Top judges decry Ottawa’s appointment delays; application vetting defunct in B.C., Toronto, N.S. May 09, 2023 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: Who should be held accountable for releasing repeat offenders? May 04, 2023 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?"
'Unfair labour practice': B.C. government accused of blocking union bid by its own lawyers May 04, 2023 The BCGLA has filed unionization cards with the province's Labour Relations Board
Watch: Canadian Bar Association weighs in on the debate over bail reform May 04, 2023 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.
Judges don't base decisions on popular opinion or government direction: bar association May 04, 2023 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.”
Proposed legislation would stop NDAs from being used to ‘silence’ harassment victims: Furstenau March 22, 2023 Sonia Furstenau’s legislation comes after Canadian Bar Association criticized NDAs
B.C. Chief Justice's retirement gives opportunity to diversify bench March 03, 2023 Increasing diversity is top of mind for many in B.C.’s legal realm as the process is underway to appoint a new person to the top job.
B.C. Court of Appeal hearings go online January 11, 2023 Chief Justice Robert Bauman said the change demonstrates the court's commitment to transparency and accountability.