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Hansman v Neufeld [2022]
CASE SUMMARY This case is about the proper interpretation and application of BC’s Protection of Public Participation Act (PPPA). Read More
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R. v Ellis [2022]
Case Summary R. v Ellis is about whether a sentencing range of 18 to 36 months of jail is Read More
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Single Mothers’ Alliance v BC: Taking the fight for family law legal aid to court
Family justice not family violence In BC, most applications for family law legal aid are denied outright or the Read More
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Barendregt v Grebliunas [2021]
Case summary This case is about when and how an appeal court can consider new information when deciding an Read More
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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) [2022]
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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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