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Lawyers also have an interest in settling matters, for all of the same reasons why settlement is important to the courts and to the parties. In addition, we also have a professional and ethical duty to promote settlement wherever possible, providing that a proposed settlement is not an unreasonable compromise of our clients' interests. | Lawyers also have an interest in settling matters, for all of the same reasons why settlement is important to the courts and to the parties. In addition, we also have a professional and ethical duty to promote settlement wherever possible, providing that a proposed settlement is not an unreasonable compromise of our clients' interests. | ||
The rules of court have evolved to provide additional opportunities for settlement and steer people away from trial. In the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules], we have Judicial Case Conferences under Rule 7-1 | The rules of court have evolved to provide additional opportunities for settlement and steer people away from trial. In the [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-169-2009/latest/bc-reg-169-2009.html Supreme Court Family Rules], we have Judicial Case Conferences under Rule 7-1 and Settlement Conferences under Rule 7-2. In the [http://canlii.ca/t/85pb Provincial Court (Family) Rules], we have Family Case Conferences under Rule 7. | ||
==Judicial Case Conferences== | ==Judicial Case Conferences== | ||
