A Case Planning Conference can be a great tool to use to set down deadlines in the litigation process in complex cases involving numerous parties, if matters are contentious or where a self-represented litigant is involved. Part 5 of the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil Rules sets out the steps and rules governing the procedure and requirements. The parties are required to prepare a case plan proposal setting out particulars of major steps taken in the litigation process

1. Is it illegal to passively hold your phone while driving? 2. That was the question before the BC Provincial Court in three recent cases where drivers disputed traffic tickets for using their phones while driving. The cases each involved drivers passively holding their phones while driving without using their functions: a. On March 12, 2018, a judge found a Kelowna driver guilty of using his phone while driving after police observed him holding the phone i