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R. v Kirkpatrick [2021]
Case summary This case is about whether the Criminal Code recognizes that a person can consent to sex on Read More
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T.L. v the Attorney General of BC et al. [2021]
CASE SUMMARY This case is about the constitutionality of s. 96 of BC’s child welfare legislation, the Child, Family, Read More
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R. v J.J., A.S. v Her Majesty the Queen, et al [2021]
Case summary R. v J.J. This case is about the constitutionality of certain rules of evidence in criminal sexual Read More
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Colucci v Colucci [2020]
Case Summary This family law case is about access to child support. The case clarified the situations in which Read More
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Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International, Canadian Council of Churches et al v Canada (Safe Third Country Act Challenge) [2019]
Case summary This case is a challenge to the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”) and related provisions of Read More
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R.R. v Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society [2020]
Case Summary This is a complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal about discrimination in the child protection system. Read More
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Michel v Graydon [2019]
Case Summary This is a family law case concerning the ability of courts to retroactively change a child support Read More
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Maia Bent, et al. v Howard Platnick, et al.; 1704604 Ontario Limited v Pointes Protection Association, et al. [2019]
Case Summary These two cases about strategic lawsuits against public participation (“SLAPP suits”) were heard together by the Supreme Read More
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A.B. v C.D. (2019)
Case Summary This appeal concerned a family law dispute between A.B., a 14-year-old transgender boy, and his father, C.D. Read More
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Council of Canadians with Disabilities v British Columbia (Attorney General) [2019]
Case Summary This case is about the ability of public interest organizations to challenge unconstitutional laws on behalf of Read More
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Morgane Oger v William Whatcott [2018]
Case Summary In BC, the Human Rights Code (“Code”) sets out laws to protect and promote human rights, including Read More
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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls [2018]
Case Summary The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (“the Inquiry”) has had a mandate Read More
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Legal Aid Test Case
Family justice not family violence In British Columbia today, many women fleeing abusive relationships are forced to navigate the Read More
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SCHRENK v BRITISH COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL [2017]
CASE SUMMARY Schrenk v British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal is a case about the scope of discrimination regarding employment Read More
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BCCLA and JHSC v Canada [2017]
CASE SUMMARY This case is a Charter challenge to the use of solitary confinement in Canadian federal prisons. Under Read More
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Denton v British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) [2017]
CASE SUMMARY Denton v British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) is a case about the proper venue for a workers’ Read More
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In the Matter of an Inquiry Pursuant to Section 63(1) of the Judges Act regarding the Hon. Justice Robin Camp [2016]
Case Summary This Inquiry concerns the conduct of a judge while he presided over a sexual assault trial (R Read More
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JP v British Columbia [2016]
Case summary This case concerns when and how civil liability can arise from the actions of child protection workers Read More
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College of Massage Therapists of BC v Scott [2015]
Case summary The case is about when and how the governing bodies of healthcare professions can act to protect Read More
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Lloyd v R [2015]
Case summary The case challenged the constitutionality of section 5(3)(a)(i)(D) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which created Read More
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TWU and Volkenant v Law Society of BC [2015]
Case Summary This case concerns the BC government’s approval of a proposed faculty of law at Trinity Western University (TWU), Read More
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VANDU v DVBIA [2014]
Case Summary Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) v Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) started as a Read More
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BC Public School Employers’ Association v BC Teachers Federation [2014]
Case Summary This case is about the ongoing struggle to have women’s reproductive work fully recognized, and to ensure Read More
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Trial Lawyers Association of BC v BC [2014]
Case Summary This case began as Vilardell v Dunham, a family law case that addressed the constitutionality of daily hearing Read More
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Inglis v Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General of BC [2013]
Case Summary Inglis concerns the constitutionality of the 2008 closure of the mother-baby program at Alouette Correctional Centre for Read More
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Moore v Ministry of Education
Case Summary Moore v Ministry of Education specifically concerns discrimination against severely learning-disabled (SLD) students, but the Supreme Court Read More
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Friedmann v MacGarvie [2012]
Case Summary Friedmann involves a female tenant who was sexually harassed by her male landlord. After ending her tenancy, Read More
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Missing Women Commission of Inquiry [2010]
Case Summary In November 2010, West Coast LEAF submitted its formal application to be a part of the Missing Read More
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Polygamy Reference [2010]
Case Summary This reference required the Court to determine whether s.293 of the Criminal Code (the “Polygamy Provision”) is Read More
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SWUAV v AG Canada [2010]
Case Summary In April 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada decided to grant the federal Attorney-General’s application for leave Read More
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Rick v Brandsema [2009]
Case Summary Rick v Brandsema is a BC family law case in which the parties entered a separation agreement Read More
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Watson v R; Spratt v R [2008]
Case Summary Watson and Spratt challenged the Access to Abortion Services Act, which creates a no-protest (“bubble”) zone around Read More
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Smith v Funk; Amos v Virk [2003]
Case Summary ICBC represented the defendants (Funk and Virk) and were seeking direct production of the plaintiff’s records from Read More
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R v Demers [2003]
Case Summary This case was about whether freedom of expression should be contained in order to guarantee the right Read More
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Blencoe v Andrea Willis & the BCHRC et al [2001]
Case Summary In this case, the Court ordered that the sexual harassment complaints against former BC Cabinet Minister Robin Read More
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BCGEU v PSERC [1999]
Case Summary This case involves a woman, Tawney Meiorin, who worked as an initial attack forest firefighter for two Read More
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Eldridge et al v AG BC et al [1997]
Case Summary Eldridge concerns the issue of the availability of publicly funded sign language interpreters to deaf people in Read More
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R v Lewis [1996]
Case Summary The scope of the Coalition’s (including LEAF, the Elizabeth Bagshaw Society, Every Woman’s Health Centre Society (1988), Read More
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R v O’Connor [1995]
Case Summary In 1991, Bishop O’Connor was charged with rape and indecent assault of four aboriginal women at a Read More
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Norberg v Wynrib [1992]
Case Summary Laura Norberg, of Williams Lake, had been unsuccessful at trial and on appeal in her bid for Read More
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R v Sullivan [1991]
Case Summary This case was about two midwives who were convicted of criminal negligence causing bodily harm to a Read More