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The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch expressed deep disappointment today that BC Budget 2024 does not include appropriate provisions for legal aid to help the most vulnerable in our province. 

The B.C. Government and the Land Title and Survey Authority are eliminating the Land Owner Transparency Registry search fees effective April 1, 2024.

"I want to thank the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch for letting me borrow the beautiful robes I wore on my call ceremony. As a new lawyer working in the non-profit sector, buying a new robe only for my call ceremony would have been a significant cost."

British Columbia will expand legal aid coverage and open a new family law clinic focused on survivors of intimate partner violence.

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch celebrates today’s announcement of a $29.1 million investment to improve legal aid services for survivors of intimate partner violence and hopes to see more to support British Columbians with common legal issues such as child support or parenting agreements.

"... the Chief Justice of Canada and Chair of the Canadian Judicial Council used the words “appalling” and “untenable” to describe the impact of the ongoing failure to fill judicial vacancies in a timely manner, fearing a “crisis” in the justice system. The Court accepts this evidence."

A new associate judge is being appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to support the judiciary in providing consistent and timely access to justice. Effective Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, Lawrence Robinson will join a complement of 13 associate judges who work provincewide.

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Congratulations to CBABC members Christopher Churchill and Sheryl Wagner on their appointments as Provincial Court judges along with Colleen Elden and Karen Leung.

"Since 2020, counsel and parties have had the option of booking Case Planning Conferences (CPCs), Judicial Case Conferences (JCCs), and Trial Management Conferences (TMCs) through the Supreme Court’s online booking system. Beginning in fall 2024, the Court will be transitioning to a fully online booking system for these types of conferences, as well as for trials and lengthy chambers hearings in civil and family matters."