Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association

• Edmonton Law Courts power outage reignites calls for new courthouse building

  The outage in the south tower of the Edmonton Law Courts began Tuesday Jan. 3, when alarms forced people to evacuate the Court of King's Bench and Court of Appeal.

  Politics

  Jan 9, 2023
  
• Defence lawyers to stop taking new legal aid files as dispute with Alberta continues

  More walkouts in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer are planned on Friday in a series of escalations between defence lawyers and the province.

  Politics

  Sep 23, 2022
  
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• A look at changes Albertans will see following death of Queen Elizabeth II

  After the death of the queen and now with a new king on the throne, Albertans are already starting to see some changes.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2022
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• Alberta defence lawyers walk out of Edmonton, Calgary courts as part of latest job action

  Contract criminal defence lawyers protested outside Calgary and Edmonton law courts and are no longer taking files to represent some of the the most severe crimes.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2022
• Alberta criminal defence lawyers ‘up the ante’ in job action

  Criminal defence lawyers felt like their concerns weren't being taken seriously during a meeting with Justice Minister Tyler Shandro and Legal Aid Alberta CEO John Panusa.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
• Defence lawyers begin work stoppages to protest ‘perpetual underfunding’ of Legal Aid Alberta

  Danielle Boisvert estimates between 450 and 600 lawyers are taking part in the job action -- about half of Legal Aid Alberta's overall roster. 

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2022
• Legal aid lawyers step up job action in Alberta

  “Our members have been clear – if Minister Shandro persists in his failure to ensure equal access to justice for all Albertans, further services will be withdrawn."

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
• Legal aid lawyers reach breaking point, request more funding from province

  Lawyers say Alberta's legal aid program has been underfunded for years and now they're requesting more provincial funding.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2022
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• Transit safety could be used as leverage to increase Edmonton police budget: CTLA

  The topic of transit safety has been top of mind for many Edmontonians recently, but the Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association said, according to ETS data, it may not be so bad.

  Canada

  May 6, 2022
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• Body camera shows ‘unwarranted’ arrest of Indigenous man in Calgary: Defence lawyers association

  Herbert Daniels, a 67-year-old Indigenous man, was arrested during a traffic stop that quickly escalated in Calgary in October 2019.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2020