This course covers how civil actions proceed in the British Columbia Supreme Court and offers practical experience in the preparation of civil British Columbia Supreme Court documents acceptable for filing in the Court Registry, preparation of correspondence and documents, as well as vocabulary and transcription.
This course is part of the full-time Legal Administrative Assistant Program.
Prerequisites
OADM 1450, OADM 1452.
Course type
This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.
- The differences between criminal and civil law, the appeal process
- Principles behind court procedures, the litigation model, stages of litigation
- Preliminary matters, statute of limitations, actions and originating applications
- Document formatting, description of parties, the Public Guardian and Trustee, shortened style of proceeding
- Commencing the action, Notice of Civil Claim, time limit for service, filing documents, time calculations, service, affidavit of personal service, events following service
- Default judgment, costs
- Pleadings, Response to Civil Claim, Reply, electronic documents, setting a trial date, Notice of Trial, counterclaims and third parties, Bill of Costs
- Disclosure, types of evidence
- Settling a defended action, consent orders, consent dismissal order, enforceability of an order
- Hearing the dispute, trial scheduling, trial management conferences, witness lists, Trial Record, evidence at trial, Trial Certificate, pre- and post-trial timelines
- Collecting on judgments
- Asking the Court for help: interlocutory applications, affidavits, applications made with and without notice, consent applications
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
How to take this course
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.