CC Ruling Clarifies NCR Provisions
In its decision on a Charter challenge to a Court of Appeal of BC decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has sent a strong message to provincial review boards regarding limitations and responsibilities in confining and/or placing conditions on people who have been found not criminally responsible (NCR) for criminal acts.
Strengthening Public Confidence
The power of lawyers to make a difference
As I end my term as Branch President, my mood is more anticipatory than reflective. Many actions initiated this year have been planned as multi-year strategies, in full cooperation with incoming president Mayland McKimm and the Executive Committee. I am very pleased with the long-term priorities we’ve embarked upon, and I know Mayland will do an excellent job as President in 1999/2000...
Section Talk
by Shelley Bentley
The CBABC sponsors 67 Sections which play a vital role in keeping members informed both on changes in the law, and legal and political issues affecting a given area of practice. Topics covered in recent meetings include:
- Recent developments in the law of bias with particular emphasis on the House of Lords decision in the appeal of the Queen’s Bench decision to quash a warrant for the arrest of General Pinochet
- Y2K Matters and a Shift in Regulation of Aviation Matters by Transport Canada
- Problems Associated With Leaky Condos and the Drafting of “Notice to Mediate” Regulations
- The Accreditation Process for Mediators
- Whether a PPR Search Constitutes Actual Notice and the Circumstances Under Which a Priority Letter Should be Requested
- How Quantity Surveyors Can Assist Lawyers in Resolving Construction Disputes
- Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
- Spousal Violence and the Mechanisms Available to Help Resolve Conflict
- Developments at the International Level and How Such Developments Affect Local Law and Policy
- SCC Decision in Bracklow v Bracklow
- SCC Decision in Smith v Jones
- Recent Amendments to the Income Tax Act
- The Proposed Nisga’a Treaty and its Implications for BC’s Commercial Fishery
Practice Talk
Socrates Says
by David J Bilinsky |
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Acts in Force
Regulations to Note
New Bills to Note
Reports Available
by Stuart Rennie 
BarTalk invited four individuals with different perspectives to consider some of the legal profession’s challenges as we prepare for the new millennium.
Q&A: No Quick Fixes
Part 1: Four perspectives on the legal profession
From the Bench
by The Honourable Mr Justice D F Tysoe
Mentor Program a Record Success
Lawyers in the Community
New Information and Privacy Commissioner
Pat Manson’s Legacy of Research
Law Courts Education Society Celebrates Anniversary
Equality Rights in the New Century
Navaho Lock
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
The Law Foundation of British Columbia
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