The following is a section-by-section summary of the updates. For full details, please refer to the applicable tariff.
General Terms and Conditions
- Using the LSS Tariffs — clarified that Notices to Counsel are now sent via email
- Definitions
- Enhanced fees — definition revised
- Enhanced fee case — definition removed
- Exceptional matter — definition removed
- Exceptional responsibility premium – definition revised
- General preparation — definition revised to clarify that general preparation does not include activities related to file closing
- Paragraphs 6, 12, and 33 — references to Referral Eligibility policy changed to Lawyer Compliancepolicy
- Billing for services (paragraph 24) — deleted interim billing rules
- Billing for services (paragraph 29) — clarified rule for when lawyers are not permitted to bill for two legal services at the same time
- Junior and co-counsel (paragraph 36) — clarified junior counsel billing rules to reflect theEnhanced Fees and Exceptional Responsibility Premium policy
Disbursements Tariff
- Medical records, reports, and testimony — increased BCMA Scale A and Scale B rates, effective April 1, 2014
- Meterage for Gladue report writers, interpreters/translators, and mediators/arbitrators — changed billable maximum (without prior authorization) to 250 kilometres at the current LSS meterage rate ($0.52 per km)
Criminal Tariff
- General Information — Enhanced fees and exceptional responsibility premium — revised descriptions to reflect the Enhanced Fees and Exceptional Responsibility Premium policy (see Notice to Counsel #88 for more information)
- Billing Items — Non-trial resolution — Billing rules for specific services — Failure to appear or change of lawyer — revised billing rule due to elimination of the Provincial Court Trial Confirmation hearing
Family Tariff
- Billing Items — Closing fee — removed
CFCSA Tariff
- General Tariff Information — Closing a CFCSA referral — revised wording due to elimination of the closing fee
- Billing Items — Closing fee —removed