The Law Society of British Columbia is a private act corporation responsible for the regulation of lawyers in British Columbia, Canada.
Purpose
The society's primary mandate under the Legal Profession Act is to uphold and protect the public interest in the administration of justice by preserving and protecting the rights and freedoms of all persons, ensuring the independence, integrity, honour and competence of lawyers, establishing standards and programs for the education, professional responsibility and establishing standards for the education, professional responsibility and competence of BC lawyers.
Governance structure
The Law Society is overseen by a board of governors known as Benchers, composed of 25 lawyers elected by the registrants of the Law Society, up to six Benchers who are not lawyers and who are appointed by the government, and the attorney general of BC. The attorney general is typically represented in this role by the deputy attorney general. The Benchers are responsible for governing and administering the affairs of the Law Society including setting standards for admission, conduct and competence. These are established through the Law Society Rules. The Law Society is a member of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the national coordinating body of Canada’s 14 law societies.
A law society in current and former Commonwealth jurisdictions was historically an association of solicitors (effectively the trade organisation for solicitors) with a regulatory role that included the right to supervise the training, qualifications and conduct of lawyers/solicitors. Where there is a distinction between barristers and solicitors, solicitors were regulated by the law societies and barristers by a separate Bar Council.
Much has changed for law societies in recent years, with governments in Australia, New Zealand, England and Wales, and now Scotland (2010) creating government sponsored regulators for lawyers (both barristers and solicitors), leaving to law societies the role of advocacy on behalf of their members.
In Canada, law societies (or barreau, in Quebec) continue to have statutory responsibility for regulation of the legal profession in the public interest, leaving advocacy to the Canadian Bar Association.
In the United States, unified bar associations are somewhat similar to Law Societies; however, there are differences between law societies and the general American phenomenon of bar associations. Usually a bar association is an association of lawyers; lawyers may or may not join as they wish. Regulation of American lawyers usually takes places through the courts, which decide who gets admitted as a lawyer, and also decide discipline cases. Law societies are often created by legislation and play (or played) significant direct roles in the training, licensing and disciplining of lawyers. The conflict or roles between being a regulator and a trade association is seen by many as giving rise to the recent move to government sponsored regulators.
Law Society (16 February 1982 – March 2011) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbredracehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from August 1984 until July 1985 he won five of his eight races and was rated among the best of his generation in Europe in both years. As a two-year-old he won the Anglesey Stakes and the National Stakes in Ireland before being narrowly defeated in the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year he won the Chester Vase and finished second in the Epsom Derby before recording his biggest win when defeating a strong international field in the Irish Derby. He was retired from racing at the end of his three-year-old season and stood as a breeding stallion in Ireland and Germany with some success. Law Society died in 2011 at the age of twenty-nine.
A society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.
Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would not otherwise be possible on an individual basis; both individual and social (common) benefits can thus be distinguished, or in many cases found to overlap.
A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within a dominant, larger society. This is sometimes referred to as a subculture, a term used extensively within criminology.
Society was an 1865 comedy drama by Thomas William Robertson regarded as a milestone in Victorian drama because of its realism in sets, costume, acting and dialogue. Unusually for that time, Robertson both wrote and directed the play, and his innovative writing and stage direction inspired George Bernard Shaw and W. S. Gilbert.
Origins
The play originally ran at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool, under the management of Mr A. Henderson, opening on 8 May 1865. It was recommended to Effie Wilton, the manager of the Prince of Wales's Theatre in London's West End, by H. J. Byron, where it ran from 11 November 1865 to 4 May 1866 Robertson found fame with his new comedy, which included a scene that fictionalized the Fun gang, who frequented the Arundel Club, the Savage Club, and especially Evans's café, where they had a table in competition with the Punch 'Round table'. The play marked the London debut of Squire Bancroft, who went on to marry Effie Wilton in 1867 and become her co-manager.
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Why Prof. Ryan Alford is taking on the Law Society of Ontario
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The role of the Law Society and Benchers
First vice-president and Bencher Craig Ferris, QC explains the role of the Law Society and what Benchers do.
