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 CLEBC Update
Civil Jury Instructions, Second Edition
The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia is pleased to announce the brand-new Second Edition of Civil Jury Instructions (CIVJI).
CIVJI is more authoritative than ever, and easier to use for both the Bench and the Bar. It has been thoroughly reworked and updated. Revised instructions track more closely the language used in the leading authorities; culled annotations and distilled case summaries make the jurisprudence more accessible; updated user notes reflect current practice; and renumbered content and new Section numbering make for ease of reference.
CIVJI – Second Edition will be updated annually.
Programs to Focus on Weathering a Recession
British Columbia is in the midst of a major economic slowdown. The legal profession is not immune to recessions, but certain practice areas thrive in tough times.
CLEBC will offer a number of courses in these growing practice areas, including Foreclosure Practice 2009 (April 23, 2009), Foreclosure Basics for Legal Support Staff 2009 (April 24, 2009), and Bankruptcy & Insolvency 2009 (May 29, 2009). Courses in other areas of the law will also focus on practice during troubled economic times. These include Commercial Leasing: Structuring and Managing Lease Relationships in a Recession (June 11, 2009), and Real Estate Deals: Making and Breaking Them in Challenging Times (June 19, 2009).
Further information on CLEBC publications and courses is available from CLEBC customer service at 604-893-2121 (toll-free in Canada at 1-800-663-0437) or at www.cle.bc.ca.
CLEBC Announcement
CLEBC Chair Michael Roman has announced the retirement of Jack J. Huberman, QC as Executive Director of CLEBC, after almost 30 years of outstanding service to B.C.’s legal profession.
Jack is widely respected as a world leader in legal education. He was appointed as a Visiting Kellogg Fellow at Oxford University and as a Research Fellow at the College of Law in London and Guilford, England, both for a full academic year. In 1989, Jack was designated Queen’s Counsel.
Jack led CLEBC through its growth from a tiny organization providing a few live courses to a robust CLE organization with a comprehensive curriculum delivered live in Vancouver and throughout the province online. During Jack’s tenure, CLEBC developed the only comprehensive CLE legal publishing program in Canada and received many awards, including an unprecedented three in one year from the International Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA). Jack served on ACLEA’s Executive Committee for several years and shared his expertise with younger colleagues.
Jack was active in the wider legal community as a founding member of the CBABC’s Professional Services Committee (now the Member Services Committee) and a career-long CBA supporter. He served on the Curriculum Committees of both British Columbia law schools.
Ron Friesen has been appointed Acting Executive Director. Ron has been with CLEBC for more than twenty years, most recently as Director of Education. Ron has strong business and project management experience and is recognized nationally and internationally for his work in legal education. He currently leads a major project funded by the Law Foundation of B.C. to enhance access to legal education through technology.
The Law Foundation of British Columbia
Grants Approved
The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of B.C. met on November 22, 2008 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Mary Mouat is pleased to announce that funding totalling $6,938,761 was approved.
Funding totalling $4,878,370 was approved for the following 17 continuing programs:
- $3,599,750, LEGAL SERVICES SOCIETY, Operating Grant 2009/2010
- $175,610, DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION, DERA Advocacy Service 2009
- UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
- $167,000, First Nations Clinical Program
- $120,000, Graduate Fellowship 2009/2010
- $58,000, Undergraduate Scholarships 2009/2010
- $27,500, Projects Grant 2009/2010
- $27,000, Entrance Awards 2009/2010
- $166,920, GREATER VANCOUVER LAW STUDENTS’ LEGAL ADVICE SOCIETY, Law Students’ Legal Advice Program
- $153,590, B.C. COALITION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, Advocacy Access Program
- $76,000, LAW COURTS EDUCATION SOCIETY, Northern Public Legal Education Program for First Nations Communities
- $71,500, LAW SOCIETY OF B.C., CanLII Virtual Law Library
- $70,000, B.C. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ASSOCIATION, Law Reform & Public Legal Education Program
- UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
- $60,000, Graduate Scholarships 2009/2010
- $58,000, Entrance and Renewal Scholarships 2009/2010
- $27,500, Projects Grant 2009
- $20,000, DEBATE AND SPEECH ASSOCIATION OF B.C., Law Foundation Cup 2009
For full details of the programs and projects that received funding, please visit the Law Foundation of B.C. website at www.lawfoundationbc.org.
Funding Notice: Legal Research Fund
The Law Foundation of British Columbia has established a fund of $100,000 per year to support legal research in British Columbia.
Purpose of the Initiative: The purpose of the Initiative is to support legal research projects that “advance the knowledge of law, social policy, and the administration of justice.”
Who can apply? Members of the Law Faculties at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria and others in the legal profession who can demonstrate that they have the background, interests and capacity to carry out a project which will meet the stated purpose of this Initiative.
The Foundation seeks Letters of Intent for proposals for one-time projects.
- To be eligible for funding, a project must fall within the Law Foundation’s legal research program objectives of advancing the knowledge of law, social policy and the administration of justice through the identification of areas and issues needing study and analysis and the encouragement and support of projects to address those needs.
- The Law Foundation encourages applicants and projects that reflect the diversity of British Columbia. The Law Foundation’s working definition of diversity is: Diversity includes age, different abilities, socio-economic level, education, ethnicity, language, family, gender, marital/relationship status, race, religion, work experience, geographic size and location, and sexual orientation.
Length of project: The Foundation will consider one-year projects, as well as multi-year projects.
Grant size: The maximum amount available for each project is $20,000.
Application process: To be considered, please submit a Letter of Intent by 3:00 pm, May 20, 2009 for consideration at the June Law Foundation Board of Governors meeting, by mail, courier, or fax. Please do not email Letters of Intent.
The Letter of Intent, which should be no more than 3 pages long, should contain the following information:
- Name of project/proposed research;
- Description of the proposed research;
- Need for the proposed research; and
- Budget/Amount of request.
Materials should be sent to: Law Foundation of British Columbia, 1340 – 605 Robson Street, Vancouver B.C. V6B 5J3, Fax. 604-688-4586.
Please contact Michael Seaborn, Program Director at 604-689-2048 to discuss your project prior to submitting a Letter of Intent.
These articles were published in the April 2009 issue of BarTalk. © 2009 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.
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