BC Supreme Court

• City of Vancouver lawsuit claims faulty Granville Bridge work poses ‘substantial danger’

  The city alleges some of the recoating work was never done, with no caulking and penetrating sealer applied in all places it should have been.

  Canada

  Feb 20
  
• B.C. court turfs conviction of woman accused of coughing at workers during COVID

  A B.C. Supreme Court judge has thrown out convictions against a woman accused of coughing at workers during COVID-19 because she wasn't allowed to call a character witness.

  Crime

  Feb 9
  
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• B.C. judge rejects bid to bar father of murdered girl from killer’s proceedings

  A jury found Ibrahim Ali guilty of first-degree murder last December in the 2017 killing of a young teen girl in a Metro Vancouver park.

  Crime

  Feb 9
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• B.C. flight school dropout still refusing to leave dorm, 2 years later: Court case

  The petition alleges he signed a student accommodation agreement with the Canadian Flight Centre on June 24, 2021, and withdrew from his classes a little over a week later.

  Canada

  Feb 8
• Okanagan mayors support legal battle to ban public drug use in parks, playgrounds

  The legal battle over where drug use should and shouldn't be allowed is heating up after the B.C Supreme Court struck down Bill 34.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• B.C. ruling on AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases could set precedent, experts say

  The high-profile case involves bogus case law produced by ChatGPT and allegedly submitted to the court by a lawyer in a high-net-worth family dispute.

  Crime

  Feb 5
• Lawyers urge B.C. Supreme Court to approve iPhone class-action settlement

  Apple iPhone users whose devices allegedly slowed down after software updates could receive up to d $150 under a settlement agreement negotiated over a class-action lawsuit.

  Jan 29
• B.C. government files appeal to overturn court decision about public drug use ban

  The province has filed an appeal looking to reverse the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision to block the introduction of a ban on most public drug use.

  Health

  Jan 25
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• 3 Vancouver police officers acquitted of assault in 2017 arrest at SkyTrain station

  "There is no doubt that the suspect was struck several times by the accused with punches and knee strikes," Judge Jay Solomon said.

  Crime

  Jan 12
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• B.C.’s top court upholds $103K award to man seriously injured in rec soccer game

  The B.C. Supreme Court ruled last year Karl Cox was liable for a slide tackle in a May 2018 game in North Vancouver that left David Miller with a grade-three shoulder dislocation.

  Sports

  Jan 5