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New pamphlet explains ways to avoid abuse in teen dating
A new publication, Teens and Dating: Tips for keeping abuse out of your relationship, has been released to help teens avoid abusive relationships. From left: Deborah Doherty, executive director, Public Legal Education and Information Service – New Brunswick; Marie-Claude Blais, minister of justice and consumer affairs as well as attorney general; and Lorraine Whalley, director, Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre.
2011 Queen's counsel appointments named
Eleven New Brunswick lawyers have been appointed Queen's counsel. Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas made the announcement. Front row, from left: Barbara Hughes Campbell; Justice and Consumer Affairs Minister and Attorney General Marie-Claude Blais; Nicholas; J. Ernest Drapeau, chief justice of New Brunswick; Bernard Lord; and Ann Whiteway Brown. Back row, from left: Marc L. Richard; James R. McAvity; David R. Colwell; ...
Minister Blais participates in a round table on justice
Marie-Claude Blais, minister of justice and consumer affairs as well as attorney general, participated Friday in a round table discussion on justice-related matters in Moncton. The event was organized by federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson. From left: Senator John Wallace; Nicholson; Blais; and Robert Goguen, MP for Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview.
Moncton Law Courts officially open
The new Moncton Law Courts building was officially opened today. From left: Oscar Masimengo, sheriff; Pierre Arsenault, associate chief judge, provincial court; David Smith, chief justice, Court of Queen's Bench; Ernest Drapeau, chief justice of New Brunswick; Premier David Alward; Marie-Claude Blais, minister of justice and consumer affairs as well as attorney general; Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Claude Williams; and ...
Queen’s counsel appointments
Eleven lawyers officially received Queen’s counsel appointments during a ceremony held at the legislative assembly in Fredericton. Recipients of the Queen’s counsel are chosen by a committee comprised of the Chief Justice of New Brunswick, the Attorney General, and the president of the Law Society of New Brunswick. In the front row, from left: Loredana Catalli Sonier, Q.C. of Fredericton; ...
Blais receives Queen's counsel
Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs Marie-Claude Blais was officially sworn in as Queen's counsel today. The appointment was confirmed during a private ceremony held at the Court of Appeal in Fredericton before Chief Justice Ernest Drapeau. Blais, who was appointed as a member of executive council on Oct. 12, is the first women to hold these ...
Great Seal
Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas presents the Great Seal of New Brunswick to Attorney General Marie-Claude Blais, Q.C., during the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Executive Council. Premier David Alward attended the event.
New minister
Premier David Alward and the members of the Executive Council were sworn in at a ceremony held on Oct. 12 at the Legislative Assembly in Fredericton. From left: Alward; and Marie-Claude Blais, who signs the register to become Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs.
Construction of Saint John Law Courts underway
Phase 1 of construction of the $50-million Saint John Law Courts has begun following the awarding of a tender for structural foundations and steelwork, Premier Shawn Graham announced.
Civil Forfeiture Act expands ability to seize proceeds of crime
The Civil Forfeiture Act, introduced in the legislative assembly today, will give the attorney general the power to apply to seize property acquired or used in unlawful activity even if no person has been charged with a crime.
New attorney general takes office
Social Development Minister Kelly Lamrock was sworn in as the new attorney general at a ceremony at the legislative assembly in Fredericton today. As attorney general, Lamrock is formally in possession of the Great Seal of New Brunswick.
Ceremony marks transfer of the Great Seal
Attorney General Michael Murphy recently participated in the traditional ceremony marking the transfer of the Great Seal, in the library of Government House in Fredericton. The Great Seal is used to authenticate New Brunswick's most important documents, and is entrusted to the attorney general for safekeeping. It is a longstanding tradition for the lieutenant-governor to transfer the Great Seal ...
Forfeited vehicles to be used in life-saving training
Two motor vehicles forfeited to the Province of New Brunswick as the result of impaired driving offences were donated today to the Riverview Fire Department. The vehicles will be used to assist firefighters in training exercises using hydraulic extrication apparatus.
New act to take the profit out of crime
New legislation is now in force that gives the New Brunswick attorney general the authority to sell or dispose of property that has been seized, restrained or forfeited to the provincial government under the Criminal Code and the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Attorney General T.J. Burke and Public Safety Minister John W. Foran issued this reminder ...
Province moves toward plans to sue tobacco companies
The Government of New Brunswick has taken the next step toward holding tobacco companies financially responsible for the health-care costs of tobacco-related illnesses. Attorney General T.J. Burke has begun the process to hire a qualified law firm or consortium of law firms to represent the province and provide advice in its legal action against tobacco companies. From left: Health Minister ...
New Minister
Thomas J. Burke signs the register to become Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs , in the presence of Premier Shawn Graham, Lt.-Gov. Herménégilde Chiasson , and Clerk of the Executive Council, Maurice Bernier.
R. Leslie Jackson named associate chief judge
R. Leslie Jackson became associate chief judge of the provincial court of New Brunswick Jan. 9, 2006.