THE ADVOCATE 449
VOL. 79 PART 3 MAY 2021
Dear Editor,
Re: Support for Junior Counsel
I write at the instance of the
British Columbia Regional Advisory
Committee of The Advocates’
Society to offer the support of the
Supreme Court of British Columbia
to a proposal to enhance the advocacy
skills of counsel.
We endorse the view of The
Advocates’ Society that the development
of advocacy skills on the
part of counsel before the Court is
essential to the proper functioning
of the Court’s process.
In order to facilitate that development,
the Court encourages the
active involvement of more junior
counsel in trials and other proceedings.
Where more than one counsel
appear for a party on a matter, senior
counsel should look for opportunities
to allow junior counsel to
handle witnesses, motions or discrete
portions of arguments.
During the pandemic, the ability
of counsel and the Court to accommodate
this proposal will be constrained
by social distancing and
courtroom capacity requirements,
but we are hopeful that the proposal
could be embraced by the bar
and begun as we await what we all
hope will be our ability to return to
more accustomed practices.
Yours truly,
Chief Justice C.E. Hinkson
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Dear Editor,
Re: “Entre Nous”
(2021) 79 Advocate 9
Yes! That!
The absurd, banal nostrums provided
by the police to dismiss systemic,
repeated murder—“The
public is not at risk”, “It was a targeted
hit”, “They are known to the
police”.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
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