APRIL - JUNE 2015

June 22, 2015
NEW: CIVIL FACTUM (FORM 10) TEMPLATES FOR APPELLANTS AND RESPONDENTS  

The Court of Appeal has created 2 documents (word templates) for appellants and respondents to easily create factums including:

• cover page;
• index;
• formatted page and paragraph numbering;
• instructions on each page and;
• a comprehensive factum checklist at the end of the template.  

The Court of Appeal appreciates any feedback from the public and legal profession on new initiatives.
Please e-mail appealrecords@courts.gov.bc with your feedback.

June 22, 2015
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT

The British Columbia Court of Appeal welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Madam Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon, 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.

April 27, 2015
NOTICE: RELEASE OF JUDGMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA TEACHERS' FEDERATION V. BRITISH COLUMBIA - APRIL 30, 2015

The Court of Appeal's Reasons for Judgment in British Columbia Teachers' Federation v. British Columbia (CA41558 and CA41560) will be released and posted on the court's website on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 10 am.

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 below. Only media representatives who have pre-registered to attend will be admitted to the lock-up.

To register for the lock-up, please send an email to MediaLock-Up@courts.gov.bc.ca no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 29, 2015 with a scanned and signed copy of your undertaking.

More details about the lock-up procedure are described below:

Notice to Media - Lock-up Procedure

Media Representatives Undertaking