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December 2019

  • Photo: "Project 365 - Day 207" by SqueakyMarmot is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 cc-iconby license icon
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released three much anticipated administrative law decisions. This week we will look at the first decision. Next week we will discuss the other two. All three decisions relate to the “standard of review” applied...

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  • Photo: "Holidays 2010" by Ashpet is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
We couldn't help but share again this adaptation we wrote last year, based on a favorite seasonal song... Do you remember me?I sat upon your kneeI wrote to you with childhood fantasiesA grown-up lawyer now,I still have hope somehow,I'm not a...

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  • Photo: "Eid Mubarak Greeting Cards" by Rimana Zaman is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
This time of year, many of us are busy preparing for the upcoming holiday season. It is important to remember that the two biggest holidays of the year – Christmas and Easter- arise from one faith tradition. Of course, not everyone shares...

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  • Photo: "2006_12_05" by Dennis S. Hurd is licensed under CC0 1.0
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) regulates the practice of law within the province. Recently it identified eight individuals and businesses that were misrepresenting themselves as lawyers. The LSBC required them to sign written commitments stating that they won’t practice...

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