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Law & Society | UC Scout Trailer
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Law & Society (Master)
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published: 25 Feb 2022
Who We Are, What We Do: Law & Society
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published: 29 May 2017
MinLaw working with Law Society to explore industry-wide secondment programme for lawyers
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Law firms want Tiger Brands to compensate Listeriosis victims: Amy Tuchten
Food producer, Tiger Brands, has been further implicated in South Africa's devastating 2017 listeriosis outbreak, which claimed over 200 lives.
The legal team, representing more than 1000 claimants in a class action lawsuit against Tiger Brands, revealed that the outbreak's main strain was exclusively found at a Tiger Brands' Enterprise facility in Polokwane.
Amy Tuchten of Richard Spoor Attorneys joins us for more.
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published: 09 Sep 2024
Thousands turned away by lawyers in 'collapsing' system, law society president says
Tiana Epati said people are missing out on justice because they can't get legal aid.
Why do we need laws, 'the law', or legal systems? What is the rule of law and its function and purpose in our society? In this video, we'll offer some answers.
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Why do we need laws, 'the law', or legal systems? What is the rule of law and its function and purpose in our society? In this video, we'll offer some answers.
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Why do we need laws, 'the law', or legal systems? What is the rule of law and its function and purpose in our society? In this video, we'll offer some answers.
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Examine the unique and complex legal system in the United States. Explore the U.S. justice system’s approach to criminal law, constitutional law, civil law, and...
Examine the unique and complex legal system in the United States. Explore the U.S. justice system’s approach to criminal law, constitutional law, civil law, and individual rights. Gain a better understanding of law and how it affects your life, and engage in a critical examination of your legal responsibilities and rights. In this course, students acquire valuable insights into important topics including discrimination, equal protection, and privacy rights. Read and discuss practical legal problems, contemporary legal issues, and the ramifications of breaking the law.
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Examine the unique and complex legal system in the United States. Explore the U.S. justice system’s approach to criminal law, constitutional law, civil law, and individual rights. Gain a better understanding of law and how it affects your life, and engage in a critical examination of your legal responsibilities and rights. In this course, students acquire valuable insights into important topics including discrimination, equal protection, and privacy rights. Read and discuss practical legal problems, contemporary legal issues, and the ramifications of breaking the law.
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We asked our students: Why did you choose this master’s? What does the programme entail? And what do you want after your graduation?
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We asked our students: Why did you choose this master’s? What does the programme entail? And what do you want after your graduation?
Curious about this programme? Have a look here: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/law-society
We asked our students: Why did you choose this master’s? What does the programme entail? And what do you want after your graduation?
Curious about this programme? Have a look here: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/law-society
Lecturer Ray Critch and student Morgan Simms discuss the interdisciplinary program Law & Society and explain how flexible it is for students to learn how the wo...
Lecturer Ray Critch and student Morgan Simms discuss the interdisciplinary program Law & Society and explain how flexible it is for students to learn how the world fits together. Video produced and directed by Timo Sargent.
Lecturer Ray Critch and student Morgan Simms discuss the interdisciplinary program Law & Society and explain how flexible it is for students to learn how the world fits together. Video produced and directed by Timo Sargent.
Lawyers in Singapore could soon grow their capabilities in key markets like China as part of efforts to support their development. The Law Ministry said this se...
Lawyers in Singapore could soon grow their capabilities in key markets like China as part of efforts to support their development. The Law Ministry said this secondment programme would boost expertise in areas such as sustainability, mergers and acquisitions, and technology. It will also review education and training in the sector to prepare workers for evolving needs. Second Law Minister Edwin Tong announced these measures in a speech outlining the ministry's priorities for the year.
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Food producer, Tiger Brands, has been further implicated in South Africa's devastating 2017 listeriosis outbreak, which claimed over 200 lives.
The legal team,...
Food producer, Tiger Brands, has been further implicated in South Africa's devastating 2017 listeriosis outbreak, which claimed over 200 lives.
