A new, single regulator for legal service providers would be in line with regulatory changes to other professions in B.C. over the past three years; but lawyers have voiced concerns about independence from government.
Provincial legislation to reform the Law Society of B.C. will be introduced next spring, instead of this fall, as the government continues to iron out details of a new single legal regulator that promises to make many legal services cheaper and easier to understand for the public.
Providing an update on the coming reforms at a meeting for society benchers on Friday, McPherson only highlighted the most controversial matter from the society’s perspective: the independence of legal regulation from government and the need for a majority of lawyers to direct the new regulator.The ministry also stated, “No final decisions have been made on the structure of the proposed new board.
One issue that is being explored is the new ability of licensed paralegals to provide limited legal advice. This could bring down costs for legal work and broaden access for the public. According to Society of Notaries Public of BC executive director John Mayr, B.C. notaries support having to report to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada , unlike lawyers, who view this as an infringement of that privilege.
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