Client Bulletins 2025

August 2025

13Aug
2025

Aboriginal Title Declared Over Fee Simple Lands in Landmark Decision

In a landmark decision, already the subject of an appeal by the Province, the British Columbia Supreme Court has granted the Cowichan...

May 2025

26May
2025

What is a “Transmission Line”? Supreme Court of Canada Confirms that Telecom Companies must Negotiate with Local Governments to Install 5G Wireless Technology on Public Land

Under Canada’s constitution, telecommunication is a matter of exclusive federal jurisdiction. Neither the Province nor local governments...

March 2025

05Mar
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...

February 2025

07Feb
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”)...

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