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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 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.
November 21, 2022
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.
October 24, 2022
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
The British Columbia Court of Appeal welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Justice Ronald Skolrood, 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.