Vancouver, BC (Unceded Coast Salish Territories) – On Friday, January 5, 2024, the BC Court of Appeal (“BCCA”) released its decision in McNeil v.Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, 2024 BCCA 2, dismissing the appeal.Although a disappointing outcome for the appellant, Nicole McNeil, the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) welcomes the Court’s acknowledgement that there is a ...
CanLII is a non-profit organization managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. This website provides access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has rejected the appellant’s bid to seek higher damages by changing his trial position in a personal injury case, reaffirming the principle of finality in litigation. ... The court cited a recent decision that rejected a similar request and reaffirmed that appeals do not allow a complete reassessment ...
The Court of Appeal for British Columbia partly allowed the appeal and set aside the trial judge’s global loss of earning capacity award of $89,641.02. The appeal court substituted awards of $25,995 for past loss of earning capacity, minus the deduction for taxes required by ss. 95 and 98 of BC’s Insurance (Vehicle) Act, 1996, and $206,583. ...
February 5, 2024On Friday the BC Court of Appeal (the “BCCA”) released its decision Vancouver (City) v Pender Lodge Holdings Ltd., 2024 BCCA 37. This decision considered bylaws adopted by the City of Vancouver (the “COV”) to limit rent increases between tenancies in privately-owned residential units designated as single room accommodation (the “Bylaws”). The Bylaws were challenged ...
The recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision in British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal) v Gibraltar Mines Ltd., 2023 BCCA 168 (“Gibraltar Mines”) broadens the test for family status discrimination in BC, bringing BC in line with other Canadian jurisdictions.. History of Legal Requirements for Family Status Discrimination. In 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada set out a two-stage ...
In a recent decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Court upheld the chambers judge’s award of approximately $2 million for breach of contract. [1] The parties disagreed on the interpretation of a clause in a financing agreement.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, based in New York, is expected to hear motions filed by the U.S. Justice Department regarding Rumeysa Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi.
Privately-funded healthcare services remain at the forefront of the public consciousness in British Columbia, especially in light of the provincial government’s recent announcement of a review of private-pay programs operating in that province. The Appellants are almost certain to seek leave to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Court of Appeal for British Columbia: 1990 - 2025-05-02 28,058: BCSC: Supreme Court of British Columbia: 1990 - 2025-05-05 77,718: BCPC: Provincial Court of British Columbia: 2000 - 2025-05-02 11,730: Boards and Tribunals. No results. Code Name Continuous coverage Last update Number of documents; BCCNM: British Columbia College of Nurses and ...
A judicial review is a review conducted by the BC Supreme Court to determine whether a tribunal or decision maker had the authority to make the decision it did. You may seek judicial review, for example, of a traffic court decision denying an application to extend the dispute period.
CanLII is a non-profit organization managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. This website provides access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.
In a recent decision, the BC Court of Appeal dismissed a son’s claim for a larger share of his mother’s estate, which he argued was justified by his caregiving contributions and alleged promises of inheritance. In Rawlins v. Rawlins Estate, 2024 BCCA 376, Roy Douglas Rawlins’ challenged the division of his late mother’s estate, arguing ...
In Poonian v British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2022 BCCA 274, the British Columbia Court of Appeal found that an order of discharge under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “BIA”) would not release a debtor from debts arising from monetary sanctions owed to an administrative body. The decision runs contrary to a recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in Alberta Securities ...
Finding judgments. A judgment is a judge’s decision and the reasons they give for it. Some judgments are posted online. These are often judgments that decide a legal issue or are of interest to the public.
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