Small Claims Act & Rules: Annotated

Keep current on Small Claims case law and legislation

This book is essential for: all litigators appearing in Small Claims Court.

Current to: January 1, 2014

Price: $265; $240 when purchased together with Provincial Court Small Claims Handbook

Small Claims Act and Rules - Annotated is British Columbia’s only resource that collects the most important case law under each section of the Small Claims Act and Small Claims Rules. Organized to provide you with quick access to the right information and updated annually, this is a must-have tool for practice in Small Claims Court.

With this resource, you will save time:

• finding the right case, selected as important and summarized for your convenience
• finding the text to the right court Rule or section of the Act
• keeping current on new cases and changes to the Act and Rules
• linking to full-text cases and legislation by simply clicking on hyperlinks

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Highlights of the 2014 update:

• case law and statutory changes current to approximately December 1, 2013
• decisions of the Provincial Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeal over the past year, which clarified a variety of issues including
  • the admissibility of hearsay evidence in Small Claims Court
  • the standing of non-parties to apply for review of a Small Claims Court decision
  • whether the Small Claims Court has equitable jurisdiction
  • whether the Small Claims Court has jurisdiction to: grant possession of commercial property; hear issues of corporate governance under the Strata Property Act; hear a residential tenant’s claims for improvements or hear claims against a public utility; determine claims involving a society
  • the applicability of limitation periods under sections 5 and 6
  • whether the Small Claims Court can order legal fees and disbursements when they are payable under the terms of a lease or other contract
  • when the court will allow a judgment creditor to pierce the corporate veil to allow realization on a judgment
  • when penalty awards are appropriate

CLEBC Legal Editor
Morag MacLean
mmaclean@cle.bc.ca

Small Claims Act

PART 1—Definitions, Purpose and Claims

PART 2—Appeal

PART 3—Evidence, Procedure and Administration

Small Claims Rules

Fees

Forms

Mediation Schedules

Tables
Case Table
Statute Table
Index

Features

• the full text of the Small Claims Act and Rules—with annotations and commentary tied to the individual sections
• convenient finding tools such as tabs, case and statute tables, and a subject index
• annual updates at an affordable price, to keep you on top of important developments

Editor
The Honourable Judge John R. Milne — Provincial Court of British Columbia, North Vancouver