Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation v. Williams, concerns the injunction application process relating to the Oppenheimer park encampment. A determination on the injunction application is set to be released today.
Chiang v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal), concerns a dismissal application before the BC Human Rights Tribunal. The case also deals with the tests for a retaliation complaint. The facts in this case are not particularly strong but it does serve as a good legal framework for dismissal applications and retaliation complaints.
B.C. College of Optics Inc. v. The College of Opticians of B.C., deals with educational standards for a new optician school. The College has full discretion to set those standards.
Vance v. Cartwright, concerns liability based on an apology. In BC an apology cannot be used to substantiate liability. Sorry just means sorry.
Trial Lawyers Association of BC v. BC A.G., concerns the constitutionality of BC Supreme Court hearing fees. Turns out they are not constitutional. The Court takes the position that impeding access to justice by way of hearing fees, as presently done, denied certain classes of people access to the Court and thus impermissibly interfered with […]