The legal team, representing more than 1000 claimants in a class action lawsuit against Tiger Brands, revealed that the outbreak's main strain was exclusively found at a Tiger Brands' Enterprise facility in Polokwane.
Amy Tuchten of Richard Spoor Attorneys joins us for more.
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Food producer, Tiger Brands, has been further implicated in South Africa's devastating 2017 listeriosis outbreak, which claimed over 200 lives.
The legal team, representing more than 1000 claimants in a class action lawsuit against Tiger Brands, revealed that the outbreak's main strain was exclusively found at a Tiger Brands' Enterprise facility in Polokwane.
Amy Tuchten of Richard Spoor Attorneys joins us for more.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
Why do we need laws, 'the law', or legal systems? What is the rule of law and its function and purpose in our society? In this video, we'll offer some answers.
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Examine the unique and complex legal system in the United States. Explore the U.S. justice system’s approach to criminal law, constitutional law, civil law, and individual rights. Gain a better understanding of law and how it affects your life, and engage in a critical examination of your legal responsibilities and rights. In this course, students acquire valuable insights into important topics including discrimination, equal protection, and privacy rights. Read and discuss practical legal problems, contemporary legal issues, and the ramifications of breaking the law.
For more information and to register: https://goo.gl/h9ZutU
“SCOUT” is a trademark of the Boy Scouts of America, and is used under license.
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We asked our students: Why did you choose this master’s? What does the programme entail? And what do you want after your graduation?
Curious about this programme? Have a look here: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/law-society
Lecturer Ray Critch and student Morgan Simms discuss the interdisciplinary program Law & Society and explain how flexible it is for students to learn how the world fits together. Video produced and directed by Timo Sargent.
Lawyers in Singapore could soon grow their capabilities in key markets like China as part of efforts to support their development. The Law Ministry said this secondment programme would boost expertise in areas such as sustainability, mergers and acquisitions, and technology. It will also review education and training in the sector to prepare workers for evolving needs. Second Law Minister Edwin Tong announced these measures in a speech outlining the ministry's priorities for the year.
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Food producer, Tiger Brands, has been further implicated in South Africa's devastating 2017 listeriosis outbreak, which claimed over 200 lives.
The legal team, representing more than 1000 claimants in a class action lawsuit against Tiger Brands, revealed that the outbreak's main strain was exclusively found at a Tiger Brands' Enterprise facility in Polokwane.
Amy Tuchten of Richard Spoor Attorneys joins us for more.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
The Law Society of British Columbia is a private act corporation responsible for the regulation of lawyers in British Columbia, Canada.
Purpose
The society's primary mandate under the Legal Profession Act is to uphold and protect the public interest in the administration of justice by preserving and protecting the rights and freedoms of all persons, ensuring the independence, integrity, honour and competence of lawyers, establishing standards and programs for the education, professional responsibility and establishing standards for the education, professional responsibility and competence of BC lawyers.
Governance structure
The Law Society is overseen by a board of governors known as Benchers, composed of 25 lawyers elected by the registrants of the Law Society, up to six Benchers who are not lawyers and who are appointed by the government, and the attorney general of BC. The attorney general is typically represented in this role by the deputy attorney general. The Benchers are responsible for governing and administering the affairs of the Law Society including setting standards for admission, conduct and competence. These are established through the Law Society Rules. The Law Society is a member of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the national coordinating body of Canada’s 14 law societies.
The Law Society of BC has announced it will initiate a constitutional challenge to a new law aimed at reforming the regulator ... “After the bill was tabled on April 10, the law society, ...
In essence, the Law Society of BC is to be disbanded and a new regulator is to be established that also includes notaries public and paralegals, who will now be able to offer greater, more ...
Presently suspended Richmond lawyer Hong Guo has now been disbarred by the Law Society of BC, after recently been found to have committed professional misconduct for a fifth time and before she is to face four more hearings.
A Law Society of BC review panel has ruled real estate and immigration lawyer Hong Guo will only be suspended for one year after the legal regulator sought her disbarment for multiple instances of professional misconduct.