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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: October 23, 2025
Legal aid lawyer conference: thanks for attending
Legal Aid BC (LABC) held its first legal aid lawyer conference Essentials of a Legal Aid Practice on October 15 – 17, 2025, in Vancouver.…
From LAB issue: September 18, 2025
Defence counsel can now receive Supreme Court criminal registry reports by secure email
The Supreme Court of BC registry has implemented an option for defence counsel of record to receive certain reports in criminal proceedings by secure…
Parents’ counsel update: Wei Wai Kum First Nation and Driftpile Cree Nation
The Ministry of Children and Family Development advises that, effective September 12, 2025, Wei Wai Kum First Nation has been added to the list of…
LABC website updates: lawyer resources
We’ve made some changes to the Legal Aid BC corporate website to ensure you have all the information you need to provide legal aid. On our…
DEMS training session video recording available
Thank you to those who attended the August 27 online information and training session about the BC Prosecution Service’s (BCPS) new DEMS portal for…
Expanding lawyer demographic data: New options in the Lawyer Portal
We’re pleased to inform you that new lawyer demographic data options are now available in LABC’s Lawyer Portal. Legal aid private bar lawyers…
From LAB issue: August 14, 2025
New French language resources available
The BC Supreme Court has published information about filing forms in French. For more details, please see this article about Filing court documents…
Lawyer Portal updates
We recently updated the Lawyer Portal. The following is a summary of some of the changes that may affect you.
Processing delays
We’re currently experiencing some processing delays as we continue to see increased demand for our services, especially in family law, which may…
Save the date: DEMS disclosure portal training
The BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) will be launching a new portal called DEMS for accessing and downloading disclosure for defence counsel. For more…