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J.P. v. British Columbia (Child, Family and Community Services)

• 2012 BCSC 938
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• 2013 BCSC 515
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• 2015 BCSC 1216
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• 2015 BCCA 480 (Chambers)
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• 2015 BCCA 481 (Chambers)
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• 2016 BCCA 124 (Chambers)
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• 2017 BCCA 308
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• 2018 CanLII 11146 (SCC)
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• 2018 BCCA 112
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• 2018 BCCA 325 (Chambers)
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Annotated Family Practice (Current to: March 01 2023)
   • Chapter 12. Child, Family and Community Service Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 46—Annotated
     • LXXIII. Withdrawing from a proceeding after the presentation hearing [§12.64]
     • CLXI. Intervention in Family Law Act proceedings [§12.139]
2. British Columbia Administrative Law Practice Manual (Current to: May 01 2023)
   • Chapter 4. Impartiality and Independence
     • IV. The Law of Impartiality [§4.4]
       • J. Traditional Analytical Categories [§4.18]
         • 10. Prejudgment—Prior Adjudication [§4.28]
3. British Columbia Family Practice Manual (Current to: February 01 2023)
   • Chapter 9. Obtaining Court-ordered Interim Relief
     • V. Methods for Applying for Interim Relief in a Family Law Case [§9.10]
       • K. Order for Costs Following an Interim Application [§9.47]
   • Chapter 12. Conducting a Family Law Trial in Supreme Court
     • III. Reviewing the Family File in Preparation for Trial [§12.7]
       • F. Using Expert Reports in the Family Law Trial [§12.13]
         • 5. Requirements of Expert Evidence Generally [§12.18]
   • Chapter 13. Obtaining Court-ordered Costs in a Family Law Case
     • I. Supreme Court Costs in a Family Law Case [§13.1]
       • C. Types of Cost Orders under the Supreme Court Family Rules [§13.10]
         • 3. Special Costs in a Family Law Case [§13.13]
   • Chapter 18. Conducting Appeals of Supreme Court Orders in a Family Law Proceeding
     • III. Family Law Appeal to the Court of Appeal [§18.13]
       • C. Publication Bans and Sealing Orders [§18.16]
   • Chapter 19. Child Protection Practice and Procedure
     • II. Reporting and Investigating if a Child Needs Protection [§19.5]
       • B. Duty to Report a Child in Need of Protection [§19.7]
4. Civil Appeal Handbook (Current to: January 01 2023)
   • Chapter 1. Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal
     • VI. Right to Appeal to the Court of Appeal [§1.10]
       • E. Appeal from Judgment, Not Reasons [§1.24]
   • Chapter 2. Standards of Review
     • VII. Standard of Review Analysis: Specific Cases [§2.7]
       • X. Trial Proceedings [§2.62]
         • 4. Credibility Findings [§2.66]
         • 8. Inferences of Fact [§2.70]
   • Chapter 4. Commencing the Appeal and Prehearing Procedure
     • II. Parties to the Appeal [§4.13]
       • A. Who May Appeal [§4.14]
       • C. Adding Parties on Appeal [§4.21]
       • E. Interveners on Appeal [§4.23]
         • 4. Grounds for Granting Intervener Status: Direct Interest versus Public Interest [§4.27]
   • Chapter 7. Post-hearing Matters
     • III. Costs in the Court of Appeal [§7.22]
       • D. Costs of the Appeal [§7.26]
         • 2. Other Costs Orders in the Court of Appeal [§7.28]
           • d. New Trial Ordered [§7.32]
5. Expert Evidence in British Columbia Civil Proceedings (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 2. What Is an Expert?
     • I. Introduction to the Expert Witness [§2.1]
     • IV. The Ultimate Issue Rule [§2.17]
       • B. The Ultimate Issue Rule Impugned [§2.19]
   • Chapter 3. Choosing an Expert
     • III. The Expert’s Reputation [§3.9]
       • D. Verifying the Expert’s Reputation [§3.13]
   • Chapter 4. Expert Opinions and Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues
     • III. Specific Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues [§4.5]
       • B. Counsel’s Engagement with the Expert [§4.7]
   • Chapter 5. Briefing the Expert Witness
     • I. Informing the Expert of What Is Expected [§5.1]
   • Chapter 7. Calling Expert Evidence
     • I. Introduction to Calling Expert Evidence at Trial [§7.1]
     • III. Calling the Expert Witness at Trial [§7.3]
       • A. Qualifying the Witness as an Expert [§7.4]
         • 2. Establishing the Expert’s Requisite Qualifications [§7.6]
   • Chapter 8. Attacking Expert Evidence
     • II. Challenging Expert Evidence on Threshold Issues [§8.2]
       • A. General Criteria for Admissibility of Expert Evidence [§8.3]
     • III. Challenging the Expert’s Qualifications [§8.7]
       • A. Expert’s Special Knowledge and Experience [§8.8]
     • VI. Challenging Expert Evidence through Other Avenues of Attack [§8.20]
       • D. Challenging the Expert’s Objectivity [§8.32]
6. Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia (Current to: October 15 2023)
   • Chapter 10. Evidence in Family Law Matters
     • I. Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases [§10.1]
       • C. Admissibility of Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases [§10.4]
       • F. Expert Witnesses at the Family Law Trial [§10.11]
   • Chapter 12. Costs in Family Law
     • IV. Costs against Third Parties in Family Law Cases [§12.12]
7. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2020)
   • Chapter 13. Opinion Evidence
     • II. Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence [§13.2]
       • C. Pre-trial Procedural Requirements in Family Matters [§13.8]