Notices to Counsel

Changes or updates to the Guide to Legal Aid Tariffs are made in the form of Notices to Counsel, issued as the need arises. These notices are faxed to all lawyers who accept legal aid referrals.

The following are PDF versions of all the most recent Notices to Counsel sent out. For older notices, see our Archive.

Message to the Tariff Bar: LSS and BCGEU reach agreement, August 2010

Message to the Tariff Bar: LSS and BCGEU agree to mediation, July 2010

Message to the Tariff Bar: Possible service disruption at Legal Services Society, July 2010

74. New LSS Tariffs, June 2010

Message to the Tariff Bar: New Simplified Criminal and Family Tariffs, June 2010

73. Tiered rates reinstated for criminal duty counsel, March 2010

72. Extended Family Services and CFCSA Tariff items reinstated, February 2010

Message to the Tariff Bar: LSS decision to fund new programs and restore services, December 2009

71. SCAP threshold increased from 10 to 20 half days for all criminal cases, December 2009

Message to the Tariff Bar: Local agent information — available December, November 2009

Message to the Tariff Bar: Changes to Operations in 2010, November 2009

70. New Policy — When clients receive a settlement or judgment, October 2009

69. Family Tariff (Extended Services) items suspended, July 2009

68. Tariff items ending October 1, 2009: Consensual dispute resolution and collateral issues, July 2009

67. Increased rates for psychologists and interpreters, June 2009

66. Preparation items for articling students ending, April 2009

65. Two-month billing requirement for duty counsel and circuit counsel referrals, February 2009

64. Administration fee ending for Immigration Referrals, January 2009

63. Changes to Criminal Law Services, January 2009

62. Changes to Family and CFCSA services, January 2009

Message to the Tariff Bar: Advance Notice of Tariff and Operational Changes, January 2009

61. Changes to Immigration Services, January 2009

Message to the Tariff Bar: Column in the Vancouver Sun, November 2008

Message to the Tariff Bar: New Tariff Changes Improve Services, July 2008

60. LSS Introduces Tiered Rates for Duty Counsel and Circuit Counsel, March 2008

59. Changes to Criminal Tariff, October 2007

58. Suspended: New Early Preparation Fee and Changes to the Arraignment Court Process Fee, June 2007

57. New Early Preparation Fee and Changes to the Arraignment Court Process Fee, May 2007

56. Disbursements Block Payment, April 2007