Refugee Hearings Questioned
Limited resources impact process
Recent reports of hunger strikes and an incident of wrist-slashing by Fujian migrants have focused attention on how the migrants’ refugee claims are being managed. The BC Branch has serious concerns about the adequacy of those processes, and about the administrative and financial strain being placed upon the Legal Services Society and the Immigration and Refugee Board...
Lawyers Do Enough
Professional development is still a priority
We all read with interest the most recent statement of the President of the Law Society regarding his perceptions of a general lack of commitment to professionalism among lawyers. With all due respect I do not agree...
Section Talk
by Shelley Bentley
The CBABC sponsors 68 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:
- The Criteria for Successful Consultations Between First Nations, Business and Government
- Ministry of Attorney General of BC: Dispute Resolution Office
- Using ADR to Gain Sustainable Competitive Advantage in a Changing Market
- Significant Changes at the Personal Property Registry
- The New Company Act
- Solicitor and Client Financial Relations
- The Supreme Court of Canada case of R v Stone (1999)
- The Timing of the Defence Opening to the Jury in a Criminal Case
- Allocation Panels Under the Waste Management Act
- Classification and Division of Family Assets: Businesses and Ventures
- Parent Alienation Syndrome
- Bill 88 Amendments to the “Reformed” Municipal Act
- Revenue Canada Audits and Investigations - Powers, Procedures, Abuses and Remedies
- The New Adult Guardianship Legislation
- The Post-Tataryn Era
- Issues Facing Women in the Law
Practice Talk
Only the Paranoid Survive
by David J Bilinsky
Acts in Force
Regulations to Note
New Bills to Note (Not Available)
Reports Available
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From the Bench
by The Hon Associate Chief Judge E D Schmidt
Report from the Front Line
A lawyer’s journal of life in Kosovo
by Carolyn McCool
Lawyer in the Community
by Paul Levy
Fraser Valley Forms New Section
1999/2000 BarTalk Editorial Board
New National Sections for 1999-2000
Ask the Registrar
Battered Women’s Services and Pro Bono Work
CBA Staff “Casually” Raise Funds for Charity
Letters to the Editor
Section Coordinator Celebrates 15 Years at CBA
Web Picks
Peter Wilson Awarded Top Honour
Justice Iacobucci Praises BC Law Courts Education Society
Canada: A Refuge or Not?
Kelowna President’s Forum
Media Workshop Tackles Mental Health Issues
Guile, QC Debating Cup
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
The Law Foundation of British Columbia
Lawyers Assistance Program
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