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Access to Justice – Where is the Nearest BC Supreme Court Registry?

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Do you need to know where the nearest BC Supreme Court or BC Provincial Court (small claims court) registry is to you? This informtion can be found on the BC Courts website. For the convenience of my readers I reproduce the full list of BC Supreme Court registries below.
If you are advancing an ICBC claim, are approaching your limitation period, and are not represented by an ICBC claims lawyer the first thing you will need to know is where the closest court registry is. Well, if you’re looking to file your claim in Supreme Court here you go:

ATLINFiling  P.O. Box 100
3rd Street
Atlin, B.C.
V0W lA0		 (250) 651-7595 (250)651-7707
CAMPBELL RIVER  500-13th Ave
Campbell River, B.C.
V9W 6P1		 (250) 286-7650 (250)286-7512
CHILLIWACK  46085 Yale Rd.
Chilliwack, B.C.
V2P 2L8		 (604) 795-8350 (604)795-8393 (Civil)Fax Filing: (604)795-8397(604)795-8345 (Criminal)
COURTENAY  Room 100
420 Cumberland Road
Courtenay, B.C.
V9N 2C4		 (250) 334-1115 (250)334-1191
CRANBROOK  Room 147
102 – 11th Avenue South
Cranbrook, B.C.
V1C 2P3		 (250) 426-1234 (250)426-1352Fax Filing: (250)426-1498
CRESTONClosed Contact Cranbrook      
DAWSON CREEK  1201 – 103rd Avenue
Dawson Creek, B.C.
V1G 4J2		 (250) 784-2278 (250)784-2339Fax Filing: (250)784-2218
DUNCAN  238 Government Street
Duncan, B.C.
V9L 1A5		 (250) 746-1227 (250)746-1244
FERNIE
(Sparwood)
Closed
Contact Cranbrook		      
FORT NELSON Bag 1000
4604 Sunset Drive
Fort Nelson, B.C.
V0C 1R0		 (250) 774-6990 (250)774-6904
FORT ST. JOHN  10600 – 100 Street
Fort St. John, B.C.
V1J 4L6		 (250) 787-3266 (250)787-3518
GOLDEN  837 Park Drive
P.O. Box 1500
Golden, B.C.
V0A 1H0		 (250) 344-7581 (250)344-7715
GRAND FORKSClosed
Contact Rossland		      
INVERMEREClosed
Contact Cranbrook		      
KAMLOOPS  223 – 455 Columbia Street
Kamloops, B.C.
V2C 6K4		 (250) 828-4344 (250)828-4332Fax Filing: (250)828-4345
KELOWNA  1355 Water Street
Kelowna, B.C.
V1Y 9R3		 (250) 470-6900 (250)470-6939Fax Filing: (250)979-6768
KITIMATClosed
Contact Terrace		      
LILLOOETClosed
Contact Kamloops		      
MERRITTClosed
Contact Kamloops		      
NANAIMO  35 Front Street
Nanaimo, B.C.
V9R 5J1		 (250) 741-3805 (250)741-3809
NELSON  320 Ward Street
Nelson, B.C.
V1L 1S6		 (250) 354-6165 (250)354-6539Fax Filing: (250)354-6133
NEW WESTMINSTER  Begbie Square
651 Carnarvon Street
New Westminster, B.C.
V3M 1C9		 Chambers:
(604) 660-0686Civil:
(604) 660-0571Criminal:
(604) 660-8517Divorce:
(604) 775-0671Finance:
(604) 660-8532Probate:
(604) 660-0579Trial Scheduling:
Supreme: (604) 660-8551		 (604)660-8977 (Criminal)(604)660-1937 (Civil)
100 MILE HOUSEClosed
Contact Williams Lake		      
OLIVERClosed
Contact Penticton		      
PENTICTON  Room 116
100 Main Street
Penticton, B.C.
V2A 5A5		 (250) 492-1231 (250)492-1378Fax Filing: (250) 492-1290
PORT ALBERNI  2999 – 4th Avenue
Port Alberni, B.C.
V9Y 8A5		 (250) 720-2424 (250)720-2426
PORT HARDY 9300 Trustee Road
Mailbag 11000
Port Hardy, B.C.
V0N 2P0		 (250) 949-6122 (250)949-9283
POWELL RIVER  103 – 6953 Alberni Street
Powell River, B.C.
V8A 2B8		 (604) 485-3630 (604)485-3637
PRINCE GEORGE   J.O. Wilson Square
250 George Street
Prince George, B.C.
V2L 5S2		 (250) 614-2700 (250)614-2737
(250)614-2717Fax Filing: (250)614-7923
PRINCE RUPERT  100 Market Place
Prince Rupert, B.C.
V8J 1B8		 (250) 624-7525 (250)624-7538
PRINCETONClosed
Contact Penticton		      
QUESNEL  305 – 350 Barlow Avenue
Quesnel, B.C.
V2J 2C1		 (250) 992-4256 (250)992-4171
REVELSTOKEClosed
Contact Salmon Arm		      
ROSSLAND P.O. Box 639
2288 Columbia Avenue
Rossland, B.C.
V0G 1Y0		 (250) 362-7368 (250)362-9632Fax Filing: (250)362-7321
SALMON ARM  BOX 100, Rm. 203
20 Hudson Avenue N.E.
Salmon Arm, B.C.
V1E 4S4		 (250) 832-1610 (250)832-1749Fax Filing: (250)833-7401
SMITHERS  No. 40, Bag 5000
3793 Alfred Avenue
Smithers, B.C.
V0J 2N0		 (250) 847-7376 (250)847-7710Fax FIling:
(250)847-7344
TERRACE  3408 Kalum Street
Terrace, B.C.
V8G 2N6		 (250) 638-2111 (250)638-2123Fax Filing: (250)638-2143
VANCOUVER   800 Smithe Street
Vancouver, B.C.
V6Z 2E1		 Administration:
(604) 660-2847Accounting:
(604) 660-2866Chambers:
(604) 660-2849Criminal:
(604) 660-2874Civil:
(604) 660-2845Divorce:
(604) 660-2486Probate:
(604) 660-2876
(604) 660-2877Registrar’s Booking Desk
(604) 660-2853Trial Scheduling:
(604) 660-2853 (Civil)
(604) 660-2854 (Civil)
(604) 660-9201 (Criminal)		 Administration:
(604)660-2420Civil:
(604)660-2429Criminal:
(604)660-2418Registrar’s Booking Desk
(604)660-0623Trial Scheduling: (604)660-0623
VANDERHOOFClosed
Contact Prince George		      
VERNON  3001 – 27th Street
Vernon, B.C.
V1T 4W5		 (250) 549-5422 (250)549-5621Fax Filing: (250)549-5461
VICTORIA  Location:
850 Burdett Avenue
Victoria, B.C. Mailing Address:
PO Box 9248
Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9J2		 (250) 356-6634 (250)356-6279 (Criminal)
(250) 356-6862 (Civil)
WILLIAMS LAKE  540 Borland Street
Williams Lake, B.C.
V2G lR8		 (250) 398-4301 (250)398-4459Fax Filing: (250)398-4264

