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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: June 20, 2024
Section 530 hearings: French language rights
In light of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16, regarding language rights at trial, counsel may be required…
Request transcripts of good decisions
Have you received a favourable decision for your client and feel other counsel or LABC clients would benefit from the decision being reported? LABC…
Legal Aid BC Privacy Policy update
On June 30, 2024, Legal Aid BC (LABC) will be updating the Lawyer Portal to provide you with information and obtain your authorization regarding the…
Apply for an Indigenous travel bursary
If you’re Indigenous and have legal aid clients, you can receive $500 per year for travel to an out-of-town conference or in-person course relevant…
From LAB issue: May 23, 2024
Lawyers attend Criminal Law Bootcamp
The 2024 Criminal Law Bootcamp took place May 9-10 in downtown Vancouver following a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference…
New request form: LAO LAW legal research memos
We provide tariff lawyers with access to legal research memoranda from Legal Aid Ontario. The memos cover a range of topics over various areas of law…
Legal Aid Connect in Kelowna and Kamloops
LABC staff recently travelled to Kelowna and Kamloops to host four successful Connect events. These sessions consisted of lunch and dinner workshops…
Updated Market Basket Measure (MBM)
The Net household monthly income table has been updated for Standard Family Representation Cases in accordance with the Market Basket Measure…
From LAB issue: April 11, 2024
Use of taxi/ride-hailing disbursements
We would like to remind counsel that all criminal contracts, regardless of travel authorization, include the “Bus, train, ferry, taxi fares, tolls”…
Reminder: conversion to private retainer
A contract lawyer must notify Legal Aid BC of any changes to the client’s financial situation in accordance with the LABC Tariffs — General Terms and…