252 THE ADVOCATE
VOL. 79 PART 2 MARCH 2021
The Provincial Court of British Columbia
Notice to the Profession and Public
Title: Form of Address for Parties and Lawyers
Effective Date: 16 December 2020
Number: NP-24
PURPOSE
To clarify how parties and/or lawyers can advise the Court, other parties,
and lawyers of their pronouns and form of address.
NOTICE
At the beginning of any in-person or virtual proceeding when parties are
introducing themselves, or lawyers are introducing themselves, their client,
witness or another individual, they should provide the judge or justice with
each person’s name, title (e.g. “Mr./Ms./Mx./Counsel Jones”) and pronouns
to be used in the proceeding. If a party or counsel do not provide this information
in their introduction, they will be prompted by a court clerk to provide
this information. For proceedings without court clerks they may be
prompted by the judge or justice to provide this information.
History of Notice to the Profession and Public
• Original Notice to the Profession and Public dated December 16,
Melissa Gillespie
Chief Judge
Provincial Court of British Columbia
2020.