Practice Resources

With the increased pressure on completing trials without undue delay created in the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Jordan, it has become necessary to set out some guidelines to govern scheduling conflicts which arise between the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court.

This meeting was held at 12:00 PM at Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina in Victoria, British Columbia. Guest Speakers were Maureen Fitzgerald, Ph.D. - Gender Diversity Advisor, Former Lawyer, and Author and Kay Melbye - Partner, Brown Henderson Melbye.

Purpose: To facilitate identification of counsel or commissioner for taking affidavits.

This meeting was held at 4:15 PM at The Law Courts Inn in Vancouver, British Columbia. Guest speakers were Dr. Jonathan Reggler, Chair of the Physician Advisory Council of Dying with Dignity Canada & Director, Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers, and Caily DiPuma, Lawyer and Acting Litigation Director with the BC Civil Liberties Association.

May 17, 2017 meeting minutes - 2017 Conference Committee

Purpose: To set out the procedure for introducing evidence that contains or may contain high potency narcotics, including fentanyl and carfentanil (“HPN Exhibits”).

The WLF invites you to read the Spring 2017 newsletter. Enjoy!

Guest speaker Kari Boyle talked about the concept of "unbundling" of legal services.

This meeting was held at 5:30 PM at Bennett Jones in Vancouver, British Columbia. Guest Speaker was Kim Baird, Former Chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation.

March 27, 2017 meeting of CBABC A2J committee