Congratulations to the BC Provincial Court's most recent appointees, Matthew Turnell, Manpreet Mand, and David Jenkins.

Rose Dattilo has been appointed to the BC Provincial Court as a judicial justice provincialcourt.bc.ca/news-n…

A Welcoming Ceremony for Justices Jahani, McQueen, Klein, and Greenberg and Associate Judge Shirreff will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in the Great Hall of the Vancouver Law Courts at 4:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend the Welcoming Ceremony.

The Court of Appeal has issued a new practice directive on Indigenous Practices and Ceremonies. bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/…

The Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and Provincial Court of British Columbia will be closed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The Supreme Court recently announced the release of its 2026-2031 Strategic Plan. bccourts.ca/supreme_court/do…

On September 8, 2026, the Supreme Court of British Columbia adopted the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide ("COAL") as its primary citation guide. canlii.org/en/commentary/doc…

Mr. Justice G. Bruce Butler retired from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Court of Appeal of Yukon on September 8, 2026, after more than 19 years on the bench and over 45 years in the legal profession.

The redline documents and flowcharts for the recent amendments to the B.C. Supreme Court Civil Rules and the Supreme Court Family Rules that will be effective October 1, 2026 are available on the Supreme Court Civil and Family Rules Committee website: www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/j…

The BC Court of Appeal has adopted the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide (“COAL”) as its preferred method for legal citation. bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/…

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has announced that the Honourable Justice John S. Harvey retired from the court at New Westminster on Friday, August 21, 2026. Justice Harvey was appointed to the Supreme Court on January 1, 2009.

The Court of Appeal has updated its practice directive on Chambers Applications. It clarifies that parties will have 30 minutes total (not 30 minutes each) for the hearing of a chambers application, unless otherwise directed by a Deputy Registrar. bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/…

Michael Shirreff has been appointed as an Associate Judge of the BC Supreme Court. He will be resident in Vancouver. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026…

Chief Justice Skolrood has issued Practice Direction 75 - Chambers Practice, now effective. It sets out guidelines and rules regarding chambers practice. bccourts.ca/supreme_court/pr…

The Honourable Alan S. Diner is the new Chief Justice of the Federal Court pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releas…

Congratulations to Clare Jennings, K.C., on her appointment as a judge of the BC Provincial Court! She graced the cover of the November 2021 edition of the Advocate news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026…

The Advocate is saddened to hear of the passing of the Honourable Peter Voith. He was appointed to the BC Supreme Court on January 22, 2009 and to the Court of Appeal on September 9, 2020, where he served until his retirement on February 21, 2025 bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appeal/…

The BC Supreme Court Civil Rules are being amended, effective October 1, to change to model requiring service then filing of chambers applications bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/docum…

The BC Supreme Court has issued a further notice regarding changes to online booking for long chambers hearings in civil and family matters bccourts.ca/supreme_court/sc…

Matthew Stacey and Jason LeBlond are the BC Provincial Court's newest judges! news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026…