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Court of Appeal
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, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 77. 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.
Announcements
June 7, 2019
NEW DOMAIN NAME
The Supreme Court has changed its domain name from courts.gov.bc.ca to bccourts.ca. Please update your links.
The Court of Appeal has changed its domain name from courts.gov.bc.ca to bccourts.ca. Please update your links.
May 24, 2019
NEW PRACTICE DIRECTIVE: TRANSCRIPTS OF PROCEEDINGS
This new practice directive provides instruction on when the Court will accept transcripts other than oral testimony.
May 22, 2019
THE HONOURABLE H. A. HOLLINRAKE
The Court recognizes the passing of the Honourable H.A. Hollinrake, former Justice of this Court between 1990 and 2004. Former Justice Hollinrake passed away over the weekend.
May 21, 2019
NOTICE: RELEASE OF JUDGMENT IN REFERENCE RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT - MAY 24, 2019
The Court of Appeal's Reasons for Judgment in Reference re: Proposed Amendments to the Environmental Management Act (CA45253) will be released and posted on the court's website on Friday, May 24, 2019.
There will be a lock-up for media representatives prior to the release of the Reasons for Judgment. Those media representatives who would like to attend the lock-up must pre-register and must sign the undertaking linked below. Only media representatives who have pre-registered to attend will be admitted to the lock-up.
To pre-register for the lock-up, please send an email with a scanned and signed copy of your undertaking to MediaLock-Up@courts.gov.bc.ca no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019. You are required to bring the signed hard copy to the lock-up, along with your ID.
More details about the lock-up procedure are described at the links below:
Notice to Media - Lock-up Procedure Media Undertaking
May 6, 2019
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
The British Columbia Court of Appeal welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Madam Justice M. Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten, a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Court of Appeal of Yukon. The appointment is effective immediately. For further information, please see the announcement from the Department of Justice.