CRIM 17: Withdrawing as Counsel of Record in Criminal Matters May 12, 2023 Purpose: To clarify the Court’s expectation of lawyers seeking to withdraw as counsel of record in a criminal matter.
CRIM 14: Northern, Interior, and Island Bail Pilot Project January 09, 2023 To set out the directions for regionally centralized virtual bail hearings during court sitting hours on weekdays in the Northern, Interior, and Island Regions.
CPD 3: Complex Criminal Cases November 25, 2022 This Criminal Practice Direction describes the process by which the Court will manage large or complex criminal cases that show a potential to occupy a very significant amount of court time or to risk delays in reaching and concluding the trial.
CPD 1: Criminal Pre-Trial Conference Process November 25, 2022 This Criminal Practice Direction describes the requirements for pre-trial conferences in criminal trials and extradition hearings.
B.C.’s Indigenous relations minister ‘honoured’ to assume attorney general role July 22, 2022 Murray Rankin also adds housing responsibilities, has short-term goals for temporary role
CRIM 13: Initial Appearance Court July 18, 2022 Further to NP 28 Court Operations During Communicable Phase of COVID-19, the purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out some interim guidelines to govern initial appearance court (IAR) during this phase, while ensuring that people only come to IAR in-person when necessary.
CRIM 12 Criminal Pre-Trial Conferences June 16, 2022 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.
CRIM 08 Criminal Caseflow Management Rules Simplified Front End Process (2013) Forms and Procedure June 16, 2022 ALERT: Until further notice, for the purpose of this Practice Direction, the Judicial Case Manager’s (JCM) office operates on a remote basis at this time.
B.C. courts require lawyers to give more 'inclusive' introductions December 18, 2020 The changes will avoid lawyers having to raise the issue only after incorrect titles or pronouns are used, and supports a shift in professional practice toward asking all people how they should be respectfully addressed.
COVID-19 Update for CBABC Members March 16, 2020 Like all of you, the CBABC office is putting plans together to protect our members, our communities, our employees and their families against the COVID-19 virus. To that end, we have decided to implement a number of changes.