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Write for BarTalk

  • April 10, 2025

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Professional Notice

CRIM 21: SOIRA Exemption Applications

  • April 04, 2025

This Practice Directive establishes a procedure for filing and hearing Sex Offender Information Registration Act exemption applications pursuant to section 490.04 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code (a ‘SOIRA exemption application’) for SOIRA orders imposed at the Provincial Court.

Legal News

Statement from the Federation of Law Societies of Canada on Threats to the Rule of Law, the Independence of the Bar and Judicial Independence in the United States

  • March 21, 2025

"The Federation of Law Societies of Canada expresses its grave concern over recent developments in the United States that threaten the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary. These foundational principles underpin the Rule of Law in healthy democracies. Efforts to undermine them put fundamental freedoms at risk and erode public confidence in democratic institutions."

CBABC Announcement

ALF letter of congratulations to Justice Lindsay LeBlanc

  • March 18, 2025

'The Aboriginal Lawyers Forum expresses our sincere congratulations to you on your appointment to the British Columbia Supreme Court. Your Indigenous friends, colleagues, and community members are celebrating your appointment and cheering you on from across British Columbia."

Legal News

Judicial Appointments in BC

  • March 11, 2025

Congratulations to Julia E. Lawn on her appointment to the Supreme Court of BC. She replaces Justice Heather MacNaughton, who was elevated to the Court of Appeal.

CBABC Announcement

In memoriam: Walley Pearson Lightbody

  • March 11, 2025

With great sadness, we share the passing of Walley Lightbody, KC a dedicated CBABC member for nearly six decades and our respected president from 1979 to 1980. In 2010, he received the Georges A. Goyer Memorial Award for his exceptional contributions to the legal profession in B.C.