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JULY - SEPTEMBER 2012
September 10, 2012
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT - THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE LYNN SMITH - SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
The Supreme Court of British Columbia announces that the Honourable Madam Justice Lynn Smith retired from the Supreme Court at Vancouver on September 7, 2012.Â
September 6, 2012
WELCOMING CEREMONY – MR. JUSTICE WEATHERILL AND MASTER MUIR - SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
The Welcoming Ceremony for the Honourable Mr. Justice Gordon Weatherill and for Master Leslie Muir will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Vancouver Law Courts at 9:15 a.m. in Courtroom 53. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.
August 30, 2012
PRESS RELEASE - B.C. JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE
We have received the reports of Mr. Cowper, Q.C., Mr. McCuaig, Q.C. and the Legal Services Society and, upon our review of these reports, will consider further comment.
| Chief Justice Lance Finch | Chief Justice Robert Bauman | Chief Judge Thomas Crabtree |
| Chief Justice of British Columbia | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Chief Judge of the Provincial Court |
August 15, 2012
NEW RSS FEED - PUBLICATION BAN ORDERS
The Supreme Court is pleased to announce an enhancement to our website:Â an RSS feed for publication ban orders issued by the Supreme Court.Â
The new RSS feed will allow subscribers to receive information about publication ban orders issued by the court rather than having to visit our site. To subscribe to the publication ban order RSS feed, please click here and click on the orange RSS button or copy the URL into your reader.
This RSS feed is an addition to the ones we offer for reasons for judgment and announcements and the email notification that we offer for notices of publication ban applications. For more information about our RSS feeds, please contact the Website Coordinator.
August 1, 2012
POLICY ON THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN COURTROOMS - SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Effective 17 September 2012, the Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms, a joint policy of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court will take effect. The Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms permits accredited journalists and lawyers to use electronic devices to send or receive text in the courtrooms of the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court unless directed otherwise by the court or other judicial officer. In the Court of Appeal, a more permissive policy will be in place which also allows members of the public to use electronic devices to send or receive text. The press release announcing the new policy is attached.
July 30, 2012
EXTENSION OF GRACE PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE OF REPEALED FORMS - JULY 27, 2012
Chief Justice Bauman has issued a Direction to the Registry which extends a grace period during which Supreme Court registries will accept Supreme Court Civil Forms and Supreme Court Family Forms which were repealed by Order in Council 192. The grace period has been extended to October 31, 2012.
July 30, 2012
PD-36 - CONSENT ORDER TO WAIVE TRIAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE- SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Chief Justice Bauman has issued PD-36 - Consent Order to Waive Trial Management Conference which describes the procedure whereby parties may apply for a consent order waiving the requirement for a trial management. PD-36 - Consent Order to Waive Trial Management Conference takes effect on September 4, 2012.