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Recent releases

May 16, 2013

Invitation to newsrooms to attend the 2013 Law and the Media Workshop: “Major Crimes and Mega Trials”

May 15, 2013

Law Society encourages new BC government to continue addressing legal system challenges

Apr 19, 2013

BC Supreme Court grants Law Society two court orders against unauthorized practitioners

Apr 9, 2013

Law Society launches new database to protect public from unauthorized practice of law

Apr 5, 2013

Law Society ramps up public education for 2013 Law Week

Mar 5, 2013

Law Society saddened by the death of retired Provincial Court Judge Alfred Scow

Mar 1, 2013

Vancouver lawyer suspended for six weeks after admitting misconduct during mortgage transaction

Feb 18, 2013

Hearing panel suspends Fort Nelson lawyer for four months, orders $10,000 in costs

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Law Society media relations contact:
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The Law Society of BC lends its name to 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.