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The Court of Appeal is the highest court in the province. It hears appeals from the Supreme Court, from the Provincial Court on some criminal matters, and reviews and appeals from some administrative boards and tribunals.
The Court of Appeal is constituted by the Court of Appeal Act, S.B.C. 2021, c. 6. The Court of Appeal Act provides for a Chief Justice and 14 other justices, as well as for supernumerary justices. Thus, the Court of Appeal actually has more than 15 judges. The Chief Justice of British Columbia heads the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal has a registrar who, in addition to other administrative duties, hears matters related to the settling of orders and bills of costs.
NEW COURT OF APPEAL ACT AND RULES
Effective 18 July 2022
- Court of Appeal Act, S.B.C. 2021, c. 6
- Court of Appeal Rules, BC Reg. 120/2022.
- How to file materials
- Forms, Completion Instructions, and Templates
- Practice Directives
- Tables of Concordance (Former Act and Rules to New Act and Rules | New Act and Rules to Former Act and Rules | Detailed Table of Concordance)
- Process Overview Charts (Appellant | Respondent)
- Request to Appear Remotely
COVID-19 NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
On July 11, 2022, Chief Justice Bauman issued an updated notice regarding Modified Court of Appeal Procedures and Access to Court Proceedings during the COVID-19 Pandemic, effective July 18. The COVID notices regarding modified filing directions and appearing by video are rescinded and replaced with the Registrar’s filing directive and the newly issued remote appearance and chambers applications practice directives.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPDATE – REGISTRAR’S FILING DIRECTIVE
The Registrar has issued an update to the Registrar’s filing directive, providing two changes:
- Doubling the maximum allowable size of e-filings from 100 to 200MBs;
- Providing greater specificity as to the requirements for e-filing in criminal matters under Section 2 of the Directive.
November 15, 2022
BROADCASTING OF APPEALS: COMMENCING JANUARY 3, 2023
As it did during the height of the pandemic, the British Columbia Court of Appeal will return to broadcasting appeals publicly by Zoom on 3 January 2023. Details may be found within Section 2.2 of the Court of Appeal’s Record and Courtroom Access Policy. Those who have already scheduled appeals on or after 3 January 2023 will be contacted by the registry to confirm that no parties object to the broadcast. After today, those scheduling appeals in 2023 must submit the Public Broadcast of Appeals form. For civil appeals, the form is submitted with the notice of hearing. For criminal appeals, the form is submitted by the respondent when filing their factum. Copies of this form may be found on the forms page or located here.
Novmember 14, 2022
JUDICIAL LAW CLERK PROGRAM RECRUITMENT FOR THE 2024 - 2025 TERM
Applications will be accepted to the Judicial Law Clerk Program for the 2024-2025 term starting January 3, 2023. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 11:00 am, with video conference interviews with legal counsel to be scheduled in early February and final interviews with judges to be scheduled February 27 to March 3 (Court of Appeal) and March 6 to March 10 (Supreme Court).
Learn more about the Judicial Law Clerk Program including the required qualifications and application process here.
Please note, the BCPSA job posting for Judicial Law Clerks will be live in a few weeks – check back regularly for any updates related to the application process.