The Mess That is PST
Tax on legal services gets even more complicated
In 1992, an NDP government in need of revenue singled out legal services for a special tax. No other professional service was targeted, just legal – services that anchor our society’s ability to conduct business, resolve disputes, and protect and enforce legal rights. The CBA and then-Liberal Opposition opposed the tax, but to no avail.
Internet Communication, Privacy, and Solicitor-Client Privilege
The use of the computer, both personally and professionally, is ubiquitous in our daily lives. Seduced by the ease of communication, we are lulled into a false sense of privacy and security. How many of us are routinely using the Internet to communicate with clients? How convenient is it to use our Blackberry or Palm-based hand-held for e-mail messages with each other, our office and clients? How many of our messages contain confidential and privileged information? Now, how many of those messages are encrypted?
Shared Articles Registry Now Available
You will no doubt recall that in the April issue of BarTalk, I alerted you to the fact that a working group consisting of representatives of both our B.C. law schools, the Law Society of British Columbia and CBABC was working on a joint project to develop a web-based self-matching system to assist law firms and law students in arranging articling positions. I am now pleased to report that the Shared Articles Registry has become a reality. It can be found at www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/articles.
Membership
Special Programs and New Members
by Jineane Payne
Section Update
by Fran Hodgkins
The CBABC sponsors 65 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:
- Advocacy: Perspectives from the Three Courts
- The Challenges of Treaty Implementation
- Significant Developments in Competition Law
- Important Issues Facing TSB Today
- Privacy Law and the Workplace / A Panel on PIPA and the Employment Privacy Guidelines
- Child Support Recalculation Service in Kelowna
- The Issue of Cost in Estate Litigation
Practice Talk
A Fresh Start
A time to make changes
by David J Bilinsky
Nothing Official
Let Me Tell A Really Good Fable
Once Upon a Time...
by Tony Wilson
On the Web
New Service Online
Shared Articles Registry
by Patricia Jordan
Acts in Force
Regulations to Note
New Bills to Note - Not Available
Reports Available
by Stuart Rennie 
Women Making a Difference
Young Lawyers (Victoria) Bicycle Their Way to Heart Health |
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Recruitment and retention of lawyers is one of the big challenges facing employers of all sizes and in all sectors. How do we hire and retain the best? What is it that they want? Why are things different now? This will be a recurring theme in this and future BarTalk issues.
Where Have All the Lawyers Gone?
CBABC surveys the costly problem of associate attrition in British Columbia
Associate Attraction and Retention
Voices from around British Columbia
Are Associates Entitled to Their Entitlements?
Or is there more to keeping and attracting star associates?
by Warren Smith
Lateral Hire and Conflicts – To Hire or Not to Hire
by Warren T Wilson, QC
Change your Practice Group into a Powerful Practice Circle
by Maureen Fitzgerald PhD
LSS Continues to Develop Family Law Services
by Mark Benton
Zanzibar Conference on Legal Aid and Access to Justice
by Allan Parker
Facilitating Access to Justice
Giving back and getting back
by Kenneth Armstrong
Monitoring by ISPs Could Erode Solicitor-Client Privilege
CBA Intervenes on Security Certificates
Police Above the Law?
CBA Granted Leave to Appeal on Duty of Loyalty
Accountability Act Needs Amendments
Letters to the Editor
Bar Moves
CBA PracticeLink: Selling vs. Closing a Law Practice
Arts and Entertainment
CBABC Home and Hospitality Exchange Registry
Making Booking Hotels Easy
Attention Sports Fans
Opera Tickets for Members
Don’t Miss CBA’s Viva Lex Vegas!
Pacific Legal Tech Conference – October 13
CBABC and UBC/UVIC Mentorship Programs
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
The Law Foundation of BC
Ministry of Attorney General of BC
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