2025

Congratulations to newly appointed judges Aamna Afsar, Christopher Balison and Dennis Isaac Ferbey, as well as new judicial justice Patrick Angly.

Like the Court’s other criminal practice directions, this one serves as a rule according to the Court’s authority under ss. 482 and 482.1 of the Criminal Code.

Purpose: To outline the process for obtaining judicial authorizations, either in person or by a means of telecommunication (“telewarrant”).

The BC Supreme Court Associate Judges have advised that many submitted digital binders are not adhering to the correct format as directed by the court.  If this continues to this extent, the court may begin to reject digital binders that do not adhere.

"During one of the most hostile periods in recent history for trans rights, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has launched an online course to help legal professionals better serve trans people."

Reuters: The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday barred its attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump's administration against the nation's largest voluntary lawyer group.

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Purpose: To describe the process to be followed when an adult or youth accused with existing bail attends a courthouse during courthouse registry business hours to voluntarily deal with an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Provincial Court of British Columbia.

“Today, nearly 300,000 Sikhs call British Columbia home, making it one of the largest Sikh populations outside of Punjab, India."

Read more on bumped cases and self-representation.