regarding Access to Court Proceedings During the COVID-19 Pandemic dated 7 July 2020​

While the final decision about judicial appointments is properly the role of government, partisan considerations should not determine the best candidates. It can be argued that the political vetting of judicial applicants – which happens after the Judicial Advisory Committees have made their recommendations – has been a factor in the number of vacancies on the bench, which is a direct contributor to court delays and the access to justice crisis in Canada.

The Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Al-Karim Kara as the company’s next President and CEO effective December 7, 2020.

Paralegals are defined by the BC Paralegal Association as those who “have legal training and knowledge of the substantive and procedural aspects of law and are capable of independent legal work, performed subject to the general supervision of a lawyer.”