Practice Resources

Review and discussion of REAL Program Review

Purpose: To set out the procedure before a subpoena requiring opposing counsel to give evidence in a proceeding can be issued.

This report summarizes the activities of the Aboriginal Law - Vancouver Section for the year 2016-2017.

With the increased pressure on completing trials without undue delay created in the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Jordan, it has become necessary to set out some guidelines to govern scheduling conflicts which arise between the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court.

Purpose: To facilitate identification of counsel or commissioner for taking affidavits.

Purpose: To set out the procedure for introducing evidence that contains or may contain high potency narcotics, including fentanyl and carfentanil (“HPN Exhibits”).

This Practice Direction sets out standard directions governing the conduct of appeals from decisions of masters, registrars or special referees. If the circumstances of an appeal require, the timelines and document filing requirements set out in this Practice Direction may be abridged, extended or modified by order of a justice of the court pursuant to Supreme Court Civil Rule 22-4(2) and Supreme Court Family Rule 21-2(2).