Murder and a murder conspiracy cases were delayed in B.C. Supreme Court May 27 due to a shortage of sheriffs that continues in B.C. despite the attorney general’s assurances it is being dealt with.
The attorney general of B.C. is forging ahead with a new single, legal regulator that is being hailed by proponents as a means to expand access to the justice system but also panned by organizations representing lawyers, out of fear independence from government will be eroded.