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Submissions February 12, 2008 Submitted to the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act Submitted by the CBABC Freedom of Information and Privacy Law Section
January 2008 Phase 3: Family Relations Act Review Submitted to the Ministry of Attorney General, Justice Services Branch, Civil and Family Law Policy Office
November 2007 Proposed New Rules of Civil Procedure of the British Columbia Supreme Court Submitted to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group Justice Review Task Force Submitted by the CBABC Supreme Court Rules Special Committee
November 2007 Proposed New Rules of Civil Procedure of the British Columbia Supreme Court Submitted to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group Justice Review Task Force Submittedy by the CBABC Maritime Law Section, Proposed New Rules Committee
November 2007 Proposed New Rules of Civil Procedure of the British Columbia Supreme Court Submitted to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group Justice Review Task Force Submitted by the CBABC Poverty Law Section
October 3, 2007 2008 Provincial Budget Submitted to the Select Standing Committee on Finance & Government Services
September 7, 2007 Phase 2: Family Relations Act Review Submitted to the Ministry of Attorney General, Justice Services Branch, Civil and Family Law Policy Office
June 15, 2007 Phase 1: Family Relations Act Review CBABC Westminster Family Law Section Submitted to the Ministry of Attorney General, Justice Services Branch, Civil and Family Law Policy Office
June 2007 Effective and Affordable Civil Justice Submitted to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group, BC Justice Review Task Force
May 2007 Phase 1: Family Relations Act Review Submitted to the Ministry of Attorney General, Justice Services Branch, Civil and Family Law Policy Office
May 2007 British Columbia 2007 Judges Compensation Commission
May 2007 British Columbia Judicial Justices of the Peace 2007 Compensation Commission
October 6, 2006 Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services - 2007 Provincial Budget
April 2006 Proposed Amendment to Rule 26: Disclosure of Insurance Policies Rules Revision Committee, Supreme Court of British Columbia
November 2005 The Registered Plan (Retirement Income) Exemption Act for British Columbia A brief prepared by the Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia) Branch Submitted to the Ministry of Finance of British Columbia
October 21, 2005 Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services - 2006 Provincial Budget Consultation
October 2004 Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in Advance of the 2005 Provincial Budget
October 2003 National Identity Card Proposal
May 27, 2003 The Law Society of BC - Proposed Amendment to the Professional Conduct Handbook
May 2003 The Ministry of Finance of BC - The Real Estate Act Review Discussion Paper
July 2002 The Minister’s Advisory Panel on Contaminated Sites - Proposed Amendments to Waste Management Act, RSBC 1996, c 482
2001 Limited Liability Partnership Legislation for British Columbia
Discussion Papers January 2003 The Unified Family Court Proposal |