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At the end of the conference, the court clerk will print out a case management plan that will show the orders that have been agreed to, the issues still in dispute, and any schedule for the next steps in the litigation. Most of the time, both parties and their lawyers will sign the case management plan; no one needs to sign a case management plan where nothing was agreed to.
====Asking for Scheduling a judicial case conference====
Unlike family case conferences in the Provincial Court, you don't need a judge to make an order that you have a JCC. You can just schedule one yourself, though the trial coordinator, and then send a Notice of Judicial Case Conference to the other parties in Form F19. What's even better about JCCs is that you can have as many of them as you want! Rule 7-1 says that:
In fact, I've used a series of JCCs to handle really sensitive problems that could have been handled through multiple applications, but would have blown up if they'd had to go through the usual process for making interim applications, especially with the requirement that the evidence presented at interim applications usually be in the form of affidavits. This approach isn't appropriate for all people in all court proceedings, but dealing with the sensitive problems in these cases through a bunch of JCCs let me resolve them with a minimum amount of conflict. Neither side got upset making or defending interim applications, and neither side had to write affidavits committing themselves to particular positions.
====Scheduling a judicial =Judicial case conferencemust be held before other applications can be held===== As we've already mentioned, under Rule 7-1(2) no one can serve a Notice of Application or affidavit until a JCC has been heard. That usually gives people a lot of motivation to have a JCC early on in a new court proceeding. =====Exceptions to the bar on other applications=====
#for property protection orders under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' and the federal ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8rzj Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act]'',
#to set aside the determination of a parenting coordinator,
can all be brought witwithout first having a JCC. If your application doesn't fit into this list of exceptions, you may be able to apply for an exemption from the Rule 7-1(2) requirement under subrules (4) and (5). Rule 7-1(4) says that:
<blockquote><tt>On application by a party, the court may relieve a party from the requirements of subrule (2) if</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) it is premature to require the parties to attend a judicial case conference,</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) it is impracticable or unfair to require the party to comply with the requirements of subrule (2),</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) the application referred to in subrule (2) is urgent,</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(d) delaying the application referred to in subrule (2) or requiring the party to attend a judicial case conference is or might be dangerous to the health or safety of any person, or</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(e) the court considers it appropriate to do so in the circumstances.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
Applications to be exempted from the JCC requirement are made by filing a special form without an appearance in court (see [[Form F17 Requisition (General)]], but be sure to use the version that refers to ''Schedule A'' of the Supreme Court's [https://www.bccourts.ca/supreme_court/practice_and_procedure/practice_directions/family/FPD-13-Applications_Made_by_Requisition_Supported_by-Letter.pdf Family Practice Direction 13]).
=====Setting a date=====
To set a date for a JCC, first <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the court registry and get the available JCC dates. (JCCs are given a lot of priority by the registry staff, and you should be able to book a hearing date within a month or two.) In most cases, you will want to give these dates to the other side and select a date on which you are both available. It's just common courtesy to select a date that's convenient for everyone, and you don't want to look petty and mean-spirited setting a date without bothering to check that it works for the other side.
Once you have a mutually-agreeable date, call the registry back and tell them which date you've picked. They will then ask you to fill out and file a Notice of Judicial Case Conference in Form F19 setting formally reserving that date. You will be charged a filing fee (currently $80). You must then serve a copy of your filed Notice of Judicial Case Conference on the other side, . along with a copy of your filed Financial Statement, by ordinary service. For a summary of how to schedule a JCC, see [[How Do I Schedule a Judicial Case Conference for Hearing?]] It's located in the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource, in the section Other Litigation Issues.
For a summary of how to schedule a JCC, see [[How Do I Schedule a Judicial Case Conference for Hearing?]] It's located in the Helpful Guides & Common Questions part of this resource, in the section Other Litigation Issues.
===Settlement conferences===