4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (648+ words) Judge upholds doctor’s verbal authorization of certification before completion of forms The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a claim alleging battery, false imprisonment, negligence, and Charter breaches against doctors and others involved in a patient’s certification as an involuntary…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1597+ words) From constitutional rulings to firm-wide AI rollouts, these influential lawyers are taking Canada’s legal system forward Key insights from Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada, 2026 reader votes helped select this year’s 25 winners from 121 qualifying nominees in the report’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (747+ words) Videos on convicted man’s devices recorded woman in work bathroom, plus 116 other people In a proceeding involving a man convicted of voyeurism based on videos on his devices that recorded more than a hundred individuals, the Alberta Court of King’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (107+ words) Canadian Lawyer CBA’s BC branch names Connor Bildfell as president for 2026-27 term The lawyer is representing the CBA in a challenge against a law reforming BC’s legal regulator The Canadian Bar Association’s British Columbia Branch has tapped Connor Bildfell as…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (267+ words) She was involved in the first transfer pricing appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Canada Seasoned tax expert Amanda Heale has joined Torys’ tax team in Toronto as a partner. She makes the jump from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (442+ words) Jury awarded $174K in damages to woman injured in motor vehicle collision The British Columbia Court of Appeal has awarded appeal costs to a woman who substantially succeeded in her appeal against a jury’s award of damages for her personal injuries…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) In collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Federal Housing Advocate published a report on climate change, emergency management, and the right to housing that proposes measures to safeguard First Nations communities facing climate-driven emergencies and wildfires. “Climate-driven…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (216+ words) The essay series touches on constitutional reform, treaty negotiation, and a repeal In a new essay series, a cohort of legal scholars and academics have proposed solutions to the recent property rights issue in British Columbia arising over Indigenous title....

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3+ week, 5+ day ago   (614+ words) Judge notes prior property owner didn’t challenge tax sale despite notice Following the tax sale of a residence after nonpayment of municipal property taxes, the Ontario Superior Court declared the purchaser as the registered owner, permitted it to issue a…...