#DidYouKnow In 2023, the Court sat 83 divisions in Vancouver, four fewer than in 2022. In addition to its Vancouver sittings, the Court sat for five weeks in Victoria and once in Kamloops in 2023. Read more in our annual report: shorturl.at/O9Teh

The Court has allowed an appeal and dismissed an action in a case involving an issue of statutory interpretation, specifically the legislative provisions under s. 171 of the Strata Property Act, and s. 22 of the Real Estate Development Marketing Act: shorturl.at/iKOPa

#DidYouKnow In criminal matters, appeals from convictions and acquittals take up most of the Court’s hearing time. Sentence appeals and summary conviction appeals require less time. Read more in our annual report: shorturl.at/O9Teh

The Court has allowed an appeal which raised a question of whether as a matter of statutory interpretation, the appellant Tolko Industries Inc. was liable for British Columbia’s fire control costs for dealing with a wildfire that occurred in April 2016. shorturl.at/zT6a6

#DidYouKnow In 2023, justices of the Court participated in activities with the University of Victoria, Gale Moot, Vancouver Institute, and more. Read the rest in our annual report: shorturl.at/O9Teh

The Court has dismissed an appeal from a judicial review and statutory appeal of a cost recovery order against CN Railway, finding the judge was correct when declining to interfere with the Forest Appeal Commission’s interpretation of the Wildfire Act: shorturl.at/Ws4RM

The Court has dismissed an appeal from an order dismissing the application of the Nisg̱a’a Nation to be added as a defendant to an action, finding the Nisg̱a’a had not established a statutory or treaty entitlement to be added as of right to the action: shorturl.at/3TYoX

#DidYouKnow In 2023, there were 184 processed access requests (many for multiple court records) for factums, appeal books, appeal records, and other records related to appeal hearings for the public and legal profession. Read the rest in our annual report: shorturl.at/O9Teh

Our Court welcomes the appointments of Justice Sheri Ann Donegan and Justice W. Paul Riley to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Court of Appeal of Yukon. The appointments are effective immediately. Details here: shorturl.at/fVqhn

REMINDER: The Court of Appeal will be closed on Monday, September 2 for the statutory holiday.

There will be a formal ceremony to welcome the Honourable Justice Margot L. Fleming & the Honourable Justice Nitya Iyer to the BC Court of Appeal and the Court of Appeal of Yukon on Sept. 13, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in Courtroom 60 of the Vancouver Law Courts: shorturl.at/VGMHY

#DidYouKnow In 2023, the Court delivered written reserve judgments in 261 appeals (200 civil and 61 criminal) and pronounced judgment with oral reasons in a further 107 appeals (81 civil and 26 criminal). Read the rest in our annual report: shorturl.at/O9Teh

#DidYouKnow In 2023, the Court sat 83 divisions in Vancouver, four fewer than in 2022. In addition to its Vancouver sittings, the Court sat for five weeks in Victoria and once in Kamloops in 2023. Read the rest in our annual report: shorturl.at/O9Teh

There will be a formal ceremony to welcome the Honourable Justice Margot L. Fleming & the Honourable Justice Nitya Iyer to the BC Court of Appeal and the Court of Appeal of Yukon on Sept. 13, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in Courtroom 60 of the Vancouver Law Courts: shorturl.at/VGMHY