2025

"As the legal community welcomes the Honourable Ronald A. Skolrood as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia on Friday, January 17, I extend my warmest congratulations on behalf of members of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch."

"The legal profession, including the Canadian Bar Association in 2013 and in 2020, has long advocated for more judicial diversity. Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner has extolled the value of diversity in speeches and his annual press conferences."

Court Services Branch will transition the posting locations for the Live Links document in February 2025 and only post those documents on ACM and on the Virtual Bail Team.

Purpose: To ensure family trials or hearings, once commenced, are concluded within a reasonable time.

Purpose: To ensure criminal trials and hearings, once commenced, are concluded within a reasonable time.

Purpose: To ensure small claims trials or hearings, once commenced, are concluded within a reasonable time.

Chen-Kuo brings to the Law Society more than 30 years’ experience leading teams and delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges.

Lawyer Michael J. McDonald, KC has been recognized with the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum Special Contribution Award, along with three remarkable law students presented with the ALF Student Appreciation Awards.

Lindsay R. LeBlanc, K.C., Partner at Cox Taylor in Victoria, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Victoria.

Chief Justice Richard Wagner and Justices Andromache Karakatsanis and Nicholas Kasirer will visit Victoria, British Columbia on February 3 and 4, 2025, as part of the Supreme Court of Canada’s 150th anniversary commemorations. The visiting judges will take part in two full days of events aimed at helping people learn more about the Supreme Court and building confidence in our justice system.