CBA Appeals B.C Supreme Court Decision on Constitutionality of Civil Legal Aid

The CBA appealed the Sept. 5, 2006 decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia that dismissed the CBA’s legal aid test case on the constitutionality of civil legal aid in Canada. View Release >

More Information:

• CBA Factum (.pdf, filed March 22, 2007)
• Letter to Minister of Justice: Legal Aid Funding (.pdf, October 18, 2006)
• News Release: CBA Launches Test Case to Challenge Constitutional Right to Civil Legal Aid (June 20, 2005)
  • Statement of Claim (.pdf)
  • Statement of Defence – Attorney General of Canada (.pdf)
  • Statement of Defence – Provincial Crown of British Columbia (.pdf)
  • Statement of Defence – Legal Services Society (.pdf)
  • Backgrounder on CBA’s involvement with legal aid
  • The text of the CBA President’s remarks
  • CBA Legal Aid Legal Team Biographies