Recent Decisions

Date

December 2001

Application to dismiss intervenor's fresh evidence application and strike portions of its factum dismissed, with costs

Plaintiff awarded finder's fee on a quantum meruit basis

Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation granted leave to intervene in appeal concerning constitutionality of operations at Insite, Vancouver's supervised injection site

Jury instruction on mixed statements dangerous and should no longer be used, but did not amount to a misdirection requiring a new trial

Successful action for recovery of lost antique Swedish gold coins against subsequent purchaser, applying Sale of Goods Act

First appellate decision concerning the Notice to Mediate (General) Regulation; the court's jurisdiction to order a compulsory mediation to occur outside British Columbia, in this case, Singapore, affirmed

Canada Elections Act prohibition on premature transmission of election results is constitutional as a reasonable limit on free expression under s. 2(b) of the Charter