Access to Justice: Breaking Down Barriers

Barry Sullivan Law Cup Public Speaking Contest and Dial-A-Lawyer

Left: Leanne Sullivan, Eunice Hii (First Runner Up), Leo Liu (Winner), Olympia Koziatek (Second Runner Up), Dawn Waddell and Shannon Sullivan. Middle: Dawn Waddell, Chief Judge Stansfield, Chief Justice Finch, Associate Professor Elizabeth Edinger and Chief Justice Brenner. Right: Lawyer Rita Sidhu takes a quick break from volunteering at CBABC’s annual Dial-A-Lawyer Day.

Fort St. John, Nanaimo, and Kamloops Open House

Left: Participants of the Fort St. John’s Mock Trial pose for a quick photo, including recently appointed Provincial Court Judge Rita Bowry. Middle: Judge Saunders of the Provincial Court of British Columbia presides over the Mock Trial of “Three Little Pigs” held in Nanaimo. Right: David Dundee (AKA the Big Bad Wolf), a long-standing CBABC member, is escorted from the courtroom after his starring role in the Kamloops Mock Trial.

Vancouver Mock Trial, Fun Run and Open House

Left: Held in the Historic Courtrooms at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Eric Hamber Secondary Students participate in Vancouver’s Mock Trial. Middle: Members, families and friends participating for fitness and fun in CBABC’s Annual Fun Run. Right: At Vancouver’s Law Day, Crowds gather around displayers from all corners of British Columbia’s legal Community.

Highly successful Law Week events were held across the province in Victoria, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, and in the communities depicted on the preceding page. Law Week events wouldn’t be possible without the tireless work of CBABC members and our partner organizations. Please visit the Law Week 2008 website (bclawweek.org) for a full rundown of CBABC events and we hope you’ll consider getting involved in the 2009 events throughout the province!

This article was published in the June 2008 issue of BarTalk. © 2008 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.