aw Week is a national event held annually in April celebrating the signing of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Originated by the Canadian Bar Association and first held in Canada in 1983, Law Week provides an excellent opportunity for the profession to educate the public about the vital role that lawyers and the judiciary serve in guaranteeing an open, independent and unbiased judicial system. Law Week is made possible through the efforts of hundreds of lawyers who generously donate thousands of hours of volunteer time to Law Day events.

Law Week 2010 events will be held from April 11 to 17, 2010 in communities throughout British Columbia. The Vancouver Law Week Open House will be held on April 17, 2010 at the Vancouver Public Library. The Vancouver Fun Run is tentatively scheduled for April 11, 2010.

Law Week 2009 events were held from April 16 to 25, 2009 in communities across Canada. In 2009, Law Day events in British Columbia were held in Cowichan Valley, Fort St John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Terrace, Tri-Cities, Vancouver and Victoria.

The Law Day 2009 theme was Access to Justice: Public Confidence in the Justice System. Law Day events provide the public with the opportunity to learn about the law, the legal profession and some of the legal institutions that form the cornerstones of our Canadian democracy. Law Week 2009 events included Dial-A-Lawyer, mock trials, essay and public speaking contests for students, free law classes, citizenship ceremonies, courthouse tours, and a fun run and free public forum in Vancouver.



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