2024

CBABC congratulates Kamloops lawyer, Robert McDiarmid, QC, as the 2022 recipient of the Georges A. Goyer QC Memorial Award for Distinguished Service. The award was presented on June 16 at the Vancouver Bench & Bar Dinner.

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch honoured several outstanding BC lawyers in 2022, all of whom have contributed to the cause of justice. This year’s deep pool of nominations led to a record number of six award recipients.

The Law Society of British Columbia’s 2022 Annual General Meeting is taking place virtually on Wednesday, June 22.  The AGM will include the election of the Second Vice-President-elect for 2023, appointment of Law Society auditors, and consideration of six member resolutions.

The Canadian Bar Association BC Branch is proud to join Access Pro Bono’s Everyone Legal Clinic as a Founding Service Partner, in a move to support alternative paths to traditional articling. In addition to a financial contribution, CBABC will provide free membership to the articling students and CBABC exclusive training content.

CBABC partners with Electronic Recycling Association to redistribute electronics in remote and Indigenous communities

It’s always fun to watch your profession-to-be fictionalized. Here are 11 movies we recommend to law students, ranked in no particular order, that can provide them a healthy dose of distraction from the struggles of studying.

The Canadian Bar Association’s B.C. branch has come up with recommendations to ​address issues concerning the filing process under the Land Owner Transparency Act (LOTA).

Government also allotted funds to enhance strategy towards modernizing court processes

From The Lawyer's Daily: "Representatives of the bar in both British Columbia and Alberta are applauding their respective provincial governments for continuing to commit to the digitization of the legal system brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their most recent fiscal plans, but are also saying there needs to be more focus on legal aid funding and eligibility."

From the Ministry of Attorney General: "The Ministry of Attorney General seeks to modernize the regulatory framework for legal professionals in B.C., including lawyers, notaries and paralegals, to better protect people accessing legal services and help improve access."