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Past CBABC President to be Supreme Court Judge

  • October 28, 2024

"Scott Morishita, Associate Counsel at Rice Harbut Elliott LLP in Vancouver, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver. Justice Morishita replaces Justice P.H. Edelmann (Vancouver), who was elevated to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia effective October 25, 2024."

Legal News

Supreme Court of BC welcomes new Chief Justice

  • October 15, 2024

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the appointment of the Honourable Ronald A. Skolrood, a judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Professional Notice

CRIM 12 Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences

  • October 07, 2024

There are two main purposes behind these pre-trial conferences. The first is to reduce the number of files being set for trial by helping to ensure that only those requiring a trial are actually set for hearing. The second purpose is to manage those files that are to be set for trial to ensure that accurate time estimates have been determined prior to dates being set and ensure hearings complete on time as scheduled.

Legal News

Civil inaction in Canada's courts

  • September 20, 2024

Fighting a lawsuit is a slow, complicated, costly process, and many jurists say the system is broken. The Globe surveyed Canada’s legal world to find out what needs to change