Category: News & Alerts
Name Requests at BC Registries
As noted on our Industry News page, BC Registries has issued a message regarding examination of name requests: “Although Registries strives to examine name requests within two business days due to volumes and other circumstances it could take up to five business days for processing. Our office monitors daily… more »
Law Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
The Law Foundation of BC recently announced the recipients of over $10 million in grant funding for projects and programming in BC. Funding was approved for 43 continuing programs. Included are operating grants, program funding, and scholarships for organizations such as universities, libraries, legal associations and societies, etc.… more »
Courthouse Libraries BC Launches Online Reading Room
As announced on The Stream, Courthouse Libraries BC has launched the Reading Room – a free online library for BC lawyers. Says Kat Siddle, “The Reading Room is a vital part of our effort to shape our website and collections to meet the needs of the legal… more »
BC Bloggers Honoured in Clawbies
The 2011 Canadian Law Blog Awards were released on New Year’s Eve, and BC Law Watch congratulates all the winners and finalists, especially those from our home province. Here’s a look at which BC bloggers were honoured: Erik Magraken took home the Fodden Award for Best Canadian Law Blog… more »
AG Announces 2011 Queen’s Counsel Recipients
You may have missed this year’s Queen’s counsel (QC) designation announcement; it was recently released by Attorney General Shirley Bond. 28 British Columbia lawyers received the honour: Peter Andrew Allard Brian Donald Ross Edward Douglas Bates Peter Allan Spencer Eric John (Jack) Woodward Sharon Elizabeth White Robert Blake James… more »
Law Society Updates Practice Checklist Manual
Courthouse Libraries BC reports that the Law Society’s “2011 practice checklists have been updated and are available in Word and PDF formats”. The following areas are covered: Client identification and verification procedure Corporate and Commercial Criminal Family Litigation Real Estate Wills and Estates Human Rights Immigration The contents… more »
Dye & Durham Honoured by New West Chamber of Commerce
Dye & Durham is honoured to have been recognized by the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce in its annual Celebration of Business Excellence awards. “Its list of achievements is too lengthy to attempt to summarize here,” organizers said. “Suffice it to say that Dye & Durham has been,… more »
LSS Accepting Requests for Gladue Reports
The Law Society of BC notes that: “In July 2011, the Legal Services Society began funding the Gladue report disbursement pilot project. Tariff lawyers can request a Gladue report as an expert report disbursement for bail, sentencing, and appeals. Once a report has been approved, LSS will assign… more »
West Coast LEAF Releases CEDAW Report Card
As reported by the Clicklaw Blog, the West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) has issued its 2011 CEDAW Report Card, which measures women’s rights in BC. The report card grades the BC provincial government on its compliance with the United Nations CEDAW (Convention on the… more »
Court of Appeal updates Frequently Cited Authorities list
The BC Court of Appeal recently updated its Frequently Cited Authorities list. “To reduce the amount of paper filed with the Court, parties are reminded that, where a listed authority is relied upon, the party need only reproduce the headnote and passage in their Book of Authorities.” The new list,… more »
Bob Keating Wins Legal Journalism Award
As reported by the Law Society and Courthouse Libraries BC, CBC’s Bob Keating was the recipient of the 2011 Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism. Keating’s winning piece was “Banishment”, which tells the story of a Nelson man with mental health issues who faced… more »
Changes to SC Chambers Applications (Vancouver Law Courts)
The Honourable Chief Justice Bauman of the Supreme Court of BC has issued a notice that details new measures to address problems with chambers applications (i.e., the number of matters being bumped, difficulty rescheduling continuations, a lack of early hearing dates) at the Vancouver Law Courts. Effective October 3,… more »
New CBABC Resource for Law Students
The Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch has released its inaugural issue of CBABC Law Student News. The online newsletter includes: News (upcoming CBABC mentorship receptions, Women Lawyers Forum, benefits of joining the CBA) Professional development & events listings (section meetings, Nanaimo Battle of the Bar Bands) Details… more »
Top Legal Social Media Influencers – BC Represents!
Big congratulations are in order to “The 24: Canada’s Top Legal Social Media Influencers“, as identified by Jordan Furlong and Warren Smith in the latest issue of Lawyers Weekly. The list includes both lawyers and non-lawyers in private practice: BC Law Watch sends particular kudos to the eight legal influencers… more »
Courthouse Libraries BC Introduces Practice Portals
Courthouse Libraries BC has just re-launched five practice-specific portals, which “gather news, links, and exclusive content by BC law bloggers related to your practice area.” Check out the new portals and the introductory blog posts below: Civil Litigation – blog foreword by Robert Holmes, of… 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 »