Notice Regarding Criminal Proceedings COVID-19: COVID Pre-Trial Conferences (CV PTC) June 30, 2020 CV PTCs, which were introduced on May 4, 2020, will continue until further notice for all criminal cases where the trial was adjourned or is at risk of being adjourned because of direct or indirect effects of the public health emergency.
The Criminal Justice - Vancouver April 2020 Newsletter April 29, 2020 The Criminal Justice - Vancouver Section has released a newsletter.
COVID-19 Update for CBABC Members March 16, 2020 Like all of you, the CBABC office is putting plans together to protect our members, our communities, our employees and their families against the COVID-19 virus. To that end, we have decided to implement a number of changes.
From the President: CBABC Advocacy with respect to Proposed ICBC Reforms February 25, 2020 "We were deeply disappointed to hear about the government’s plans, particularly in light of the lack of public and industry consultation on the pros and cons of such a material change to BC’s insurance regime." Ken Armstrong, CBABC President 2019-20
Queen's Counsel Nominations 2019 May 24, 2019 Nominations for Queen's Counsel are now being accepted. The nomination process will end July 19, 2019 at 4:30 pm.
The changing face of Canada's judiciary: more women, more diversity May 05, 2019 More than half of appointments since 2016 have been women, but Indigenous numbers remain low
CBA passes motion defining diversity at AGM February 12, 2019 “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.
Coming Soon: Indigenous People and the Criminal Justice System: A Practitioner’s Handbook June 12, 2018 CBA member Jonathan Rudin from the Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto presents the best practices for counsel and members of the judiciary in this new text that is available for pre-order.
Queen's Counsel Nomination's 2018 May 25, 2018 Nominations for Queen's Counsel are now being accepted. The nomination process will end July 20, 2018 at 4:30 pm.
Survey - Research on the Implementation of s.530 of the Criminal Code in BC March 13, 2018 Juristes Power Law & SFU conducted survey on the implementation Implementation of s.530 of the Criminal Code in BC.