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#DidYouKnow The Education Committee is responsible for organizing education programs for the judges of the Court to further the objectives identified in the Canadian Judicial Council Professional Development Policies and Guidelines.

#DidYouKnow The Law Clerk Committee supervises and provides policy support related to the Court of Appeal’s judicial law clerk program. Legal counsel manage and supervise law clerks day-to-day and provide outreach, hiring, and training support (1/2).

#DidYouKnow The Chief Justices and Chief Judge of British Columbia courts have responsibility for the supervision and control of court records and judicial administration records (1/2).

The Court dismissed an appeal from convictions for offences relating to the use of a stolen debit card, breaking and entering, and theft (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

A chambers judge granted bail on terms pending an appeal from conviction and sentence for seven counts of sexual assault of clients in his medical aesthetics business (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal from a Residential Tenancy Branch decision that was set aside by a chambers judge on the ground of procedural unfairness (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal from a sexual assault conviction, finding the trial judge made a combination of errors obscuring the path to conviction and frustrating appellate review, resulting in a miscarriage of justice.: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court summarily dismissed an appeal pursuant to section 21 of the Court of Appeal Act because the claim is clearly statute-barred (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal in part from a trial judgment in a family law case alleging errors in ordering unequal division, imputing income, and failing to engage in a retroactivity analysis for support orders (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed appeals claiming that an appellant’s use of property to operate a commercial campground violated provincial and municipal land use laws (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

A chambers judge denied leave to appeal orders emanating from a Case Planning Conference held in respect of an appellant’s civil action against the Minister of Public Safety (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed appeals in a case concerning the interpretation and legal effect of BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (1/3): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from a trial decision that found a lease was validly terminated in the context of a residential property leased for the operation of a daycare (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

A chambers judge dismissed an application for bail pending an applicant’s request for leave to appeal his sentence for sexual assault to the Supreme Court of Canada (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

A judge granted an application for appointment of counsel in a sexual assault conviction and sentence appeal (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from a Law Society Review Board decision imposing a six month suspension for professional misconduct instead of a four-month suspension and $20,000 fine (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from the dismissal of a petition seeking a variety of relief against a taxi company for alleged breach of duty (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from an order dismissing a judicial review application of the appellant’s unsuccessful discrimination complaint at the BC Human Rights Tribunal (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal in part from an order striking the appellant’s claims for inducing breach of contract, economic interference, and negligence (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court granted an application to vary a chambers judge’s denial of leave to appeal for the costs component of a commercial arbitral award (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

Members of the BLSA chapters in BC are invited to joint Justice Majawa, former law clerk Hannah Goodridge, and legal counsel for the BC Supreme Court and Court of Appeal on December 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 for a virtual information session about clerking in BC.

The Court dismissed an appeal from an order for parenting time determined by way of summary trial. The appellant claimed she received ineffective assistance from her former counsel (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal from an order granting the respondent’s application to strike the appellant’s notice of family claim seeking to set aside a previously agreed to settlement agreement and consent order (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal from an order dismissing for want of prosecution the appellant’s claim to vary her father’s will (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The UBC, UVic and TRU chapters of the Black Students Association are jointly coordinating a virtual information session about the judicial clerkship program on Thursday December 4, 2025 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm PST. Please click here to register to attend the session: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Court granted leave to appeal but dismissed an application to introduce fresh evidence and appeal a cumulative nine-year sentence (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed applications to vary an order in chambers dismissing an appeal as abandoned and ordering special costs against the appellant (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from an order dismissing a notice of family claim seeking equal division of family property (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

A chambers judge dismissed an application for orders that certain individuals disclose documents and information in advance of a hearing (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court granted an application and dismissed an appeal from orders dismissing applications for variance of child and spousal support obligations (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from an appellant contending the trial judge erred in finding that funds paid into a commission trust account by his former employer were not held in a statutory trust for him (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from a chambers judge’s decision from a final consent order dealing with parenting arrangements on a number of grounds (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia welcomes the appointments of the Honourable Justice Michael J. Brundrett and the Honourable Justice Amy D. Francis to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Court of Appeal of Yukon. The appointments are effective immediately: shorturl.at/ocpCH

The Court dismissed an appeal from an order under the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. The appeal contended the judge made multiple errors in principle in refusing the appellant an exception (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from a conviction of being unlawfully in a dwelling-house with the intent to commit an indictable offence (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court granted The Crown’s application seeking a direction under the Criminal Code for a review of the order to release on bail an appellant convicted of second degree murder (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from an application for judicial review of a decision made by the Workers’ Compensation Board’s Review Division, finding the review officer’s decision was reasonable and fair: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed an appeal from the City of Kelowna challenging the cancellation of two restrictive covenants prohibiting the respondents from developing a specific portion of property reserved for a future roadway (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed in part an appeal of an order certifying a class proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, in breach of contract and duty of good faith (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

A chambers judge granted a respondent’s application for an order that the appellant post security for costs of the appeal (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court’s new Community Engagement Framework has several objectives: (1) support public confidence in the administration of justice; (2) build stronger relationships with the legal profession and public (1/4);

A chambers judge denied an application for extension of time to appeal the decision of a Supreme Court judge in chambers, finding it would not be in the interests of justice to do so: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an application for review of a chambers decision denying leave to appeal a commercial arbitration award for damages, finding the chambers judge was right to deny leave: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court dismissed an appeal from an application to lay a private information on the Attorney General of BC, finding the appeal shows no substantial ground of appeal on a question of law and is frivolous and vexatious: www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Community Engagement Framework aims to support public confidence in the administration of justice through active community engagement and timely, accessible, and accurate information about the Court, the court system, the Court’s people and our roles and responsibilities: tinyurl.com/yerda4cw

The Court dismissed an appeal from an order to comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

The Court allowed in part an appeal of a chambers judge’s order dismissing an application for summary judgment and to cancel a certificate of pending litigation on the basis of hardship and inconvenience (1/2): www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/2...

Three clerking information sessions are taking place next week: Nov 3: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Nov 4: Thomson Rivers University – 1 to 2 pm in OM3632 Nov 6: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Court is pleased to announce the publication of its new Community Engagement Framework. Developed by the Communications, Public Education and Outreach Working Group, the Framework will guide the Court’s communications activities: tinyurl.com/yerda4cw