Client Bulletins
10Jul
2024
2024
Court of Appeal finds claims of violation of privacy and negligence arguable in the wake of privacy breach
In the recent decision G.D. v. South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, 2024 BCCA 252 (“GD v. Translink”) the British...
07Jun
2024
2024
Human Rights Complaint Proceeds to Hearing, Despite Signed Release
The BC Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently issued a decision in Fyffe v. University of British Columbia, 2024 BCHRT 88. In that...
03May
2024
2024
The continuing saga of non-conforming use law in British Columbia: Court of Appeal interprets section 529 of the Local Government Act; Supreme Court of Canada refuses leave to appeal in a different case
Sakinaw Lake might be another casualty in the war waged against hidden gems by social media oversharing. But in case you didn’t already...
13Feb
2024
2024
Land Act Amendments Coming Soon
The provincial government is considering new amendments to the Land Act in order to bring it into conformity with the Declaration on the...
05Dec
2023
2023
New Legislative Changes Require Local Governments to have Reasonable Alternative Shelter Available Before Enforcing Bylaw on Encampment Residents
A number of major legislative changes for local governments received royal assent on November 30th 2023. The most prominent changes are...