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May 16, 2012

Get up to date with recent developments and events at APB by reading the APB Spring 2012 Newsletter here.

May 16, 2012

Each year at its annual Appreciation Breakfast, Access Pro Bono presents awards to two pro bono lawyers who show outstanding commitment to providing free legal services to low-income British Columbians. One award– the APB Dugald Christie Award for Advice Services– is presented to a lawyer who volunteers at APB’s summary legal advice clinics.

May 7, 2012

In March 2012, the Coalition for Public Legal Services sent a letter to British Columbia Premier Christy Clark challenging her insinuations that budgetary allocations to the then-Ministry of the Attorney General increased over the previous two years. In its letter, the Coalition presented contradictory evidence gleaned from government statements and documents.