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ever, is that defendants have no more “stolen” plaintiffs’ idea than have
plaintiffs “stolen” the idea from Greek mythology …
The CBABC held its Provincial Council meeting on June 11, 2022 and
elected its board of directors for the coming year. Aleem S. Bharmal, Q.C.,
of the Community Legal Assistance Society, was elected president. Scott
Morishita, of Rice Harbut Elliott, and Lee (Lisa) M.G. Nevens, of the
Department of Justice, are first and second VPs, respectively. Judith A.
Janzen with Onyx Law Group is the Finance & Audit Committee chair.
Randy Robinson, Crown counsel, is the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum Representative.
Dan Melnick of Cook Roberts is the Young Lawyers Representative.
Elected as directors were Patricia Blair of River Valley Law, Mylene
C. de Guzman of the De Guzman Law Centre, Sarah L. Klinger with the
Law Office of Sarah Klinger and Adam C. Munnings of Munnings Law.
The Harry Rankin, QC Pro Bono Award was given to R. Tim V. Louis and
Edward Wong. The Equality & Diversity Award was given to Ken Kramer,
Q.C., and Audrey Y. Jun. The Innovation Award went to Sara Forte. The
Community Supporter Award was given to Vanessa S. Werden.
One species not celebrated on World Rhino Day is the “RINO”: Republican
in Name Only. This disparaging acronym is now used by the Tea Party wing
of the U.S. Republican party to denigrate a Republican candidate whose
political views are thought to be insufficiently conforming to the party line.
The acronym is, of course, a misspelling of the abbreviation “rhino”. Properly
spelled, perhaps this acronym has a life in current U.S. political discourse
to refer to Republican Hypocrites in Name Only.
Richard S. Margetts, Q.C., was reappointed as a member of the Community
Care and Assisted Living Appeal Board for a term ending July 31, 2025.
Seventy-five years ago, on August 15, 1947, India gained independence
from British rule.
The CBABC and the Law Society held an in-person Bench & Bar Dinner on
June 16, 2022. As part of the convivial festivities, Frank A.V. Falzon, Q.C.,
was awarded the 2021 CLEBC Leaders in Learning Award. Also celebrated
was Robert McDiarmid, Q.C., who was given the 2022 CBABC Georges A.
Goyer, Q.C. Memorial Award. Lastly, the Law Society was able to finally
present to Leonard Doust, Q.C., its 2020 Law Society of B.C. Award in
recognition of his many and varied contributions to the profession over the
course of his legal career.