Department of Justice Canada
September 1, 2026
News and announcements for the Department of Justice Canada. The Department of Justice has the mandate to support the dual roles of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada.
Current Issue: September 2026
Highlights
It is back to school for many, but for others it is on to new and exciting adventures of a different kind. Our cover features retiring Cindy Friesen former Director of Scheduling of the BC Supreme Court. Find out what is next for her as the season changes. If you want to learn how to break a deadlock in family mediation, look no further than David A. Paul, K.C.’s article on that topic. Part II of Joanne Lysyk’s “Legal Maxims: Their Source, Nature, Use and Misuse” appears in this issue as does an article by David Penner and Eric Main entitled “Using a Petition for A Declaration of Substantive Constructive Trust to Recover Funds”. Our regular features from the BC Law Institute, CLEBC Society and LAPBC appear alongside updates from the three British Columbian law schools as well as one from the Attorney General herself! Read about our recently departed in Nos Disparus and newly appointed in New Judges. A recent grumble has generated an interest from some of our readers expressed in Letters to the editor and a review by Anne Giardini, K.C. of Graeme Menzies’ Trading Fate: How a Little-Known Company Stopped British Columbia from Becoming an American State somewhat topically appears at page 759. We also welcome a guest legal anecdote about the sale and consumption of liquor in British Columbia by Nathan Illsley as well as the regular Wine Column by Michael Welsh, K.C. which continues that history. Finally, Bench & Bar delves into the world of Broadway while telling you all that is of interest to the profession. There is no falling back this year, just falling onwards. Enjoy!
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