Kimberley Santerre Featured in CLEBC’s Monthly Spotlight

May 08, 2025 - Owen Bird

This month’s CLEBC spotlight contributor is Owen Bird shareholder Kimberley J. Santerre.

Each month, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia‘s In the Spotlight recognizes one of its volunteer contributors for their efforts and leadership.

The May 2025 spotlight interviews Kimberley on a variety of topics including her early involvement in CLEBC, how she chose to practice Family Law and her advice for newly called lawyers. The full interview is available online at:

https://www.cle.bc.ca/kimberley_j_santerre/

Kimberley will serve as the co-chair for CLEBC’s Family Law Provincial Court Practice 2025 (set for May…

Underscoring Urgency: Family Matters in the COVID Crisis

April 20, 2020 - Owen Bird

On March 18, 2020, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia announced a suspension of all regular operations to protect the health and safety of court users and to help contain the spread of COVID-19, with only essential and urgent matters to be heard.  A copy of the notice may be found here.

In the family law context, the Court outlined what is essential and urgent, including:

Orders relating to the safety of a child or parent due to a risk of violence or immediate harm (e.g., a protection order, conduct orders, or exclusive possession of…