Announcements

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch is deeply disappointed that the BC Government is moving forward with Bill 5 and does not understand the unique role of public sector lawyers.

As Canada’s top judges again raise their voices about Ottawa’s chronic and lengthy delays in appointing superior court judges — causing cancelled trials, judicial burnout and wasted time and expense for litigants — the Liberal government has allowed more than one-third of its judicial vetting committees to collapse.

Listen to Aleem Bharmal, KC, CBABC President 2022/23, who went on CKNW's Mornings with Simi to answer the question: "Who should be held accountable for releasing repeat offenders?" 

CBABC congratulates the 2022 recipients of the King's counsel designation in recognition of their exceptional merit and contribution to the legal profession in British Columbia.

The BCGLA has filed unionization cards with the province's Labour Relations Board

The BC branch of the Canadian Bar Association is pushing back against the public perception that judges and prosecutors are to blame when repeat violent offenders are released back into the community on bail. CBABC President Aleem Bharmal joins Global News Morning to set the record straight.

The association says it is “concerned about the current public discourse that unfairly blames judges and prosecutors for releasing offenders back into the community on bail.”

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch is concerned about the current public discourse that unfairly blames judges and prosecutors for releasing offenders back into the community on bail. Politicians from all parties have attempted to blame others for a difficult problem – addressing individuals with complex social problems who are accused, but not yet convicted, of crimes.

New legislation will make it easier for people to get money owed to them following a civil court decision.

Prosecution service data released as province pushes Ottawa to act on bail reform