BC Court of Appeal
New Practice Directive from the Court of Appeal
Counsel may prepare in any civil case a Condensed Book, to assist the Court of Appeal during the oral hearing of the appeal.

The Condensed Book may contain documents essential to the hearing, including those excerpts from the evidence, exhibits and authorities to be referred to by the party in its argument. It should be indexed in a way that permits the Court to locate the documents referred to in the party’s factum.

Counsel shall prepare a sufficient number of copies of the Condensed Book for the division hearing the appeal and for all parties to the appeal. The Condensed Books for the panel shall not be filed in the Registry but handed to the court clerk at the commencement of the appeal.

Any extracts of transcripts, affidavits, exhibits or authorities included in a Condensed Book shall include only as much material as is required to understand the context of the key portions of the extract.

The covers of the Condensed Book of the appellant shall be buff in colour, those of the respondent green and those of an intervenor shall be yellow.


CLEBC Update
New Evidence Book Will Help Litigators Handle Evidence With Confidence
CLEBC is pleased to announce Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook. Available in June, this new publication will help litigators quickly find the law and practical guidance they need to handle evidentiary issues that can arise at any time in a case. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook is a clear, concise, and portable guide on how to effectively introduce evidence in civil and criminal trials, for use both in trial preparation and at the counsel table.

Designed in an easy-to-use format, Introducing Evidence at Trial is organized into chapters by type of evidence or evidentiary procedure. Each chapter provides “how to” advice through succinct statements of legal principles and helpful practice tips, including checklists of key considerations, examples, and sample scripts.

For further information, check the publications section of CLEBC’s website at www.cle.bc.ca, or contact Customer Service at 604-893-2121 (toll free 1-800-663-0437).


The Law Foundation of British Columbia
Grants Approved
The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of B.C. met on March 31, 2007. Chair Warren Wilson, QC is pleased to announce that funding totalling $5,281,146 has been approved.

Funding totalling $229,626 was approved for the following 17 Small Projects:

$15,000, ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF B.C., Regional Advocacy Training Workshops

$15,000, ASIAN SOCIETY FOR THE INTERVENTION OF AIDS (ASIA), Indoor Female Sex Workers’ Legal Rights Awareness Project

$15,000, B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION, Citizenship Handbook Reprint and Translation Project

$15,000, CAPILANO COLLEGE – INSTITUTE OF PARALEGAL STUDIES, IPS 271 – Administrative Law and Advocacy

$15,000, DOGWOOD INITIATIVE, Aboriginal and Community Response to the Proposed Highway 37 Transmission Line

$15,000, ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY OF GREATER VANCOUVER, Mothers in Prison. Where are the children?

$15,000, KOOTENAI COMMUNITY CENTRE SOCIETY, Creston Advocacy Project

$15,000, ‘NAMGIS FIRST NATION, Access to Law Workshop Series

$15,000, NICOLA VALLEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – ABORIGINAL BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM, Child Protection Law Courses for Aboriginal Social Work Students

$15,000, TANSI FRIENDSHIP CENTRE SOCIETY, Understanding Legal Information

$15,000, WEST COAST PRISON JUSTICE SOCIETY, Promotion of Prisoners’ Human Rights Project

$14,680, NORTH SHORE CRISIS SERVICES SOCIETY, Women in Transition: Guide to the Legal System

$14,196, ECOTRUST CANADA, Crown Land Referrals Toolkit Upgrade: Phase II Public Announcement

$11,250, WHITE BUFFALO ABORIGINAL HEALTH SOCIETY & RESOURCE CENTRE, Legal Education Program

$10,000, CANADIAN COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, International Conference

$9,500, VERNON WOMEN’S TRANSITION HOUSE SOCIETY, Vernon Pro Bono Legal Assistance Law Clinic

$5,000, GREATER VANCOUVER LAW STUDENTS LEGAL ADVICE SOCIETY, File Tracking System Overhaul

Funding totalling $278,664 was approved for the following four Family Innovation Fund Projects:

$97,200, LAW COURTS EDUCATION SOCIETY, Community Participation in Family Relations Act Review

$75,000, WEST COAST LEGAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FUND ASSOCIATION, Family Law Project

$66,464, B.C. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICUM SOCIETY, Family Mediation Practicum Diversity Bursary Project

$40,000, B.C. MEDIATION ROSTER SOCIETY, IT-Assisted Family Mediation Project

Funding totalling $419,920 was approved for the following seven Child Welfare Fund Projects:

$96,000, SQUAMISH NATION, Squamish Nation ADR Model Project

$88,440, B.C. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PRACTICUM SOCIETY, Mediation Training for Aboriginal Communities Project

$76,000, STO:LO NATION QWI:QWELSTOM FAMILY JUSTICE PROGRAM, Year Two of the Child and Family Service Program

$70,000, CARRIER SEKANI FAMILY SERVICES, Year Two of the Family Transformative Dispute Resolution Practicum Project

$35,000, MÉTIS COMMUNITY SERVICES, An Alternative Dispute Resolution Model for Métis and Urban Aboriginal Families

$34,000, HULITAN SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIETY, Dispute Resolution Training Initiative

$20,480, NAMGIS FIRST NATION, Family Group Conferencing Facilitator’s Training Project

Funding totalling $206,250 was approved for the following Project:

$206,250, VERNON & DISTRICT WOMEN’S CENTRE SOCIETY, Legal Information and Advocacy Program

Funding totalling $4,146,686 was approved for the following 17 continuing programs:

$776,490, WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION , Operating Expenses and Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

$734,950, COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE SOCIETY, Operating Expenses

$333,000, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, FACULTY OF LAW, Law Centre Clinical Program

$288,640, PEOPLE’S LAW SCHOOL SOCIETY, Operating Expenses

$283,250, TENANT RESOURCE AND ADVISORY CENTRE SOCIETY, Legal Advocacy Program

$280,600, B.C. LAW INSTITUTE, Operating Expenses

$268,600, B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION, Operating Expenses

$257,180, LAW SOCIETY OF B.C., Professional Legal Training Course

$167,550, WEST COAST LEGAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FUND ASSOCIATION, Operating Expenses

$167,250, WEST COAST DOMESTIC WORKERS’ ASSOCIATION, Legal Advocacy Program

$146,366, NELSON DISTRICT COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY, Legal Advocacy Program

$119,060, ISLAND JADE SOCIETY, Legal Advocacy Program

$91,200, SEPARATION AND DIVORCE RESOURCE CENTRE (VICTORIA), Legal Support Services Program

$87,670, MOSAIC, Paralegal Advocacy Program and Frontline Advocacy Workers’ Coordination Program

$68,750, LAW FOUNDATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS, 2007/2008 year

$55,530, BATTERED WOMEN’S SUPPORT SERVICES, Legal Advocacy Program

$20,600, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, Native Law Centre – Legal Studies Program

For full details please visit www.lawfoundationbc.org.

These articles were published in the June 2007 issue of BarTalk. © 2007 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.