Category: BC Courts
New BCSC Court Records Access Policy
Today the BC Supreme Court posted a new Court Records Access Policy which will be implemented on February 28, 2011. The policy addresses access to records of all types of proceedings in the court, as well as access to transcripts, recordings, and exhibits. The Honourable Chief Justice Bauman announced… more »
WiFi Pilot Project at Courthouse Libraries BC
In a recent post on The Stream, Courthouse Libraries BC invites its user community to “break out their wireless devices (laptops, smartphones, etc.) and connect” at one of their WiFi locations. Declaring “early success” in their WiFi service pilot launch at the North Vancouver and Victoria library… more »
New BCSC Vancouver District Registrar Appointed
The BC Supreme Court recently announced the appointment of Stuart Cameron as the new District Registrar for Vancouver. The appointment is effective January 31, 2011. more »
Courthouse Libraries Server Outage Scheduled for Jan. 15
Users of Courthouse Libraries BC‘s electronic resources should be aware of a planned downtime scheduled for Jan. 15, 2011, when its servers will be shut down for maintenance: We will be undertaking some important maintenance work on our server infrastructure on Saturday, Jan. 15th from 9:00am until… more »
Special BCCA Sitting for the Late Honourable James Allen Macdonald
The CBABC posted this announcement from the BCCA about a special sitting of the BCCA to honour the late Justice James Allen Macdonald: The Honourable Chief Justice Lance Finch would like to advise that there will be a special sitting of the Court in honour of… more »
Vancouver BCSC Lengthy Chambers Hearing Change Effective Jan. 13
According to a news item from Courthouse Libraries BC, the procedure for booking lengthy chambers hearings in the Vancouver BC Supreme Court will change. The changes, which affect hearings expected to be longer than two hours, take effect January 13, 2011 and are outlined in a BC… more »
Courthouse Libraries Holiday Closures
Courthouse Libraries BC have announced their scheduled closures for the holiday season:
All BC courthouse libraries will be closed on:
• Monday December 27
• Tuesday December 28
• Monday January 3.
Several of our smaller libraries have changed hours over the holiday season – please see… more »
New Provincial Court Judge for Surrey
Attorney General Barry Penner, QC announced today that James Donald Bahen has been appointed to the British Columbia Provincial Court in Surrey, effective Jan. 4, 2011. The announcement provides some background on Mr. Bahen: Bahen received a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1983. He… more »
BCCA Amends Practice Directive Regarding Appointment of Counsel
The BC Court of Appeal has issued an amendment to the contents of the Letter of Authority stipulated in its Practice Directive on the Appointment of Counsel under s. 684 of the Criminal Code. The Court has posted the Practice Directive containing the revised Letter of Authority on its… more »
BCCA and BCSC Recruiting Judicial Law Clerks
The Judicial Law Clerk recruitment process for the 2012-2013 term is underway for both the BC Supreme Court and the BC Court of Appeal. The deadline for applications is Monday, January 24, 2011. Detailed program information and application instructions are available on the program page:… more »
Two Justices Appointed to BC Supreme Court
The BC Supreme Court appointed the Honourable Madam Justice Jeanne Watchuk, formerly of the BC Provincial Court, to the Bench in Vancouver, and Mr. Justice Murray B. Blok, formerly District Registrar of the BCSC, to New Westminster. As noted in the announcement, Madam Justice Watchuk was appointed to… more »
New BCSC Practice and Administrative Requirements Effective Nov. 1
BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Bauman recently issued a new Practice Direction as well as a new Administrative Notice, both effective November 1. Last week the Practice Direction, PD-28 – Chambers Practice, was issued. PD-28 is designed to implement certain administrative procedures intended to allow chambers lists… more »
Judicial Appointment to New Westminster BCSC
Mr. Justice Trevor C. Armstrong was recently appointed to the BC Supreme Court in New Westminster to replace Madam Justice J.M. Gropper, who was transferred to Vancouver, effective April 17, 2010. In the appointment news release issued on October 1, Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General… more »
Courthouse Libraries BC Launches Online Legal Research Video Course
The Stream reports that Courthouse Libraries BC has launched an online, video-based course covering the essentials of legal research. The course is accessible to the general public as well as, for CPD credit, to practising lawyers. The seven-module course, Legal Research Essentials: Finding Cases on… more »
Five New BC Provincial Judges Appointed
The BC Attorney General Michael de Jong announced the appointment last week of five new judges to the Provincial Court: The office of the chief judge has confirmed these appointees have been assigned to the following districts: Sheri Ann Mark has been appointed to the… more »
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