Recent Publications
2026
Newsletter Volume 37 Number 1
In this issue:Business Licences and the Duty of Procedural Fairness - Elizabeth Anderson & Piers FibigerProperty Rights and some...
2025
Abusive Members of the Public: What are Your Rights and Responsibilities?
Dealing with difficult or even abusive members of the public has long been seen as “just part of the job” for those working in local...
2025
Newsletter Volume 36, Number 3 - UBCM Conference Issue
In this UBCM Conference issueAboriginal Title Declared Over Fee Simple Lands in Landmark Decision: Reece Harding, Gregg Cockrill & Nick...
2025
Newsletter Volume 36, Number 2 - LGMA Conference Issue
In this issue:Whose Stairs are They Anyway? Permit Issuance Issues for Local Governments - Serge Grochenkov, Timothy Luk & Elizabeth...
2025
BCSC Quashes Censure Decision on Procedural Fairness Grounds
In the recent decision Paull v. Quesnel (City), 2025 BCSC 347, the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered the lawfulness of three...
2025
OIPC Issues New Recommendations on Disclosure of Records – Investigation Report 25-01
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (“OIPC”) released a new Investigation Report (the “Report”)...