Summary of Activities
Number of Meetings Held: 9
June 30, 2010
Guest Speaker: Master Meg Shaw, Supreme Court of British Columbia
Synopsis: Judicial Case Conferences - the New Rules.
August 11, 2010
Guest Speaker: David C. Dundee
Synopsis: White paper on proposed Family Law Act.
September 22, 2010
Guest Speakers: Directors of the Interior Community Services Office
Synopsis: Administration of the PAID Program and others in the area
October 20, 2010
Guest Speaker: The Honourable Administrative Judge Stella Frame, Provincial Court of British Columbia
Synopsis: Provincial Court Practice
December 10, 2010
Guest Speaker: Ken Walker, Bencher
Synopsis: The Law Society of British Columbia’s policies on the expansion of services for notaries, paralegals and articled students; the new code of conduct; miscellaneous ethics issues
March 16, 2011
Guest Speakers: Tom Weiss and David Dundee
Synopsis: New Child, Family, and Community Service Act disclosure policy; report from March 12 Provincial Council meeting; Kerr v. Baranow.
April 27, 2011
Guest Speakers: The Honourable Administrative Judge Stella Frame, Debbie LeSurf, Graham Kay, David Dundee
Synopsis: Amanat v. Markazi 2011 BCSC 249; Family Justice Centre custody and access reports; consents of minors and ILAs in Child, Family, and Community Service Act proceedings; the new proposed best practice guidelines for family practice.
May 17, 2011
Guest Speakers: Jennifer Crawford, Jeannette Matson, Chris Ortner, Tom Weiss
Synopsis: Child, Family, and Community Services Act mediation; the coming Provincial Council meeting
Reports and Resolutions
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Endorsed best practice guidelines.
Comments and Observations of the Chair
The Section continues to be a forum not only for substantive law and practice issues, but a valuable liaison with local judges, Court administration, other services in the community, as well as the Branch and the National Family Law Section.