Articles, briefings, speeches and submissions

Articles and presentations

• Making Justice Work presentations - Part 2: Enhancing Legal Aid Services (March 2013)
• Making Justice Work: The Legal Services Society's Recommendations to the Attorney General For Justice Reform, The Advocate (September 2012)
• Making Justice Work presentations - Part 1: Improving Access and Outcomes (August 2012)
• The Future of Legal Aid, The Advocate (September 2010)

Briefings

LSS creates briefing documents in response to issues affecting the organization or to provide stakeholders with updates on its work.

• New funding, new services (November 2018)
• Adequate tariffs to meet client needs (May 2018)

Speeches

The following speeches were delivered by the chair of the LSS Board of Directors and are available in PDF.

• LSS speech to the Law Society of BC Benchers (July 2018)
• LSS speech at the announcement of a Parents Legal Centre in Surrey (March 2017)
• LSS speech to the Law Society of BC Benchers (January 2017)
• LSS speech to the Law Society of BC Benchers (September 2015)
• LSS speech to the Law Society of BC Benchers (December 2012)
• LSS speech to the Law Society of BC Benchers (March 2011)
• LSS speech to the Law Society of BC Benchers (April 2010)
• LSS speech to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (April 2010)

Submissions

The Legal Services Society makes a variety of submissions to government and other organizations on matters regarding access to justice in BC. These reports are listed below in PDF. For past submissions, see our Archive.

• LSS submission to the BC Justice Review Task Force on the proposed new rules of civil procedure (November 2007)
• LSS submission to the CBA Task Force on Conflicts of Interest (November 2007)
• LSS submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (October 2007)

Legal Aid

• LSS advice to the Attorney General, Making Justice Work: Improving Access and Outcomes for British Columbians (July 2012)
• LSS (Terrace Regional Centre) submission to the Public Commission on Legal Aid (September 2010)
• LSS submission to the Public Commission on Legal Aid (September 2010)

Finance and Government Services

• LSS submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (September 2016)
• LSS submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (September 2011)

Immigration

• LSS submission to the Immigration and Refugee Board on the proposed Refugee Protection Division Rules and Refugee Appeal Division Rules (September 2012)
• LSS submission to the Immigration and Refugee Board on the development of Pre-Removal Risk Assessment Rules (September 2011)
• LSS submission to the Immigration and Refugee Board on the proposed Refugee Protection Division and Refugee Appeal Division Rules (July 2011)
• LSS submission to Citizenship and Immigration Canada on the proposed time limits of the new Refugee Appeal Division (April 2011)
• LSS submission to the Reform Office of the Immigration and Refugee Board on the draft new rules of procedure (December 2010)

Family Law

• LSS submission to the Rules Revision Committee on the proposed family rules of the BC Supreme Court (January 2009)