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From Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson: "I am pleased to advise that Steven Schwartz and Bruce Elwood have each been appointed as a Master of the Court effective immediately. Master Schwartz will be resident in Kelowna, and Master Elwood will be resident in Vancouver."

The CBABC Law Week Committee invites you and students you know to this year’s “Meet the Chiefs” Student Forum. This event is designed for articling, post-secondary and high school students in the Lower Mainland who are practicing, studying or interested in the field of law.

"The new judge will be Clarke Burnett, whose appointment fills a vacancy at the Kelowna provincial court."

“We are disappointed that today’s budget announcement, Making Life Better, overlooks additional funding for legal aid,” said Margaret A. Mereigh, CBABC President. “There are real families all over the province desperate for this public service, but they don’t have access due to lack of government investment."

“This definition will provide almost like a GPS, what our basic co-ordinates are in terms of addressing diversity. But I personally feel there’s a lot to be done yet,” Kamaljit Lehal told Legal Feeds. Lehal moved the resolution yesterday at the AGM in Ottawa while speaking by video conference from Vancouver.

Dennis K. Hori, a partner with Fulton & Company LLP, is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Kelowna.

As part of his mandate to improve and support legal aid, David Eby, Attorney General, is reviewing a report by lawyer Jamie Maclaren, QC, on legal aid service delivery in British Columbia. The report is based on public feedback and consultations with legal aid stakeholders in B.C. and across Canada.

Effective Date: 24 January 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added two new faces to his cabinet Monday morning, tapping Montreal MP David Lametti as Canada’s new justice minister and Nova Scotia’s Bernadette Jordan as minister of rural economic development — a new position on the front bench.

Three resolutions are up for debate at the CBA Annual Meeting on February 11, 2019. This is your chance to have your say on issues shaping the future of the law and your association.