 CLE Update
New Book and Course—Family Law Deskbook
CLE’s Family Law Deskbook is designed for legal support staff as a practical step-by-step guide to family law procedure. This comprehensive deskbook includes family law basics and detailed guidance on how to conduct a family law file. Checklists, commentary, and forms and precedents on all aspects of family law practice give staff the context, the “why” and “how” to effectively complete their tasks on family law files.
This exciting book will be launched on May 12 at CLE’s “Family Law for Legal Support Staff” course.
Online Publications Now Available
CLE’s first six online practice manuals (below) include links to full-text cases and legislation:
- B.C. Company Law Practice Manual;
- B.C. Real Estate Practice Manual;
- Family Law Sourcebook;
- B.C. Family Practice Manual;
- B.C. Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual; and
- B.C. Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual.
Search text, download forms and precedents right to your desktop, and experience the convenience of online access combined with the excellent quality of CLE’s print publications. Course materials are also online.
For more information on any CLE offering, along with current listings of all books and courses, please visit www.cle.bc.ca or call 604-893-2121 or 1-800-663-0437.
The Law Foundation of British Columbia
Grants Approved
The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of B.C. met on March 12, 2005. Chair Heather Raven is pleased to announce that funding totalling $3,099,230 has been approved for the following 16 continuing programs:
Continuing Programs
$50,480 - BATTERED WOMEN’S SUPPORT SERVICES, Legal Advocacy Program
$134,300 - BRITISH COLUMBIA CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION, Operating 2005/2006
$140,300 - BRITISH COLUMBIA LAW INSTITUTE, Operating 2005/2006
$654,500 - COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE SOCIETY, Operating 2005/2006
$55,000 - LAW FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS, 2005/2006
$233,800 - LAW SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Professional Legal Training Course
$105,400 - NELSON DISTRICT COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY, Legal Advocacy Program
$84,600 - NORTH ISLAND ADVOCACY COALITION SOCIETY, Legal Advocacy Program
$262,400 - PEOPLE’S LAW SCHOOL, Operating 2005/2006
$45,600 - SEPARATION AND DIVORCE RESOURCE CENTRE, Volunteer and Legal Support Services Program
$218,600 - TENANTS’ RIGHTS ACTION COALITION, Legal Advocacy Program
$10,300 - UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, Native Law Centre – Legal Studies Program
$152,550 - UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, FACULTY OF LAW, Law Centre Clinical Program
$133,800 - WEST COAST DOMESTIC WORKERS’ ASSOCIATION, Legal Advocacy Program
$705,900 - WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION, Operating 2004/2005 and Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund
$111,700 - WEST COAST LEGAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FUND ASSOCIATION, Operating 2004/2005
These articles were published in the April 2005 issue of BarTalk. © 2005 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved. |
