Ad
related to: british columbia law society directory of lawyers search engine caselegal.thomsonreuters.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Law Society of British Columbia v Mangat, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 113 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court held that a non-lawyer may be given the power to practice law under a federal statute even if it is contrary to provincial legal profession legislation.
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.
Full case name: The Law Society of British Columbia and The Attorney General of British Columbia v Mark David Andrews and Gorel Elizabeth Kinersly: Citations [1989] 1 SCR 143: Docket No. 19956 [1] Prior history: Judgment for Andrews and Kinersly in the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Ruling: Appeal dismissed: Holding
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association has been involved in the following legal cases, either as an intervenor, applicant, or plaintiff. For the year ending December 31, 2016, the association had 30 active court cases and interventions that relied on the assistance of 49 pro bono counsel.
Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers (2001) This is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the freedom of religion and the court's ability to review a private school's policies. 4. R. v. Glen Clark. The trial of the former British Columbia premier on corruption charges.
Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (AG) 2014 SCC 59 : Access to justice and the constitutionality of hearing fees under ss. 92(14) and 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867 – LeBel, Abella, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ: Imperial Oil v Jacques 2014 SCC 66
The lawsuit named as defendants the Attorney General of British Columbia, the Attorney General of Canada, and two groups of intervenors who opposed the plaintiffs' claim. . These groups, named by Steeves as "Patient Intervenors" and "Coalition Intervenors," were, respectively, a four-person group of non-expert citizens who said they "experienced harm while being treated by physicians engaging ...
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]