OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2022

December 12, 2022
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS AS AN ALTERNATIVE PATH TO LICENSING

Effective December 2, 2022, the Law Society of British Columbia has amended its rules to make judicial clerkships an alternative path to call and admission.

This means that law clerks will have the option of applying for call and admission after completing PLTC and a clerkship term of at least nine months without being required to complete a minimum period of articles. Law clerks, in consultation with their principal lawyer and firm, government body, or other organization, may still choose to complete a period of articles prior to their call and admission.

For more information on the changes, please see the Law Society of British Columbia website.

November 28, 2022
CHANGES TO CPD-1: CRIMINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE PROCESS

CPD-1: Criminal Pre-Trial Conference Process, has been updated. The key revisions, which are effective November 25, 2022, include:

• changes to the timeline for delivery of the Crown synopsis;
• the requirement for pre-trial conferences for all criminal trials and extradition hearings;
• changes to the timelines for pre-trial conferences in various types of cases; and
• changes to the mode of appearance at pre-trial conferences.

CPD-1 can be accessed here.

November 28, 2022
CHANGES TO CPD-3: COMPLEX CRIMINAL CASES

CPD-3: Complex Criminal Cases, has been updated by revising the timeline for delivery of the Crown synopsis. The updated CPD-3 is effective November 25, 2022, and can be accessed here.

November 22, 2022
CALL AND ADMISSION CEREMONY - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This event will take place in the Great Hall at the Vancouver Law Courts at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. The ceremony will be conducted by The Honourable Justice Geoffrey B. Gomery in the morning and the Honourable Justice Nitya Iyer in the afternoon.

November 15, 2022
NO MASTERS SITTING AT SPECIFIC SUPREME COURT REGISTRIES FROM DECEMBER 1, 2022 TO JANUARY 31, 2023

Chief Justice Hinkson has directed that, because of winter travel conditions, masters will not be sitting in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Nelson, Quesnel, Rossland, and Williams Lake between December 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023. Please see the notice here about scheduling urgent matters in Masters chambers for these locations.

October 24, 2022
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS – JUSTICE DOYLE, JUSTICE LOO AND JUSTICE CHAN

The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Justice Joseph M. Doyle, the Honourable Justice Kevin D. Loo and the Honourable Justice Anita Chan to Vancouver. For more information, please see the press release issued by the Department of Justice. Public welcoming ceremonies for Justice Doyle, Justice Loo and Justice Chan will be held on a date to be scheduled. Information about the welcoming ceremonies will be posted on the court’s website.

October 21, 2022
CALL AND ADMISSION CEREMONY - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022

This event will take place in the Great Hall at the Vancouver Law Courts at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. The ceremony will be conducted by The Honourable Justice Francesca V. Marzari in the morning and the Honourable Justice Neena Sharma in the afternoon.

October 12, 2022
REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

The Supreme Court of British Columbia welcomes the appointment of Meg Gaily as Registrar of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The appointment is effective October 12, 2022.