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Association of Legal Aid Lawyers: Restoring Funding for Legal Aid

2010

The topic of legal aid is often in the media. This section contains an archive of articles from media outlets in British Columbia.OctoberLegal Aid: A system in peril

Legal Aid

CBABC welcomed the BC government’s announcement in fall 2019 of increased, ongoing funding of legal aid services in our province. We look forward to continued work with government to optimize this commitment to service improvement.Our advocacy continues to ensure consist...

Public Commission on Legal Aid

The Public Commission on Legal Aid was established in June of 2010 to engage the public of British Columbia in order to determine their priorities regarding legal aid in the province of British Columbia.In the fall of 2010 the Public Commission on Legal Aid issued an open call...

History of Legal Aid

The Beveridge Report  Anne Beveridge wrote a comprehensive summary of the history of legal aid in BC for the Public Coalition on Legal Aid, in December, 2009.Moving Forward on Legal Aid  Melina Buckley notes in her paper for the Canadian Bar Association that orga...

Shaping the Future of Legal Aid and the Justice System in BC

Legal Aid Test Case Funding

The CBABC commits to pay its pro rata Branch share of the Legal Aid Test Case Initiative over three annual installments. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Legal Aid Test Case

The CBABC commits to pay its share of the pro rata Branches share of the cost of the Legal Aid Test Case Initiative over three annual installments. That CBABC does not have any objections if CBA National decides to bring the legal aid test case litigation in British Columbi...