2016 BCSC 672 School H v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal) concerns a judicial review of a human rights complaint dismissal application. The decision contains a thorough summary of principles applied in a court review of BCHRT decisions, and in particular, complaint dismissal decisions.
2016 BCSC 649 Arsenovski v. Bodin outlines a double cost recovery analysis in a heated piece of litigation with multiple settlement offers. The case is useful because its not often that you see an extended judgement devoted to cost recovery.
2016 BCCA 160 Cowichan Valley Regional District v. Cobble Hill Holdings concerns injunction stays. The outcome in this case appears to buck a developing trend in which the Courts defer to local government discretion. The injunction was granted by the lower court to prevent movement of contaminated soil. The Court of appeal granted the stay […]
2016 BCCA 162 BC Civil Liberties Association v. University of Victoria concerns the application of the Canadian Charter of Right and Freedoms to pseudo-governmental decision making. In this case the BC Court of Appeal has said that the control of outdoor university space is not governed by charter considerations. The decision concerning the use of […]
2016 BCSC 584 British Columbia v. Adamson, concerns the occupation of the Victoria Courthouse grounds. Well, for now it’s okay. The analysis is based on an RJR tri-partite injunction test. The Court found that there was no irreparable harm and that the balance of convenience was in favour of the encampment. The Court had this […]