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The Provincial Court of British Columbia (BC Provincial Court) is a trial level court in British Columbia that hears cases in criminal, civil and family matters. The Provincial Court is a creation of statute , and as such its jurisdiction is limited to only those matters over which is permitted by statute.
This article lists legal cases that originated in Vancouver that are significant because have proven to be the leading case law, or because they received significant media attention. Many of these Vancouver cases went on to be decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. The cases are listed in chronological order. 1. R. v. Gillian Guess (1998)
The Supreme Court of British Columbia is the superior trial court for the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Court hears civil and criminal law cases as well as appeals from the Provincial Court of British Columbia. There are 90 judicial positions on the Court in addition to supernumerary judges, making for a grand total of 108 judges. [1]
The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided, the Court publishes written reasons for the decision, that consist of one or more opinions from any number of the nine justices.
Supreme Court of British Columbia (January 31, 2008 to June 26, 2015) Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux March 8, 2019 Trudeau Supreme Court of British Columbia (September 30, 2011 to March 8, 2019) Madam Justice Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten May 6, 2019 Trudeau Supreme Court of British Columbia (October 20, 2016 to May 6, 2019) Madam Justice Karen Horsman
This is a list of prisons and other secure correctional facilities in Canada, not including local jails.. In Canada, all offenders who receive a sentence of 24 months or greater must serve their sentence in a federal correctional facility administered by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
The BC Rail corruption trial (Her Majesty the Queen v. Basi), Virk Basi and commonly known as the Basi-Virk Trial, started on May 17, 2010. [33] [34] The trial was originally scheduled by BC Supreme Court officials [35] to last around six weeks. Canadian media have expressed frustration at the time it has taken to get this case to trial. [36] [37]
The scandal came to public attention when news media filmed the RCMP conducting a search warrant inside the BC Legislature building. The trial is ongoing. On May 15, 2009, she was appointed by federal justice minister and attorney-general Rob Nicholson to the British Columbia Court of Appeal, elevating her from the BC Supreme Court. [5]