BarTalk June 2004
Volume 16, Number 3

Notice to the Profession: Video Conferencing

The Honourable Chief Justice Donald Brenner issued a Notice to the Profession on April 6, 2004 regarding the availability of video conferencing. (To read the complete notice, please visit www.courts.gov.bc.ca)

“Where the court grants an order allowing for the use of video conferencing or both parties consent, this technology can be used to avoid the cost of travel for counsel, parties or witnesses to personally attend court hearings. Where the intent is to use the technology in respect of witness testimony, regard should be had to the requirements in section 73 of the Evidence Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 124 and in section 714.2 of the Criminal Code,” said Chief Justice Brenner.

This article was published in the June 2004 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2004, all rights reserved.