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Canadian Lawyer · 13d

BC Court of Appeal upholds arbitral award that Belizean corporate shares are family assets

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia dismissed the appeal. The appeal court upheld the 2019 arbitral award’s conclusion that the Belizean corporation’s shares were family assets of which the former spouses were joint owners as tenants in common under s. 56 of the FRA following the 2014 divorce order.

iNFOnews · 14d

Kootenay fraudster who ran businesses while collecting disability loses appeal

A West Kootenay man convicted of benefit fraud for running a handful of businesses while collecting $28,000 of disability payments has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction.

JD Supra · 27d

BC Court of Appeal Confirms that the Duty of Honest Performance Does Not Extend to Pre-Contractual Dishonesty

In Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd. v Lee, 2025 BCCA 57, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia confirmed that the duty of honest performance in contract does not extend to pre-contractual negotiations.

Canadian Lawyer · 11d

BC Court of Appeal says it lacks jurisdiction over appeal of arbitral award on worker privacy

The appellant appealed the arbitrator’s award. Relying on s. 100 of BC’s Labour Relations Code, 1996, the appellant alleged that the appeal court had jurisdiction to review the arbitral award because the arbitrator based her decision on a matter of general law.

B.C. Court of Appeal overturns $10M damage ruling against the province

B.C.'s highest court ... decision in the proper exercise of her regulatory role," the judgment reads. Akshay Kulkarni is an award-winning journalist who has worked at CBC British Columbia since ...

The Hamilton Spectator · 26d

Court of Appeal dismisses bid to overturn dashcam ruling

A BC Court of Appeal tribunal ruled it did not have jurisdiction to hear a forestry and construction company’s bid to overturn a BC Labour Relations Board decision against the use of ...

Burnaby Now · 24d

B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. William Head ...

B.C. nurse appeals disciplinary decision over transgender comments

A B.C. nurse is appealing a decision by her professional regulator that found she committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people.

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations' title dispute

The Supreme Court of Canada ... title claims in British Columbia. The overlapping claims involve the Gitanyow Nation, the Nisga’a Nation and the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation, and Canada's high court on Thursday agreed to hear appeals of decisions ...

Court quashes West Vancouver resident's attempt to halt neighbour's new home

In 2012, the district granted a development permit that would allow two similar homes, which were both designed by the same architect, on two adjacent properties, a recent Court of Appeal ruling ...

The Canadian Press on MSN.com · 12d

Black federal workers appeal decision to deny certification of class action lawsuit

OTTAWA - Black federal workers who launched a $2.5-billion lawsuit against the federal government are appealing the court's decision to deny it

Yahoo Finance · 14d

Skeena Announces Positive Judgment by the Supreme Court of Canada Regarding the Albino Lake Storage Facility

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 22, 2025 / Skeena Resources Limited (TSX:SKE)(NYSE:SKE) ("Skeena Gold & Silver", "Skeena" or the "Company") announced that the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed Richard Mill's ("Mill") and Orogenic Gold

Castanet.net · 12d

High court upholds damages in ICBC privacy breach involving shootings, arsons

The chief justice of B.C has dismissed ICBC’s appeal of a decision awarding $15,000 to class-action suit members in a privacy breach by a former claims adjuster.