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The Legal Aid Brief (LAB) is a newsletter for the tariff bar. See all the latest articles by issue below.
From LAB issue: September 22, 2026
Duty Counsel Day – October 27, 2026
October 27 is Duty Counsel Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the important work of Duty Counsel lawyers across Canada.To mark the occasion,…
Join us for an info session on November 5, 2026
We’re pleased to invite lawyers, articling students, and current law students to an upcoming information session for those interested in joining…
Updated lawyer vendor forms
Need to apply for a vendor number, reactivate your vendor number, or change your direct deposit information? We recently updated our vendor number…
Free IRCA training postponed to November - please consider registering to attend
Over the past year, LABC has been working to improve client access to Impact of Race and Culture Assessment (IRCA) reports, and we’ve made…
Legal Aid Connect in Kamloops
If you have not yet registered, there’s still time to join us for our upcoming Legal Aid Connect event in Kamloops on Wednesday, October 14 from 4:30…
From LAB issue: August 27, 2026
Parents’ counsel update: Ulkatcho First Nation
The Ministry of Children and Family Development advises that, as of August 10, 2026, Ulkatcho First Nation has been added to the list of Indigenous…
Well-known Penticton criminal defence lawyer passes away
Long-serving criminal defence lawyer James H. Pennington died on August 20, 2026, in Penticton in the company of friends and loved ones.“Jim’s family…
Legal Aid Connect: Kamloops
We’re pleased to invite you to the upcoming Legal Aid Connect event we’re hosting in Kamloops on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm…
Lawyer Quality Assurance Framework: Engagement Summary Report
In December 2025, LABC invited feedback from lawyers and other interested and impacted parties to help shape the development of a Lawyer Quality…
ReVOII and C-POII information sheet
In response to the BC government’s August 4, 2026, news release regarding the launch of the Chronic Property Offending…