Personal Injury
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April 25, 2025
SCC rules CRTC has no jurisdiction to decide 5G access disputes between telecoms and municipalities
In a decision that addresses the role of so-called “dynamic” statutory interpretation in cases where technology has evolved or other circumstances have changed significantly since a law was enacted, the Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed 7-2 that the CRTC does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes between telecom carriers and public authorities that have refused to allow the telcos to deploy 5G small cell antennas on public property.
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April 25, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $15,000 damages for privacy breach, without proof of further harm
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld $15,000 in non-pecuniary damages for each person whose privacy was breached when a rogue ICBC employee accessed the private data of 78 policyholders and sold some of it to criminals, leading to arson and shooting attacks against 13 people.
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April 25, 2025
‘Economic growth’ a key focus of Conservative and Liberal platforms on immigration, tax and regulation
Both parties currently leading in the polls for the federal election next week have proposed law-related measures in the areas of immigration, regulation and taxation that they contend will boost Canadian businesses and help the economy grow.
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April 24, 2025
N.B. advocate warning against millions in cuts to child services
New Brunswick’s advocate for children, youth and vulnerable adults is sounding the alarm over tens of millions in cuts to child welfare services — a move he is calling “the most significant single-year reduction to services for vulnerable children in recent memory.”
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April 24, 2025
Alberta court rules UFCW Canada union not liable for allegedly toxic workplace at local affiliate
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has rejected a constructive dismissal claim against an international union, finding that it was not a supervisor of employees at an affiliated union local and could therefore not be held liable for allegedly failing to prevent a toxic work environment.
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April 24, 2025
Wait! Hear me out
I am listening to a Filipino song called Bulag Pipi at Bingi by Freddie Aguilar. The lyrics express the idea that the real world is not far from the life of deaf, blind and mute — it suggests that what one is going through is not unusual or isolated. However, the other side of me is worrying that I am starting to realize how loud the volume is. Am I starting to have noise-induced hearing loss?
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April 23, 2025
The evolution of vicarious liability in sexual abuse cases: Application in recent cases
There have been several decisions in the past five years when Canadian courts have considered vicarious liability in the context of sexual misconduct. For the second instalment of our two-part series, we delve into the application of vicarious liability in recent Canadian judicial decisions in the context of sexual misconduct.
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April 22, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal finds trial judge miscalculated loss of income damages in personal injury case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has increased a damages award for earnings losses in a personal injury case, finding that the trial judge erred by using a capital asset approach to assess the plaintiff’s loss of past and future earning capacity.
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April 22, 2025
The evolution of vicarious liability in sexual abuse cases
In Canada, the legal doctrine of vicarious liability can be used to hold organizations liable for the wrongful conduct of their employees, agents and volunteers. The doctrine has been held to apply to sexual misconduct in the context of school boards, religious institutions and volunteer organizations, and in various circumstances, including where it occurred outside the organization’s premises.
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April 22, 2025
New B.C. health care costs recovery bill modest when compared to ‘draconian’ 2024 proposals: lawyer
B.C. has announced it is tightening its legislation on recovery of health care costs, and a legal observer is calling them modest when compared to a law that the provincial government proposed last year but did not enact.