JANUARY - MARCH 2010

March 25, 2010
Notice: Court of Appeal Available Hearing Dates Now on Website

For Scheduling purposes, the Court is now posting available court dates. This list is to assist counsel in discussions with others on when to schedule hearings before a Division of the Court. Counsel will still have to confirm dates with the Court Scheduler.

March 22, 2010
NOTICE: JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - MARCH 19, 2010

The British Columbia Court of Appeal welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Mr. Justice Christopher E. Hinkson, a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. For more information about the Honourable Mr. Justice Christopher E. Hinkson, please see the press release issued by the Minister of Justice.

March 22, 2010
NOTICE: BC COURT OF APPEAL CENTENARY WEBSITE & EVENTS

The Court of Appeal is pleased to announce that the Centenary Special Sitting in Vancouver will take place on Friday 26 March 2010 in the Great Hall.  The Centenary Symposium will take place 23-24 April 2010, in Vancouver, with the Centenary Gala Dinner on Friday 23 April 2010.  Please see the Centenary Events website for information about the many Centenary related events to take place in 2010, including special sittings around the province, the joint NJI Appellate Judges' Conference and Centenary Symposium, and gala dinner.  The website is: www.bcca100.ca.

March 3, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT - R. v. BASI, VIRK & BASI - PUBLICATION BAN

The accused in this proceeding have elected to be tried by judge and jury. Accordingly, Madam Justice MacKenzie has issued a publication ban order pursuant to s. 648 of the Criminal Code and the Court's inherent jurisdiction. Section 648 is an automatic publication ban which expires when the jury retires to consider its verdict. The Court's inherent jurisdiction was invoked to cover the period from when the jury retires to consider its verdict to when the jury renders its verdict.

The publication ban prohibits the publication in any document or broadcast or transmission of evidence, submissions, rulings and Reasons for Judgment given in this proceeding in the absence of the jury. This publication ban will expire when the jury renders its verdict.

As a result of this publication ban order, all of the rulings and Reasons for Judgment which were previously published on the Court's website have been removed. These rulings and Reasons for Judgment will be re-published when the publication ban expires.

January 22, 2010
NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION: ADJOURNMENT OF APPEALS

This Notice to the Profession sets out the circumstances where the Court of Appeal will adjourn an appeal where the hearing date is imminent.

January 18, 2010
CELEBRATION OF THE COURT'S CENTENARY

In Victoria, on Friday, 8 January 2010, the Court of Appeal held the first event in celebration of the Court's centenary. During the day, judges of the Court visited several Victoria area schools to meet with students. The Court then held a special sitting in the Heritage courtroom at the Maritime Museum, followed by a black tie Bench & Bar dinner at Government House, hosted by the Lieutenant Governor. A photograph and news story appeared in the Victoria Times-Colonist on Saturday 9 January. The Court thanks the organizers, including lawyers of the Victoria Bar Association, Law Society of British Columbia, and Canadian Bar Association, and also staff of the Justice Education Society.

January 5, 2010
NOTICE: JUDICIAL LAW CLERK PROGRAM

The deadline for applications for the 2011-2012 Judicial Law Clerk term has been extended to January 15, 2010. In addition, applications should be directed to the attention of Krystal Mason. For more information about the Judicial Law Clerk Program and details about the application process, please click here.