A seismic shift in regulation of BC lawyers: A case study in the failure of democratic law-making | Article

09/08/2024

Full pdf version of the article Also see LRWC's advocacy on the independence of the legal profession in BC 'On 10 April 2024, the details of Bill 21 became public for the first time. The government’s intention became clear... it had unilaterally decided to impose its own institutional design … [Read more...]

Belarus: Brutal Post-Election Crackdown on Peaceful Protestors Must End | Joint Statement

18/08/2020

Full PDF (ENG) STATEMENT Belarus: Brutal Post-Election Crackdown on Peaceful Protestors Must End The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (“BHRC”) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) condemn the mass arrests, violence and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters … [Read more...]