Welcome to the media information section of the Law Society website. Interviews The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society of BC are available for media interviews on topics ranging from the administration of justice to the regulation of the legal profession. To arrange a media interview, contact Lesley Pritchard.
		The Law Society-Jack Webster Media Law Workshop offers fresh topics each year — from tips on researching court files, to criminal law developments to the latest on libel and slander law. For details, see Media Workshop.

News releases

This section of the site includes the most recent Law Society news releases. For news releases more than six months old, please see our media archive. To receive Law Society news releases by email, please email the Communications Department.

Policy and regulatory information

Information about the Law Society's policy and regulatory decisions, about committee and task force work and about Law Society programs and activities is available in the What's new section and in the Law Society newsletter, the Benchers' Bulletin, which is published five times a year.

For information on the regulation of lawyers in BC, including copies of disciplinary decisions, please visit the Regulation & Insurance section of the site, including sections on Conduct, Discipline and Regulatory Hearings.

Media award and workshop

The Law Society of BC sponsors the annual Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism, which is open to members of the British Columbia media. In cooperation with the Jack Webster Foundation, the Law Society also hosts an annual Law and the Media Workshop, which is open to all members of the media.