Category: Legal Aid & Access to Justice
The Battle for Legal Aid Continues
The Trial Lawyers Association of BC announced that Phase 2 of the duty counsel [legal aid lawyer] withdrawal is now in effect until February 14th. The withdrawals are being made to raise awareness about insufficient legal aid funding in BC. “Approximately two-thirds of BC’s provincial courthouses will be… more »
New LEAF Report Connects Aboriginal Women with Legal Services
As reported on the Clicklaw blog, a new report from West Coast LEAF notes a serious gap in availability and accessibility of legal services for Aboriginal women. Mapping the Gap: Linking Aboriginal Women with Legal Resources and Services was prepared by Shahnaz Rahman and aims to “capture a… more »
Access Pro Bono: 2011 Fall Newsletter
The Access Pro Bono (APB) Fall 2011 Newsletter was recently released. Included in this issue is the the 2011/2012 Mid-Year Report, which provides some impressive statistics on APB’s achievements. So far this year, APB lawyers have donated 3,175 hours of pro bono legal service ($1.1 million in… more »
New Access to Justice Resources
Two new legal aid/access to justice resources to share today:
We Need Legal Aid
The Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch has launched a public education campaign for additional legal aid funding in BC, called We Need Legal Aid. The campaign’s website features information and statistics on… more »
New Civil Guidebooks for Self-Representing Litigants
BC’s Justice Education Society (JES) recently published two new civil guidebooks, available at SupremeCourtBC.ca. The publication of “Discharge from Bankruptcy” and “Small Claims Court Appeals” bring the collection to 24 guidebooks designed to assist self-represented litigants in civil Supreme Court matters. JES is… more »
Amici Curiae Pro Bono Paralegal Program Seeking Volunteers
The BC Paralegal Association is seeking volunteers for its Amici Curiae Pro Bono Paralegal Program. The program is “designed to help the public who need help in drafting applications and pleadings in civil and family matters.” Volunteers must have at least 5 years’ paralegal litigation experience in civil… more »
BCCLA Report: Small Town Justice
As reported by Clicklaw, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has just released a report on the RCMP in northern and rural BC entitled “Small Town Justice“. The report’s principal researcher and author is David Eby. The report is the product of 16 workshops held in rural… more »
Rural Education & Access to Lawyers Program Receives Continued Funding
Legal Feeds reports that the Rural Education and Access to Lawyers (REAL) program, under the auspices of the CBA BC Branch, has received $150,000 from the Law Society of BC. According to Legal Feeds: “This summer, the REAL program placed 20 summer students in smaller communities.… more »
Legal Aid Campaign Strategy Workshop
TLABC has issued an invitation to members of the BC bar to attend their upcoming legal aid campaign strategy workshop. Non-TLABC members are welcome at this event, which will map out the organization’s strategy to reform BC’s justice system. Time & Date: Saturday 24 September 2011, 9… more »
Pro Bono Going Public This Month
TLABC (@tla_bc) tweeted about a special event happening on September 9, Pro Bono Awareness Day. Access Pro Bono is hosting a free legal advice-a-thon in three BC cities this month, called “Pro Bono Going Public 2011“: “This September, lawyers, law students and paralegals will provide free… more »
Why Legal Aid Matters
The Public Commission on Legal Aid wants British Columbians to think about “Why Legal Aid Matters”. The commission recently launched a YouTube channel that will be home to a series of four videos discussing the importance of legal aid to specific groups. Entitled “Why Legal Aid Matters: Legal… more »
News from the Justice Education Society
The Justice Education Society recently issued its July 2011 newsletter, which details the organization’s activities and projects, such as: A planned update to SmallClaimsBC.ca Development of a new website for the We Can End Violence Against Women global campaign A documentary entitled “Justice Through… more »
Legal Clinic for Temporary Foreign Workers in BC
MOSAIC and Access Pro Bono have teamed up to provide a free legal clinic for temporary foreign workers in BC. Pro Bono lawyers, who are members of the Law Society of British Columbia, will provide free legal consultation on issues related to temporary foreign workers including employment,… more »
Roundup of BC Legal Organization YouTube Channels
A surprising number of legal organizations in BC have YouTube channels. Here’s a quick roundup: The Courthouse Libraries BC channel has research tutorials and videos about LawMatters The Law Society of BC channel features a series of inspirational stories from Aboriginal lawyers, as well as as recorded lectures… more »
LSS Launches Aboriginal Law Portal
The Clicklaw Blog reports that the BC Legal Services Society has devoted a portion of their website to Aboriginal legal issues. The new section “has information about the issues that are important to Aboriginal people and the help that legal aid and other groups can give,”… more »
About Dye & Durham
Founded in 1874, Dye & Durham Corporation (D&D) has been a reliable purveyor of timely and accurate information for well over a century. With a staffing complement of 150 and 5 locations, we are also the largest, most comprehensive provider of legal support services in British Columbia… more »