Category: News & Alerts
CSO Fees for Criminal and Traffic Record Searches Now Eliminated
It’s time for a reminder about our earlier post giving notice of the removal of the $6.00 Provincial Court Services Online fee for viewing results from criminal and traffic record searches. Effective August 31, the fee is removed. Further details about the fee removal is available in… more »
Strengthened Impaired Driving Penalties to Take Effect in September
On September 20, B.C. will have what the government describes as “Canada’s toughest impaired driving penalties.” A news release from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General outlines some of the highlights of the new penalties: Drivers who provide a failing breath sample above 0.08 per cent… more »
Public Commission on Legal Aid Announces Hearing Locations and Dates
In follow up to an earlier item about the establishment of a Public Commission on Legal Aid: This week the Public Commission announced a confirmed list of 11 communities it will visit for its upcoming hearings to gather input from the public and stakeholder groups regarding their views… more »
UBC Law Professor Harris Appointed Interim Holder of Nemetz Chair in Legal History
UBC Faculty of Law announced this week that Professor Doug Harris was appointed interim holder of the Nemetz Chair in Legal History. From the news release on the UBC Law website: The Chair is designed to enrich the education of lawyers, advance legal writing in Canada, and properly… more »
TLABC Introduces New Facebook Page
Via its Twitter account, the Trial Lawyers Association of BC introduced its new Facebook page. On that page TLABC announced last week that it is ”Getting ready to launch the New Media Department”. It also posted the following recent members announcement there, originally appearing on its website: TLABC’s rules committee… more »
AG Releases Report on Special Prosecutors
Last week the Attorney General announced the release of a report on the special prosecutors system. The report was prepared under the watch of Stephen Owen, vice-president of external, legal and community relations for the University of British Columbia. The report calls for regular six-month updates to improve… more »
Law Society Issues 2010 Practice Checklists Manual
The Law Society announced this week that, with the assistance of the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, it has now released the 2010 Practice Checklists Manual, available in the Practice Support section of the Law Society’s website in both Word and PDF. The Practice… more »
New Westminster Courthouse Library Closed Until December
Effective July 15, the New Westminster Courthouse Library is completely closed until December for renovation. Further information about the closure is given in a news release from Courthouse Libraries BC: As a result of extensive renovations that are occuring in the Courthouse building, the New Westminster Courthouse Library… more »
CSO Fees to be Eliminated for Criminal and Traffic Record Searches
BC’s Attorney General announced this week that Court Services Online will be eliminating fees for viewing results from criminal and traffic record searches as of August 31, 2010. The announcement states that the fees were implemented for the purpose of discouraging frivolous searches of these records,… more »
BC Law Watch Now on Twitter
Something we’ve been experimenting with in recent weeks, our posts (and the occasional local re-tweet) are now available on Twitter. You can follow us at @bclawwatch! more »
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Today, June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the BCLI’s Canadian Centre for Elder Law encourages everyone to wear the colour purple in support. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day started in Canada and is now observed around the world. The Day recognizes the mistreatment of older… more »
BC Government Announces New Benchers
The provincial government has named three new Benchers for the Law Society of British Columbia: Satwinder Bains is the Director at the UFV’s Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, an Instructor in their India Canada Studies Program; Ben Meisner is a long time journalist, writer and radio host… more »
UBC Dean Bobinski Named CCLD President
UBC Law Dean, Mary Anne Bobinski has been selected as next President of the Council of Canadian Law Deans (CCLD) beginning July 2010 “The Canadian Council of Law Deans (CCLD) is an independent and unincorporated not-for-profit association bringing together the heads of the various law schools and departments… more »
Articling Guidelines for Downtown Vancouver Firms
In 2010, Law firms situated in the downtown core will be required to keep job offers open to articling students until 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 13th. This timeline, which is set annually by the Law Society’s Credential Committee and defined under Rule 2-31, was published recently
Denham is BC’s New Information and Privacy Commissioner
After being unanimously recommended, former Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada Elizabeth Denham (bio linked) has been appointed the new Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) for British Columbia. The Vancouver Sun reported in this past Saturday’s paper that Denham had been appointed following a vote in the legislature.… 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 200 and 4 locations, we are also the largest, most comprehensive provider of legal support services in British Columbia… more »