http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/ Latest announcements and judgments from the Superior Courts of British Columbia en-us Copyright 2012, The Superior Courts of British Columbia Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:26 GMT 240 0 1 2 3 4 5 19 20 21 22 23 Saturday Sunday http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Court_of_Appeal/practice_and_procedure/criminal_practice_directives_/Criminal-In%20Custody%20Appellants%20and%20New%20Trials.htm The Court of Appeal has issued a new criminal practice directive the purpose of which is to ensure that an appellant who is in custody when a new trial is ordered: (a) is not released from custody until the matter of bail pending the new trial has been dealt ... A3b523a5c-7680-4a7b-a6fb-7a2328ced96e CA Announcement Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://courts.gov.bc.ca/Court_of_Appeal/ On Thursday, May 31, 2012, the Court will hold a formal ceremony to welcome the Honourable Mr. Justice David C. Harris to the Court of Appeal. The ceremony will begin at 4:15p.m. in Courtroom 60 of the Vancouver Law Courts. A8d5d23c6-68cc-40d4-84c8-687b1dc3606a CA Announcement Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://courts.gov.bc.ca/Court_of_Appeal/ The Court of Appeal has revised the civil and criminal Practice Note titled "Court Sittings in Kamloops, Kelowna and Prince George." The only change is to extend the procedure indefinitely. A copy of the revised directive may be found here. Ad08131ce-aaa8-4a72-8612-fe7586156942 CA Announcement Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ Chief Justice Bauman has issued PD-34 - Masters' Jurisdiction pursuant to which masters have jurisdiction to conduct trial management conferences. PD 34 is issued to coincide with the coming into force of amendments to the Supreme Court Rules which provide ... Acbf92720-808b-46d2-b292-422d0c8d7e86 SC Announcement Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ The 2011 Annual Report of the Supreme Court is now available. Ac69b46b5-2901-4dc4-8de4-e5b796e55a32 SC Announcement Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://courts.gov.bc.ca/supreme_court/ Pursuant to Order in Council 192, some important changes to the Supreme Court Civil and Family Rules and certain forms will come into effect on April 25, 2012. Masters may conduct Trial Management Conferences Rule 12-2 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules and ... A45e2e8f9-f85d-4c4c-b498-7749ba70c6e3 SC Announcement Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/01/2012BCCA0197.htm Power v. White<br />The defendant appealed from a judgment finding him at fault for a rear-end collision precipitated by the appearance of a deer on the Island Highway on Vancouver Island. The grounds of appeal are that the trial judge made palpable and overriding ... CA Judgment Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/01/2012BCCA0198.htm R. v. Rohani<br />The appellant appeals from his conviction in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on one count of sexual assault, contrary to s. 271 of the Criminal Code. The complainant was a 16-year-old male, and the appellant was his doctor. The complainant ... CA Judgment Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/01/2012BCCA0199.htm Hundley v. Garnier<br />At trial, the appellants were held liable for failing to complete the sale of their home to the respondent, Ms. Hundley. Their claim for indemnity from the real estate broker and salesmen (the “third parties”) was dismissed. On appeal ... CA Judgment Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0205.htm Ballinger v. Ballinger<br />Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, dismissing the claimant’s application for review of an earlier order by the Provincial Court of British Columbia. The claimant and respondent were married in 1976 and ... CA Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0209.htm R. v. Evans<br />This appeal of a second-degree murder conviction is dismissed. The trial judge did not err in admitting evidence of a “re-enactment” of the crime by the appellant at the crime scene; nor did she err in not giving a W.(D.) instruction as to ... CA Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0210.htm Pacifica Mortgage Investment Corporation v. Laus Holdings Ltd.<br />The respondent’s application to delete certain documents from the appellants’ supplemental appeal book is allowed. Further directions given to facilitate the administration of the appeal ... CA Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0202.htm R. v. Lai<br />The appellant was convicted of production of marihuana on the evidence that he was found sleeping in a house largely dedicated to cultivation. The appeal was allowed. The evidence was too weak to sustain the conviction and an acquittal was ... CA Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0204.htm Lost Lake Properties Ltd. v. Sunshine Ridge Properties Ltd.<br />The respondent’s application for increased costs under Rule 60 of the Court of Appeal Rules, based on the appellant having declined an offer to abandon its appeal without costs, is dismissed ... CA Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0200.htm Iezzi v. British Columbia<br />Appeal from a finding that the action was not barred by the two year limitation period. The judge held that the period was postponed because of the respondent’s personal circumstances and she was justified in waiting until she ... CA Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/CA/12/02/2012BCCA0203.htm Lush v. Connell<br />The appellant was rendered paraplegic as a result of medical procedure. Her claim against her doctor was dismissed by a jury. On appeal, she argued that the trial judge erred in a number of ways in allowing the opinion of one of the respondent’s ... CA Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0655.htm Bourelle v. Mann SC Judgment Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0656.htm P.C.B. v. D.L.B. SC Judgment Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0658.htm Van Hartevelt v. Grewal SC Judgment Wed, 09 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0687.htm Enviro West Inc. v. Copper Mountain Mining Corporation SC Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0689.htm Landa-McAuliffe v. Boland SC Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0693.htm Gichuru v. Pallai SC Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0694.htm Lyons V. Mission Institution (Warden) SC Judgment Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0675.htm Li v. Newson SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0676.htm Prentice v. Prentice SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0680.htm Owen v. Owen SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0681.htm Foster v. Kindlan and Pineau SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0682.htm FH&P Lawyers LLP v. Durrell SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0683.htm R. v. Leslie and Najafi-Chaghabouri SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0684.htm Boxer Capital Corporation v. Marine Land Developments Ltd. SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0685.htm Sharifi v. Chaklader SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0686.htm R. v. Brown SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0688.htm Lyons v. Lyons SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0692.htm Kamali v. Affordable Housing Societies SC Judgment Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0670.htm Lam v. University of British Columbia SC Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0672.htm Butler v. Matsqui Institution (Warden), SC Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0673.htm Mazarei v. Icon Omega Developments Ltd. SC Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0674.htm Young v. Loewen SC Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0677.htm Lam v. Chiu SC Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0679.htm Kwong v. Kwong SC Judgment Fri, 11 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0657.htm Moody v. Scott SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0659.htm Viitre v. Josephson Associates SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0662.htm K.L.K. v. E.J.G.K. SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0663.htm B.C. Ferry and Marine Worker’s Union v. B.C. Ferry Services Inc., SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0664.htm Baytree Construction Ltd. v. Penny-Lane Ventures Ltd. SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0665.htm Ormiston v. I.C.B.C. SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca//jdb-txt/SC/12/06/2012BCSC0667.htm Quelch v. Quelch SC Judgment Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT