Effective date: 17 February 2026
Summary:
This practice direction describes requirements for scheduling pre-hearing conferences and hearings before the registrar, as well as timelines for filing related appointments. It sets out the materials that must be provided in advance of a registrar’s hearing and pre-hearing conference. The practice direction also provides that failure to file a hearing record in accordance with the timelines in the Supreme Court Civil Rules or the Supreme Court Family Rules will result in the matter being removed from the hearing list.
Direction:
- This Practice Direction replaces Administrative Notice 8 – Pre-Hearing Conferences in Registrars’ Matters dated March 1, 2011.
Ron A. Skolrood
Chief Justice
Supreme Court of British Columbia