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Highlights

Look out! The January 2023 issue of the Advocate is here, and on the front cover careering towards you on one of his many bicycles is the new president of the Law Society, Christopher McPherson, K.C. Read all about his criminal law practice (and penchant for purple banana-seat bicycles) starting on page 15. We have all of our regular features, including news from the BCLI, LAPBC, VanIAC, Allard School of Law, UVic Law, TRU Law, Nos Disparus and New Judges. Also in this issue:

Entre Nous ponders what it means to have integrity as a law student and, indeed, a lawyer.
Rebecca Shoom introduces Life in Law, the brainchild of Kimberly Jakeman, K.C., and Una Radoja, and the community it is building for women lawyers.
If you want to understand and apply the trust provisions of the Builders Lien Act, you can read the “Five Things to Know” put forward by Douglas J. Conolly and Ashley K. Dhaliwal.
William Horton examines the correctness standard of review.
Meanwhile, Joel Nitikman, K.C., explores whether there is a duty on the tax professional to warn abut the weaknesses in a tax opinion—or as he puts it, “I Am Sure I Am Right (But I Might Be Wrong)”.
Brenda Benham provides tips on how to use presentations to stand out and get more clients for your firm.
In part two of their series on the “marriage of food and wine”, Bruno de Vita, K.C., and Paul Daykin, K.C., look at ethnic food. Part I of this series was way back in the May 2022 issue. Bruno and Paul step in from time to time whenever Michael Welsh, K.C., needs to do “research”.
A guest contribution comes from Victoria Luxford in the form of “Legal Anecdotes and Miscellanea”, where she brings her green thumb to examining the gardens at the Vancouver Law Courts.
Finally, Bench and Bar builds on a theme involving Pride and Prejudice to tell you about things of import to the legal community. “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading” – Miss Caroline Bingley (as she tries to attract Mr. Darcy’s attention) in Pride and Prejudice.