British Columbia Court of Appeal

Practice Note (Civil & Criminal)

Title: Preferred Filing Registry

Issued: 19 September 2011

Effective: Immediately

Cite as: Preferred Filing Registry (Civil & Criminal Practice Note, 19 September 2011)

The B.C. Court of Appeal sits regularly in Vancouver, monthly in Victoria, and occasionally in Kamloops, Kelowna and Prince George.

Vancouver is the central registry for the Court of Appeal. The scheduling and review of material takes place in Vancouver and all of the files and books are located in Vancouver.

For the hearing of appeals and chambers matters, the material is sent from Vancouver to the registry where the matter will be heard.  For hearings and chambers applications set to be heard in Vancouver, and for related written submissions, the Court requires that all relevant materials be filed in Vancouver, if possible.  This will avoid delays in the materials being transferred from outside registries to the Vancouver Registry. 

The cooperation of counsel in this regard is appreciated.   

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Jennifer L. Jordan

Registrar of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia

History:

Replaces the Notice to the Profession titled variously Hearings in Victoria and Preferred Filing Registry, dated 3 December 2007.