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Regional wrap-up Failure to pay compensation in Pickton case sparks civil suits T he British Columbia government's failure to act on the Missing Women Inquiry's recommendations to set up a healing fund for relatives of the victims and alleged victims of convicted serial killer Robert Pickton plus provide compensation for their children has prompted 14 NEW EditioN British ColUmBiA ANNUAl PrACtiCe, 2013 editioN The hONOuRABle MADAM JuSTiCe JANiCe R. DillON AND GORDON TuRRiFF, Q.C. Relied on by lawyers and judges for more than 25 years, British Columbia Annual Practice provides comprehensive, accurate and highly credible expert insight on the rules of civil procedure in British Columbia. 1. Main Volume – everything you need for Court is in one volume, including: • The Supreme Court Civil Rules, Supreme Court Family Rules, Court of Appeal Rules, Supreme Court Act, and Court of Appeal Act, fully annotated with personally selected cases • The full text of 14 key statutes • Two way tables of concordance of the old and new Civil and Family Rules and more. 2. Forms and Small Claims Materials 3. CD-ROM – includes the full text of British Columbia Annual Practice with links to the full-text judgments referred to in the text and Microsoft® Word "fillable" forms. 4. Mobile Version – includes all the Rules and case annotations, two way tables of concordance of the old and new Civil and Family Rules, and the text of several key statutes. On SubScriptiOn order # 804629-65203 $91 hardcover + Softcover + CD-ROM + Mobile Version August 2013 approx. 1725 pages (hardcover) approx. 445 pages (Softcover) 978-0-88804-629-1 Annual volumes supplied on standing order subscription e-Notes available on request Multiple copy discounts available One time purchaSe order # 804629-65203 $96 5. Multiple copy discounts available Shipping and handling are extra. Prices subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. AvAiLABLE RisK-FREE FoR 30 dAys order online: www.carswell.com Call toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 e-Notes – Customers on standing order subscription receive email updates containing case annotations with links to the full-text judgments at no extra charge. New ANd UPdAted iN this editioN This new edition contains: • All amendments to the Rules and legislation including extensive recent amendments to the Family Rules • A helpful introduction to the Family Rules changes  by Dinyar Marzban, Q.C • The new Family Law Act and Limitation Act • Annotations reflecting all recent developments • Materials relating to Small Claims and more. CANAdA LAW BooK® 12 October 2013 www.CANADIAN L a w ye r m a g . c o m children of the murdered and missing women to seek civil remedy. Nine claims representing 14 children have been filed in B.C. Supreme Court, said Vancouver lawyer Jason Gratl, who along with co-counsel Neil Chantler is representing the claimants now suing Pickton, brother David Pickton, the Vancouver Police Department, Crown prosecutors, the B.C. government, and the RCMP. "We were both involved in the Missing Women's Inquiry and that is the only reason we are equipped to do this. Without that background, we wouldn't be in a position to represent these children of the murdered women," said Gratl, who served as independent counsel to the inquiry while Chantler was associate counsel, representing 25 families of missing women, many of whom were sex trade workers. Gratl said each claim varies "which is why we didn't go as a class action" but the rationale behind the suits is the children have suffered some loss through negligence or actions of the defendants. "There are many defendants and the civil claim to each defendant differs," he said, adding a case management hearing has already indicated one judge will hear all nine claims. "In the criminal trial neither Robert Pickton nor David Pickton testified," said Gratl. "Robert Pickton could not be compelled to testify while the Crown decided not to have David Pickton testify. In civil matters, it is quite different." Gratl said both the Pickton brothers could be called to testify. Gratl said Robert Pickton is being sued for the financial and emotional loss of a parent suffered by the children. Pickton is currently serving a 25-year sentence after his December 2007 conviction on six counts of second-degree murder involving Brenda Wolfe, Marnie Frey, Georgina Papin, Mona Wilson, Sereena Abotsway, and Andrea

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