BarTalk October 2002
Volume 14, Number 5

Notice to the Profession

Calderbank settlement letters (September 18, 2002)
The Supreme Court Rules Revision Committee seeks input from the bar about possible changes to Rule 37 which governs offers to settle to allow for the continued use of Calderbank letters where appropriate. Committee members have expressed a desire to retain Calderbank letters. While the committee may decide against any action, two options are under consideration:

1. a new sub-rule could be added specifically preserving the Calderbank procedure in cases where Rule 37 cannot be used; or

2. repeal Rule 37 and replace it with a codified form of Calderbank letters.

Please address any suggestions or comments on the options identified in writing to: The Supreme Court Rules Revision Committee: Attention Judith Hoffman, Vancouver Law Courts, 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2E1 no later than January 15, 2003.

The full Notice to the Profession is available at www.courts.gov.bc.ca/sc

This article was published in the October 2002 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.