The New CBABC Articles Registry
On July 15, 2008, the CBABC and the Law Society of British Columbia launched the Articles Registry. A quick link for the Registry is featured in the top navigation bar on the new CBABC website (www.cba.org/bc). Students can search for available articles by interest, location and start date. Law firms can post multiple articles with varying criteria. Firm postings become inactive after the posted “Application Deadline.” The Registry responds directly to the needs of law firms and students in B.C. and nationally. Here is how you can use the benefits of the Registry in five easy steps:

As a Firm

1. Create a log-in and password
2. Create your profile
3. List as many opportunities as you want
4. Search for students who are already in the database wanting articles in your area
5. Receive applications from students searching for your criteria.

As a Student

1. Create a log-in and password
2. Create your profile
3. Upload your CV
4. Choose all options on time, place and area of practice
5. Search for firms that match your criteria and apply directly to them.

Dunsmuir and B.C.’s Administrative Tribunals Act
The Ministry of Attorney General is interested in your comments on implications for B.C. of Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, which transformed the common law on standards for review. The Supreme Court of Canada, concluding the common law added to the complexity, costs and expense of judicial review – typically with no discernible predictability of outcome – reduced the three standards to two. B.C. has already addressed this ruling through the Administrative Tribunals Act by codifying the standard applicable to various tribunal decisions. Comments can be sent to the administrative justice office through the feedback option at: www.gov.bc.ca/ajo/.

These articles were published in the August 2008 issue of BarTalk. © 2008 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.