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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]
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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.
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)
However, both the Ministry of Justice of Saskatchewan and the Law Society of Saskatchewan report that there is no record of Turpel-Lafond being appointed Queen's Counsel. [18] As of February 2, 2024, Turpel-Lafond was listed as "non-practising" by the Law Society of British Columbia, the regulatory body for lawyers in that province. [19]
The national office of the Canadian Bar Association is located in Ottawa.With a staff of 80, the national office provides legislative monitoring and liaison (60 - 70 submissions are made federally each year), membership, continuing legal education, translation, meeting coordination, accounting, data processing, communications, printing, and professional services.
Law Society of British Columbia: 1869 Manitoba: Law Society of Manitoba: 1907 New Brunswick: Law Society of New Brunswick: 1846 [6] Newfoundland and Labrador: Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador: 1834 [7] Northwest Territories: Law Society of the Northwest Territories: 1978 [8] Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Barristers' Society: 1825 Nunavut ...