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| Claimants often worry that their lawyers are not keeping them up to date. Claimants should understand that some lawyers handling personal injury cases set up their operation as a sort of factory. They handle large numbers of cases, staff their offices with paralegals, send out form letters and rarely meet their clients. Clients should not be afraid to book an appointment with their lawyer to get a progress report on their case. | | Claimants often worry that their lawyers are not keeping them up to date. Claimants should understand that some lawyers handling personal injury cases set up their operation as a sort of factory. They handle large numbers of cases, staff their offices with paralegals, send out form letters and rarely meet their clients. Clients should not be afraid to book an appointment with their lawyer to get a progress report on their case. |
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| == D. Books==
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| Gregory, E.A. and Gregory, G.F.T., ''The Annotated British Columbia Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act'' (Toronto: Carswell, 1995).
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| Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, ''British Columbia Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Practice Manual'' (Vancouver: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 2000).
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| Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, ''ICBC Motor Vehicle Accident Claims'' (November, 1988) (Vancouver: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 1988).
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| Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, ''Vehicle Insurance: British Columbia Legislation and Commentary'' (Vancouver: Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 2007).
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| == E. Legislation==
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| ''Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act'', RSBC 1996, c 231 [IMVA].
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| ''Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act'' - Revised Regulations (1984), BC Reg 447/83 [IMVAR].
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| ''Insurance (Vehicle) Act'', RSBC 1996, c 231 [IVA].
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| ''Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation'', BC Reg 447/83 [IVR].
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| ''Motor Vehicle Act'', RSBC 1996, c 318 [MVA].
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| ''Motor Vehicle Act Regulations'', BC Reg 26/58 [MVA Regulations].
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| ''Insurance Corporation Act'', RSBC 1996, c 228.
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| ''Limitation Act'', RSBC 1996, c 266, s 3(2).
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| :'''NOTE:''' The ''Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act'' [IMVA] and the ''Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act'' - Revised Regulations (1984) [IMVA Regulations] were amended and renamed the ''Insurance (Vehicle) Act'' [IVA] and ''Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation'' [IVR] respectively. The IVA and IVR came into force and effect on July 1, 2007. Note that there are transitional provisions governing whether the provisions of the old Act, new Act, or both Acts apply to an individual claim.
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