The Law Society's committees and task forces conduct research and publish reports on their findings and recommendations.
Recommendations contained in committee and task force reports are not Law Society policy unless and until the recommendations are formally adopted by the Benchers.
Below is an archive of committee reports.
Access to Justice
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Unmet and Underserved Legal NeedsA report of the Access to Justice Advisory Committee, December 2022
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Responding to COVID-19 and adjusting regulation to improve access to legal services and justiceA report of the Access to Justice Advisory Committee, December 2021
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Report of the Legal Services Regulatory Framework Task ForceDecember 2014
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Legal Service Providers Task Force Final ReportDecember 2013
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Alternative Business Structures in the Legal Profession: Preliminary Discussion and RecommendationsA report of the Independence and Self-Governance Advisory Committee, October 2011
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Delivery of Legal Services Task Force Final ReportOctober 2010
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Report of the Delivery of Legal Services Task ForceDecember 2009
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Response from the Law Society in its public interest role as regulator of the legal professionResponse to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group’s report, Effective and Affordable Civil Justice, May 2007
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Response from the Lawyers’ Insurance Fund from the perspective of a litigantResponse to the Civil Justice Reform Working Group’s report, Effective and Affordable Civil Justice, May 2007
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Increasing Access to Non-Adversarial Resolution of Family Law Matters
A report of the Access to Justice Advisory Committee, September 2021
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Qualifications for Lawyers Acting as Arbitrators, Mediators, and/or Parenting Coordinators in Family Law Matters
A report of the Family Law Task Force, September 2012
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Report of the Family Law Task Force: Best Practice Guidelines for Lawyers Practising Family Law
July 2011
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Report of the Family Law Task Force
May 2008
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Report to Benchers on Delegation and Qualifications of Paralegals
A report of the Paralegal Task Force, April 2006
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Interim Report to the Benchers on Delegation and Qualifications of Paralegals
A report of the Paralegal Task Force, March 2005
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Report to the Benchers on Paralegals
October 2003
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Report to the Benchers by the Paralegal Working Group
December 20, 2000
Education
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Final CPD Review Report of the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee
A report of the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee, December 2017
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Report on Professional Education
A report of the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee, December 2010
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Continuing Professional Development Review and Recommendations
A report of the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee, September 2011
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Report on Advocacy Education
A report of the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee, December 2010
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Report of the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee – Proposed Program for Accredited Mentoring
May 2009
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Report of the Lawyer Education Committee on Continuing Professional Development
November 2007
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Preliminary Report of the Lawyer Education Task Force On Mandatory Continuing Professional Development
November 2006
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New Firm Practice Course Proposal
November 2005
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Lawyer Education Task Force: First Interim Report
March 2004
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Recommendations Concerning Remuneration and Hours of Work for Articled Students
A report of the Lawyer Development Task Force, September 2021
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Admission Program Reform: Final Report
June 2002
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Interim Report of the Admission Program Task Force
November 2001
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New Directions for Practical Legal Training in British Columbia
By Christopher Roper, Director of the Centre for Legal Education, Sydney, NSW, November, 1999
Truth and Reconciliation
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Indigenous Engagement in Regulatory Matters Task Force Report
Approved by Benchers, July 2023
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Indigenous Framework Report
A report of the Truth and Reconciliation Advisory Committee, September 12, 2022
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Indigenous intercultural competence education for BC lawyers
Joint Recommendation Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Advisory Committee and the Lawyer Education Advisory Committee, October 10, 2019
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Addressing Discriminatory Barriers Facing Aboriginal Law Students and Lawyers
A report of the Aboriginal Law Graduates Working Group, April 2000
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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On the Path to Equity for Women in Law
This background document was intended to support participant dialogue at the On the Path to Equity for Women in Law roundtable event in April 2022.
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Retrospective Analysis of Gender in the Legal Profession in BC (1992-2017)
March 2018
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Report of the Retention of Women in Law Task Force
June 2009
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The Business Case for Retaining and Advancing Women Lawyers in Private Practice
June 2009
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Diversity Action Plan Implementation Report
An overview of the implementation status of the Diversity Action Plan that was approved by the Benchers in 2020.
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Diversity Action Plan
A plan prepared by the Equity Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for the Benchers in August 2020.
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Towards a More Diverse Legal Profession: Better practices, better workplaces, better results
Prepared on behalf of the Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee, June 2012
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Report of the Interpreters Working Group
A report to the Benchers by the Interpreters Working Group of the Equity and Diversity Committee, July 2006
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Lawyers with Disabilities: Overcoming Barriers to Equality
A report of the Disability Research Working Group, October 2004
Governance
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Special Fund Fees, Trust Administration Fees and Low Income Clients: Final Report
September 2007
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Special Fund Fees, Trust Administration Fees and Low Income Clients: Report on the Consultation
July 2007
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Special Fund Fees, Trust Administration Fees and Low Income Clients: A Consultation Paper
February 2007
Regulation and Practice
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Increasing Access to Non-Adversarial Resolution of Family Law Matters
A report of the Access to Justice Advisory Committee, September 2021
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Qualifications for Lawyers Acting as Arbitrators, Mediators, and/or Parenting Coordinators in Family Law Matters
A report of the Family Law Task Force, September 2012
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Report of the Family Law Task Force: Best Practice Guidelines for Lawyers Practising Family Law
July 2011
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Report of the Family Law Task Force
May 2008
Rule of Law and Lawyer Independence
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Report of the Rule of Law and Lawyer Independence Advisory Committee on its Examination of the Relationship Between the Law Society as Regulator of Lawyers and as Insurer of Lawyers
April 2013
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Self-Governance as a Necessary Condition of Constitutionally Mandated Lawyer Independence in British Columbia
A speech by 2009 President Gordon Turriff, KC
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Report of the Independence and Self-Governance Committee
June 2008
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Report of the Committee on Relations Between the Law Society and the Judiciary
February 1997
Hearings and Tribunal
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Law Society of BC Tribunal Annual Report 2015
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Report of the Tribunal Program Review Task Force
September 2015
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Interim Report of the Tribunal Program Review Task Force
December 2014
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Report of the Task Force Examining the Separation of Adjudicative and Investigative Functions of the Benchers
July 2010