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PRESENTING SPONSOR

The CBA is a professional, voluntary organization which was formed in 1896, and incorporated by a Special Act of Parliament on April 15, 1921. Today, the Association represents 38,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada, of which more than 6,400 are members of the BC Branch. The purpose of the Association is to:

enhance the professional and commercial interests of our members and protect the independence of the judiciary and the bar
provide personal and professional development and support to all members
promote fair justice systems and facilitate effective law reform
promote equality in the legal profession and eliminate discrimination

SUPREME COURT SPONSOR

Boughton Law Corporation is a premier full service law firm with offices in Downtown Vancouver, BC and Whitehorse, YK. We strive to deliver the highest quality legal work and service to our clients; to be accessible, efficient and responsive; to find practical and effective solutions; to communicate clearly; and, to conduct ourselves with honesty and integrity.

Established in 1949, our experience and our success, over the past half century has been due to our celebration relationships that are trustworthy, valuable and real. We believe that opportunities are created when two parties work together towards a common goal. Quite simply, our tag line evolved because we are "...Built on relationships."

APPEAL COURT SPONSORS

Blakes plays a leading role in promoting the delivery of pro bono legal services and has one of Canada's largest law firm pro bono programs. Blakes was among the first national law firms to adopt a formal policy that treats time spent on pro bono legal services as equivalent to billable hours, and to form a national committee to proactively seek pro bono opportunities. In 2008, Blakes received the Canadian National Pro Bono Law Firm Award at the National Pro Bono Conference in Vancouver. In 2009, a Blakes associate was the recipient of the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA) Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award.