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Supreme Court of British Columbia

The Supreme Court of British Columbia is the province's superior trial court. The Supreme Court is a court of general and inherent jurisdiction which means that it can hear any type of case, civil or criminal. It hears most appeals from the Provincial Court in civil and criminal cases and appeals from arbitrations. A party may appeal a decision of the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal.

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Supreme Court Family Picklist

The Supreme Court has developed a “Family Order Pick List” which sets out standard terms for most of the usual orders made in family cases. The picklist provides the Supreme Court clerks the ability to electronically ...
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Supreme Court Criminal Law Picklists

The Supreme Court has developed four criminal law picklists, which suggest standard wording for common types of conditions that may be imposed in judicial interim release (bail), probation, and conditional sentence ...
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Memorandum from the Court to Self Represented Litigants on Trial Procedure in Civil and Family Cases

This memo is for a party in a civil or family case who is not represented by a lawyer, providing a general overview of some of the procedures & rules that apply in a civil or family trial in the Supreme Court of British ...
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