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Volume 50, No. 23

B.C. Reg. 333/2007

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

November 20, 2007

B.C. Reg. 333/2007, deposited November 8, 2007, pursuant to the COURT RULES ACT [Section 1]. Order in Council 713/2007, approved and ordered November 8, 2007.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, made after consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Administrator, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective January 1, 2008, the Supreme Court Rules, B.C. Reg. 221/90, are amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— W. OPPAL, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1 Rule 68 is amended

(

a) in subrule (2) by adding ", and to every action commenced in any registry after January 1, 2008," after "September 1, 2005",

(

b) in subrule (15) by striking out "Rule 26" and substituting "Rule 26 (1) to (10) and (12) to (15)",

(

c) in subrule (30) by adding the following paragraph:

(b.1) the completeness of any

summary of evidence provided in accordance with subrule (31) (

b) or (31.1), ,

(

d) in subrule (31) by striking out "60 days" in both places and substituting "90 days",

(

e) by adding the following subrules:

Continuing obligation to provide

summary

(31.1) If a party who has provided a

summary of evidence or an amended

summary of evidence later learns that the

summary is inaccurate or incomplete, the party must promptly amend the

summary of evidence to make it accurate and complete.

Requirements for evidence

summary

(31.2) A

summary of evidence provided for a witness in accordance with subrule (31) (

b) or (31.1) must include

(

a) the name and address of the witness,

(

b) a brief point-form

summary of the evidence expected to be provided by the witness, and

(

c) the identity and nature of any document, not yet disclosed, that the witness expects to refer to at trial.

Limitations on evidence

(32.1) Unless the court otherwise orders, at the trial of an expedited action, a party may not lead evidence from a witness called in accordance with subrule (32) unless that evidence is reflected in the

summary of evidence provided for that witness in accordance with subrule (31) (

b) and, if applicable, subrule (31.1). , and

(

f) in subrule (32) by striking out "subrule (31) (b)." and substituting "subrule (31) (

b) and, if applicable, subrule (31.1).".

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