Court Updates: COVID-19 November 25, 2020 The most current updates and notices for the Court of Appeal for BC, the Supreme Court of BC, and the Provincial Court of BC.
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
Amendments to the Rules Concerning Fiduciary Property - Request for Comments and Feedback March 21, 2019 The Law Society has advised that they plan to make some amendments to the rules concerning fiduciary property. Before doing so, the Law Society would like to hear from lawyers who may be affected by the proposed rule changes.
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.
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.
Changes to Provincial Court Civil Jurisdiction and Procedures (Civil Resolution Tribunal) May 23, 2017 The objectives of this Notice to the Profession and Public are: (1) to outline the changes to the Provincial Court’s civil jurisdiction and procedures effective June 1, 2017, further to the implementation of the small claims jurisdiction of the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT); and (2) to rescind three Small Claims Practice Directions formerly issued by the Chief Judge.
Canada is not doing enough about children’s rights December 13, 2016 By Donna Martinson, retired B.C. Supreme Court judge, and Sarah Rauch, child-rights lawyer, co-chairwomen of the Children’s Law Section, CBABC.