Does the Rules of Court have the force of statute?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bea v. The Owners, Strata Plan LMS 2138, 2015 BCCA 31 (CanLII):
Rules of Court are, for the purpose of determining limits on inherent jurisdiction, in the same position as formally enacted statutes dealing with the courtroom process. It is well-settled that the Rules of Court, and in particular the current Rules, have the force of statute: Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia, 2013 SCC 42 at para. 50 [Conseil scolaire].
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