The new Supreme Court Civil and Family Rules are coming into effect soon—need to know more about how the new rules will affect your practice? Here are training opportunities of interest to BC lawyers and legal support staff.
CPD hours, if any, vary. Please contact course providers for details about scheduling, content, and locations.
Civil Rules for Lawyers
CBA BC New Civil Rules
• Surrey, March 31 (Live)
• Richmond, May 3 (Live)
CLE BC New Civil Rules two-day course (for lawyers & legal support staff)
• Vancouver, April 26-27 (Live); also live webcast
• Victoria, May 13-14 (Live)
• Kelowna, May 20-21(Live)
• Prince George, June 3-4 (Live)
• Nanaimo, Penticton, June 15-16 (Video Repeat)
• Kamloops, Vernon, Duncan, Kelowna, Trail, Surrey, June 17-18 (Video Repeat)
• Dawson Creek, June 18-19 (Video Repeat)
• Cranbrook, Victoria, June 24-25 (Video Repeat)
• Courtenay, Prince George, June 25-26 (Video Repeat)
CLE BC New Supreme Court Civil Rules Noon Webcast (for lawyers & legal support staff)
• Webcast, March 30 (Live on web)
Dye & Durham Civil Rules Webinar
• Web, March 31
Law Courts Center New Civil Rules course series
• Vancouver & Richmond, Various dates March-June (Live-register for all or part of a series)
Trial Lawyers Association of BC The New BC Supreme Court Rules
• Kelowna, June 4 (Live)
Family Rules for Lawyers
CBA BC New Family Rules
• Kelowna, April 9 (Live)
• Nanaimo, April 21 (Live)
CLE BC Family Law: The New Supreme Court Rules (for lawyers & legal support staff)
• Vancouver, April 16 (Live); Also live webcast.
• Kelowna, April 19 (Live)
• Victoria, April 22 (Live)
• Terrace, May 15 (Video Repeat)
• Dawson Creek, Duncan, Kelowna, Surrey, and Vernon, May 28 (Video Repeat)
• Nanaimo, Penticton, June 8 (Video Repeat)
• Kamloops, June 10 (Video Repeat)
• Courtenay, Cranbrook, Prince George, Victoria, June 11 (Video Repeat)
• Trail, June 25 (Video Repeat)
Civil Rules for Legal Support Staff
CLE BC New Civil Rules 2010 for Legal Support Staff
• Vancouver, May 7 (Live); also live webcast
Family Rules for Legal Support Staff
CLE BC Family Law: The New Supreme Court Rules for Legal Support Staff
• Vancouver, May 12 (Live); also live webcast
• Surrey, Trail, June 25 (Video Repeat)
• Nanaimo, Penticton, July 13 (Video Repeat)
• Kamloops, Vernon, July 15 (Video Repeat)
• Dawson Creek, Duncan, Kelowna, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Prince George, Victoria, July 16 (Video Repeat)
Resources at BC Courthouse Libraries
We have the Civil Rules Transition Guide, by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia on order for all branches.
Check availability at your courthouse library.
We also purchase conference materials from CLE BC and TLABC that are available after their courses.
Web Resources
There is a table of concordance between the current and new Supreme Court Civil Rules, and links to more information on the Ministry of Attorney General’s website.
There’s also a concordance and links to more information for the new Family Rules.
If there’s something I’ve missed, please let us know.