Court of Appeal is now back thanks to Zoom and instilling fear of COVID-19 from other parent not in best interests of a child

The BC Court of Appeal will be back operating at full capacity thanks to Zoom. After several weeks of dealing only with urgent matters, the BC Court of Appeal has announced that all oral hearings will proceed using Zoom. All material will be filed electronically. A desire to have an oral argument in person, rather than by Zoom, will not be a reason for an adjournment. The Court of Appeal is able to make this change more easily than trial courts can because it does not hear from live wit...