BATE, Allan

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, extends deepest sympathies to the family and friends of 1997 Georges A. Goyer, QC Award winner Allan Bate, QC. Mr. Bate died on February 1, 1998.

Mr. Bate was well-known across BC and the Yukon Territories as a compassionate, ethical lawyer with excellent litigation skills and “a heart of gold”. A 1950 graduate of the University of British Columbia, Mr. Bate was called to the Bar in 1951. After two years in Vancouver, Mr. Bate began the first of five years of practice in the Yukon Territories. Upon his return to Vancouver, Mr. Bate was employed in the City Prosecutor’s Office for five years, and then practiced in Kamloops, Vernon and, finally, Prince George. After 31 years of practice in Prince George, including 15 years as ad hoc Crown Counsel, Mr. Bate recently moved to Chemainus, BC.

“His humility is legendary; his experience, knowledge, wisdom, wit and humour are what we could all only wish for. He has shared willingly all of these qualities and more with every lawyer who has had the privilege of working with him.”

This article was published in the April 1998 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2006, all rights reserved.