Category: Legislation
Strengthened Impaired Driving Penalties to Take Effect in September
On September 20, B.C. will have what the government describes as “Canada’s toughest impaired driving penalties.” A news release from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General outlines some of the highlights of the new penalties: Drivers who provide a failing breath sample above 0.08 per cent… more »
CLEBC Releases Practice FAQ on HST and Legal Fees
The Continuing Legal Education Society of BC recently released HST Law Practice FAQ, a publication it prepared to clarify the rules applicable to PST and HST on legal fees. The Law Society summarizes the interaction among the GST, HST, and PST in the following news… more »
Ministry of Attorney General to Reform Family Legislation
A white paper released by the Ministry of the Attorney General on Monday, July 19th, following extensive reviews conducted about the current Family Relations Act, introduced draft legislation and policy proposals which aim at making major changes to family law in British Columbia. These proposed changes will modernize… more »
Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) on New BC Rules at Courthouse Libraries
The Stream, the blog at Courthouse Libraries BC, has posted a list of frequent questions they’ve received on the new BC Supreme Court rules and forms. The post addresses five common questions ranging from where the new rules and forms can be found to retroactivity. The answers are thorough and rich with… more »
BC Supreme Court Issues New Practice Directions
Effective July 1, the B.C. Supreme Court issued a new collection of Practice Directions and Administrative Notices. The new collection was released to coincide with the new Supreme Court Civil and Family Rules, which came into effect the same day. In general, the new collection… more »
BC Legislation Roundup
Various bills received Royal Assent last week. Bill 10, the Veterinarians Act, repeals the old one and creates the College of Veterinarians. This body will effectively replace the former British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association. The role of the College will be to regulate the veterinary profession with powers… more »
New BC Civil Rules FAQ – Part 2 Released
Following up on Dye & Durham’s initial set of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the NEW Supreme Court Civil Rules, Part 2 of those FAQs have now been released.
The FAQs were developed in response to questions from participants in recent Dye & Durham Civil Rules webinars.
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“Smart” Forms for New Supreme Court Civil and Family Rules Online Soon
Enhanced online “smart” forms for the new Supreme Court civil and family forms will be available in June from the Ministry of the Attorney General Court Services Branch. The 80 most commonly-used of these will be available as saveable, fillable PDFs. The other, less-used forms will also be PDFs… more »
EFS Legislative Amendments – Bill 11 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act
The EFS legislative amendments contained in Bill 11 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act passed through the debate in the legislature on May 4, 2010. This enabling legislation authorizes the Director of Land Titles to take future action to specify classes of documents to be submitted electronically. It will also permit the… more »
Family Law Rule Changes Webinar June 3
Still on the subject of the forthcoming new BC Supreme Court Rules, Dye & Durham will be presenting a webinar on the Family rule changes on June 3 at 11:00 a.m. Contact Dye & Durham at education@dyedurhambc.com or 604.713.7163 for more information or to register. more »
CBABC Monitors Implementation of New Court Rules
More on the new Rules: Last week the CBABC announced a Monitoring Initiative for the new BC Supreme Court Rules, comprising two subcommittees: one for the civil rules and one for the family rules. Each subcommittee will monitor the implementation of the new rules and distributing information to… more »
New Civil & Family Rules Website
The Ministry of the Attorney General has launched a section of its website devoted to the new BC Supreme Court civil and family rules, at http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/new-rules/index.htm. The website includes copies of the new rules as well as details on how they were developed, costs, fees, and other general… more »
New BC Civil Rules – Frequently Asked Questions
Dye & Durham has published an extensive list of FAQs related to the new BC civil rules, effective July 1, 2010. The questions cover a wide range of topics, including amending a notice of civil claim, the mediation process, appearances & responses, and service deadlines for expert evidence. The… more »
BC Bill Proposes to Eliminate PST
Bill 9, the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, was introduced in the BC Legislature on March 30. “Fulfilling the Province’s commitment under the Comprehensive Integrated Tax Coordination Agreement with the federal government to wind down PST by July 1, 2010, the new Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act eliminates… more »
BC Government releases Finance Statutes Amendments Act
The B.C. government has just released Finance Statutes Amendment Act. Bill 6 will effect the following statutes: Financial Administration Act Financial Institutions Act Home Owner Grant Act Personal Property Security Act Securities Act Tobacco Tax Act For more information see government link above. more »
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