Case Law Update – Bradshaw v. Victoria (City)
April 13, 2015Legal Updates
In an October 2013 post, we reported on the Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in Bradshaw v. Victoria (City). In reasons for judgment released January 7, 2015, the Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Bradshaw’s appeal and for the most part approved the reasons of the chambers judge. For the facts of the case, please […]
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Bill 27 – A New Liquor Control and Licensing Act
April 10, 2015Legal Updates
The ongoing changes to British Columbia’s liquor laws are continuing with the introduction in the Legislature of Bill 27 – the “Liquor Control and Licensing Act” – which if passed will replace the current statute of the same name.
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Building Act Receives Royal Assent
March 27, 2015Legal Updates
As an update to our March 9 post about Bill 3, we note that the Building Act received Royal Assent on March 25, 2015.
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Bill 19 – Small Claims Court Goes Digital with the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act
March 12, 2015Legal Updates
In recent years, the Provincial Court has been seeking solutions to deal with the challenge of a high volume of court actions and an increasing number of self-represented litigants. The legislature seems to think the solution lies in creating alternate streams of dispute resolution procedures outside the formal court system. In May of 2012 the […]
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Bill 3 Brings Changes to Building Regulation
March 9, 2015Legal Updates
The BC Legislature has introduced Bill 3 – 2015, the Building Act (“Bill 3”), and has given it first reading. Bill 3 will effect a number of changes to building regulation in the province. The overarching purpose of the legislation, according the Province’s media release, is to promote consistency in the regulation of building throughout […]
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March 9, 2015Announcements
You may have noticed a few changes to our website! We hope you like them.
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Upcoming Capilano University Presentation
February 17, 2015Announcements
On March 27, Colin Stewart will be lecturing in North Vancouver on Conflict of Interest and Bias for the Capilano University diploma program in local government law.
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February 17, 2015Labour / Employment Law
In January the Supreme Court of Canada released three decisions that will have significant impacts upon labour relations across the country.
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City of Campbell River Successful Against Challenge to its Tax Rates Bylaw
January 28, 2015Legal Updates
In a B.C. Supreme Court decision released on January 23, 2015 (2015 BCSC 102), the authority of the City of Campbell River to set different tax rates within the same property class was upheld, and is a decision of importance to local government throughout British Columbia.
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