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Case Planning Conferences Not Necessary to Get CPC Consent Order
Useful reasons for judgement were released yesterday (Stockbrugger v. Bigney) by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, finding that parties can apply for a Case Planning Conference Order by...
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More on the Production of Case Planning Conference Transcripts: Contested...
As discussed earlier this year, Rule 5-2(7) states that “proceedings at a case planning conference must be recorded, but no part of that recording may be made available to or used by any person...
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Joint Expert Witness Appointed Despite "Vigorous" Defendant Opposition
Reasons for judgement were recently released by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, appointing a joint expert witness against the wishes of a Defendant in an on-going legal dispute. Although...
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Scope of "Representations of Counsel" at Case Planning Conferences Discussed
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry, discussing the scope of appropriate applications at Case Planning Conferences and further the prohibition...
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Court Can't "Ride Roughshod" Over Solicitor's Brief Privilege At a Case...
Reasons for judgement were recently brought to my attention discussing the scope of powers of the Court at Case Planning Conferences. Specifically the Court found that Rule 5-3 does not provide the...
View ArticleCourt Orders Particulars of Special Damages to Be Disclosed at Case Planning...
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, ordering a Plaintiff to provide particulars of claimed special damages. In this week’s case (Amezcua v. Norlander)...
View ArticleBC's New Rules of Court Don't Trump Solicitor's Brief Privilege
Earlier this year I highlighted two judgements (here and here) discussing that the New Rules of Court don’t allow the Court to override solicitor’s privilege. Further reasons for judgement were...
View ArticleCase Plan Conference Orders Can't Trump Privilege
Last year I highlighted a decision confirming that the Court’s powers under the new rules of court don’t allow orders to be made which will trump legitimate privilege claims. Reasons for judgement...
View ArticleCase Planning Conferences Cannot be Used “to force a party to identify...
Reasons for judgment were released today addressing the boundaries of the BC Supreme Court’s power to make orders respecting the identity of expert witnesses at a Case Planning Conference. In today’s...
View ArticleCosts Ordered Following “Unnecessary” Defence Case Planning Conference
Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Victoria Registry, addressing when Case Planning Conferences are unnecessary and finding that a costs order is appropriate in the face...
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