From UBC Sticker Defamation To GST Liability To Work From Home Rights
A campus sticker dispute, a GST mistake that snowballs for years, and a pre-COVID work-from-home fight all end up in the BC Court of Appeal, and the common thread is proof. We walk through a defamatio...
16 Jul 20min
When Police Records Disappear
A province says a police misconduct record is sealed and destroyed. The Supreme Court of Canada says a fair trial can’t work that way. We walk through a major ruling on criminal disclosure and why it ...
9 Jul 21min
Aboriginal Title And The Future Of Private Land
A court ruling can change more than a headline, it can change how safe you feel about the basics: owning property and trusting the people who handle your money. We walk through a remarkable British Co...
2 Jul 20min
When Governments Write The Rules To Sue
A province suing over opioids is one thing. A province passing a statute that makes it easier for itself to sue, then launching a sweeping class action on that foundation, is something else entirely. ...
25 Jun 20min
What Counts As A Right When There’s Nowhere To Sleep
A city changes a bylaw, two parks get added to a no-camping list, and suddenly the real question isn’t “is this fair?” but “who has the legal power to decide?” We walk through a fresh BC Supreme Court...
19 Jun 19min
Punitive Damages For Political Firing
A public servant gives three decades to the province, then gets fired without cause on the very day a government is about to fall. The BC Supreme Court doesn’t just disagree with how it was handled, i...
12 Jun 21min
When Poker Winnings Become Taxable
A million-dollar poker run sounds like the ultimate loophole, until the CRA decides it looks like a job. We talk with criminal defence lawyer Michael Mulligan about a Supreme Court of Canada leave dec...
4 Jun 22min
Camp Thunderbird Gate Fight And A 15-Year Lawsuit Over A Supposed Public Road
A locked gate at a kids’ camp sounds like a small-town nuisance until you trace it back to 1935 and forward to a trial date in 2027. We dig into a Greater Victoria dispute where companies say a histor...
28 Mai 21min
