Access to Justice is a Fundamental Right
The core value of inclusivity was integral to Vancouver’s successful bid for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games. As such, a strong commitment to upholding civil liberties before, during, and after the event was made in the bid’s Inclusive Intent Statement (Appendix B).
What Are You Doing For Us?
I walked through an airport check-in a couple of months ago and was required to give my occupation. I said I was a lawyer and was told I would be forgiven for that. I said forgiveness was not needed, as my profession was all that stood between individuals and tyranny.
Milagro’s Beanfield is Everybody’s Business
Why we all have a stake in cultivating new “sprouts” in the field
Like much of the rest of the country, B.C.’s population is largely concentrated in a few urban areas, with the rest strewn across a huge geographic expanse. This affects access to many resources, including lawyers and the courts.
Section Update
by Fran Hodgkins
The CBABC sponsors 70 Sections and one Conference 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:
- Conflict Transformation
- Movie Magic – How the Masters Try Cases; On the Horizon: Very Light Jets
- Aging with Challenges
- Courtroom Evidence Refresher
- Dismissing the Disabled Employee
Practice Talk
Financing Pro Bono
Getting the right paying clients first...
by David J Bilinsky
Nothing Official
Professional Discourtesy
We aren’t the sharks. But sometimes, we’re hired by them.
by Tony Wilson
On the Web
Law Week Online
by Patricia Jordan
Acts in Force
Regulations to Note
New Bills to Note
Reports Available
by Stuart Rennie 
Quebec 2008
CBA Recommends Parliamentary Review for Bill C-3 Within One Year of Implementation
CBA PracticeLink
CBA Urges Federal Government to Honour International Agreements on Climate Change
CBA and Other Bar Associations Call for Closing of Guantanamo Bay
Advocacy
CBA Awards
Guile Debate a Success
Continuing Legal Education
2008 Mid-Winter Meeting Resolutions |
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This April, Law Week helps to bring the Nation’s focus to the issue of Access to Justice. This edition of BarTalk examines some of the barriers and the strategies the justice community is employing to address them.
Law Week 2008
Access to Justice: Breaking Down Barriers
New Supreme Court Rules of Civil Procedure
by The Honourable Wally Oppal, QC
Attorney General and Minister, Responsible for Multiculturalism
Access to Justice
by The Honourable Chief Judge Hugh C Stansfield
Provincial Court of British Columbia
Law Grad Debt Blocks Access to Justice
by David Eby
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program
by Nicholas Tsoi
Investing In the Future of Law
Davis LLP and Irwin Davis make a $1 million donation to UBC
by Doug Buchanan, QC
Bar Moves
Letters to the Editor
New Members
Seeking Nominations: New Work Life Balance Award
UVic Wins Law Games and Donates $2,000 in Prize Money to Charity
Playhouse Theatre Company
Stanley Theatre
Vancouver Opera
Playland/PNE
Auto Leasing/Sales
Accommodation
Park ‘N Fly Airport Parking
Vancouver International Film Festival
CBABC/VBA 12th Annual Golf Tournament
The Women Lawyers Forum Has Done It Again!
Women Lawyers Forum 2008 Education Day
Women’s Law, Women’s Rights, Women’s Issues...
CBABC Women Lawyers Forum Award of Excellence
2008 Golf Tournament
The Lawyers Show, April 18-19, 2008
BLSAC 17th Annual National Conference
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
The Law Foundation of BC
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