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The society's primary mandate under the Legal Profession Act [2] is to uphold and protect the public interest in the administration of justice by preserving and protecting the rights and freedoms of all persons, ensuring the independence, integrity, honour and competence of lawyers, establishing standards and programs for the education, professional responsibility and competence of BC lawyers.
In practice, the Attorney General appoints an advisory committee which includes these officials and also the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court, the president of the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association and the deputy attorney general. [2] The Attorney General is automatically appointed as King's Counsel on taking office. [3]
The attorney general also serves as an ex officio bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. A separate cabinet position, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, administers the province's law enforcement agencies (police, prisons and security). Since December 7, 2022, the post has been held by Niki Sharma.
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One of them, Attorney General of Canada v Law Society of British Columbia, is a leading case on the constitutional jurisdiction of provincial superior courts, as well as the interplay between federal competition law, and provincial regulation of the legal profession. [5]
Osgoode Hall Law School: Supreme Court of British Columbia: 22 Francis Alexander Anglin (1865–1933) Ontario: February 23, 1909 – February 27, 1933: September 16, 1924 – February 27, 1933: 24 years, 4 days 8 years, 164 days Laurier (as puisne justice); King (as chief justice) The Law Society of Upper Canada (1888)
Legal Aid BC (formerly the Legal Services Society [1]) is the legal aid provider in British Columbia, Canada. Services are available for family (separation/divorce and child protection/removal), criminal law matters, and refugee applications, [ 2 ] and include legal information, advice, or representation, depending on the client’s legal problem.
The Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia is a provincial government department responsible for a broad range of legal services in the province. Its responsibilities encompass sheriff and court administration services, legal aid, prosecution services, administrative tribunals, civil and family justice services, the protection and promotion of human rights, and providing legal advice ...