 
Are you looking for an ICBC Claims lawyer that services your community? If so contact ICBC Claims lawyer Erik Magraken to arrange for a free consultation.

Buckle Up Or Pay the Price

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Failing to wear a seatbelt can not only hurt you physically, it can hurt financially and I’m not referring to a traffic ticket.
A person advancing an ICBC claim who is injured through the fault of another motorist may be found “contributorily negligent” for failing to wear a seatbelt if it can be proven that injuries would have been prevented (or lessened) by the use of a seatbelt.
If a person advancing an ICBC claim is found contributorily negligent, the value of the ICBC claim goes down.
In these cases BC courts must apportion those injuries due to the failure to wear a seatbelt and deduct their value in compensating the injured person. Generally failing to wear a seatbelt results in reduction of the value of the claim by 15% – 25%, although the range of apportionment varies and can exceed this range.
When dealing with ICBC, it is important to keep in mind that failing to wear a seatbelt does not automatically reduce the value of the claim. It is for ICBC (or the insurance company / lawyer for the at fault driver) to prove that failure to wear a seatbelt caused or contributed to the injuries. Justice Fulton, the case Gagnon v. Beauliew, summarized the law as follows “In the case of this particular form of contributory negligence, the onus is on the defendant to satisfy the court, in accordance with the usual standard of proof, not only that the seat belt was not worn but also that the injuries would have been prevented or lessened if the seatbelt had been worn”
Also, there are some limited circumstances where failing to wear a seatbelt does not amount to negligence such as when a person has medical reasons making wearing a seatbelt unreasonable.
Circumstances excusing people from wearing seatbelts are the exception, not the norm so consider buckling up, failing to do so can not only add to your injuries, it can subtract from your pocket-book.