Annual General Meeting

The AGM is conducted in accordance with the Legal Profession Act, Law Society Rules 1-8 – 1.13, and the Code of Professional Conduct.

The business of the 2026 AGM will include the following:

Under Law Society Rule 1-8(6), a resolution must be:

Member resolutions will be posted within the Law Society Member Portal promptly upon receipt, and members will be notified via email. To reduce the frequency of Notices, notice of resolutions may be grouped and issued within the week of receipt based on volume.

All members in good standing will be able to view and comment within the Member Portal on the posted resolutions. The ability to provide comments is intended to provide an opportunity for debate on any resolutions, and to assist the movers of a resolution in determining if they wish to withdraw or make changes to the resolution. Please also note that changes to comments once they are posted are not permitted, in order to maintain the integrity of the discussions.

Please note the following: Your name and any comments within the Member Portal on any resolutions to be considered and voted on is being collected, used, and may be disclosed, in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC 1996, c. 165, s. 26(c), 32(a) and 33 for the purposes of administering the Annual General Meeting and related matters. If you have any questions about the collection of this information, please contact Governance & Board Relations at BencherRelations@lsbc.org.

Comments will not be anonymous, will be visible to all members within the Member Portal, and will be moderated by the Law Society to ensure compliance with the Member Portal’s terms of use.

Members may withdraw or amend their resolutions prior to 4:30pm on June 17, 2026, by notifying AGM@lsbc.org.

Following receipt of any notice of withdrawal or change to a resolution, all resolution wording will be finalized and communicated in the second meeting notice, which will be issued by June 22. All members in good standing will have the opportunity to vote in advance on the resolutions prior to the 2026 AGM.

Only members of the Law Society of BC in good standing are eligible to vote on AGM resolutions.

Eligible voters can either vote in advance of the AGM, or during the AGM itself.

In accordance with Rule 1-13.1(5), the advance voting period will commence no later than June 23 and will conclude on July 7, 2026

The Law Society uses a third-party company, Simply Voting, to provide online voting services, and the AGM is conducted entirely electronically.

When advanced voting opens:

Eligible voters who wish to vote during the meeting and who have not voted in advance: 

Under the Law Society Rules, all members in good standing have the right to vote on all AGM resolutions, whether they choose to vote electronically in advance, or to participate in the vote during the meeting itself. Members who vote in advance are also considered present for quorum purposes in accordance with Rule 1-12. 

Past AGMs have shown that the majority of voting tends to occur in advance of the AGM, and both advance votes and votes cast during the AGM count equally. Advance voting is permitted so that members do not need to attend the AGM for their vote to be counted.

Only members in good standing who have not voted in advance, and who have registered to attend the AGM, may cast their vote during the meeting.

For a resolution to pass at the AGM, generally it must receive at least 51% of the votes cast on that resolution. Some Bencher resolutions may require an affirmative vote of 2/3 of those members voting at a general meeting, and this will be clearly highlighted if required.

To maintain the integrity of the voting process, the system does not allow votes to be modified once submitted.

The AGM is held entirely virtually. Members of the Law Society in good standing, Benchers, and articled students may join the meeting online. All participants must register through the member portal to confirm their attendance. Additional information on how to register will be provided in the Second Notice, which will be sent by June 22, 2026. A live-stream option will also be available to observe the meeting proceedings for both those who do not register and for the public, and the link will be posted on this webpage prior to the meeting date.

Member resolutions are not binding on the Benchers, and Benchers have up to 12 months following the AGM to consider implementation in accordance with Section 13 of the Legal Profession Act.