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The official Twitter of the BC Court of Appeal. Tweets and RTs are for information only and are not intended as endorsements. Terms of use: https://t.co/uD6CAJBQzr. bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appea… Joined May 2021
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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

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#QuickFacts: In 2023, 31% of civil appeals and 35% of criminal appeals heard were allowed. An appeal is allowed when the Court overturns or varies the order under the appeal from the lower court or tribunal. Read more details in our recent annual report: shorturl.at/jkEKP

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

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The Court has dismissed an appeal from an order striking an application to certify an action as a class proceeding, finding that the correct legal test was applied in determining the appellant was not a BC resident: shorturl.at/bxCZ8

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

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The Court has allowed an appeal from an order requiring a mother to return her child to Brazil under the Hague Convention, finding that the judge erred in concluding the child's habitual residence, before the alleged wrongful retention, was Brazil: shorturl.at/bdstT

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

4 days ago

The Court dismissed an appeal related to a fatal car accident in which both drivers were found at fault, finding that the judge did not err in concluding that the communications centre employees owed a duty of care: shorturl.at/jBRU0

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

4 days ago

The Court allowed an appeal from a judicial review of a decision rejecting the appellants’ claims for transfer of property to them and ordering a blind auction to occur. The Court found the decision was not reasonable and failed to address "moral claim": shorturl.at/gprGL

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

4 days ago

One of Chief Justice Marchand's priorities is "to ensure we have a justice system for all". Read more of the Chief Justice's message and his priorities in our 2023 Annual Report: bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appea…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

5 days ago

The Court dismissed an appeal and cross-appeal from a Supreme Court order that required the appellant to pay monthly spousal support, finding it was open to the judge to include the appellant’s pension benefits as income. shorturl.at/isDSY

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

6 days ago

#QuickFacts: In January 2023, the judicial law clerk program received 151 applications for 33 law clerk positions at our court and the @BCSupremeCourt. Read more about the law clerk committee's work in our annual report: bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appea…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

a week ago

#QuickFacts: Since 2020, the Court has had a partnership with @AccessProBono in which pro bono lawyers provide free legal advice and representation to low- and modest-income individuals on a range of legal issues. In 2023, the Court referred 229 self-represented litigants to APB.

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

a week ago

Justice Groberman will be one of the key speakers at today's CBA Appellate Advocacy session on Interveners and Interventions in Appellate Practice: cbapd.org/details_en.asp…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

#QuickFacts: Since April 2021, the Court of Appeal has had a service for online booking of appeals for both civil and criminal appeals set for a day or less. In 2023, a total of 133 hearings were booked using this service, an increase from 2022.

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

The Court dismissed an appeal in which the main issue was whether an arbitral tribunal or a court has the authority to decide a jurisdictional challenge alleging an arbitration agreement is invalid. bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/24/…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

The Court dismissed an appeal from a summary trial in which the judge found that a digital waiver releasing the appellants of all liability could not serve as a complete defence because the waiver specified a date that was not the date of the accident. bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/24/…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

The Court dismissed an appeal from the appellant's convictions for committing an indecent act and exposing himself to a person under the age of 16, finding there were no errors in the judge's jury charge, including on similar fact reasoning. Read here: bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/24/…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

#QuickFacts: How many applications for leave to appeal from BCCA to the Supreme Court of Canada are granted? In 2023, 6% of leave applications from BC to the SCC were successful (5 of 87 considered). bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appea…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

The Court dismissed a sentence appeal that was brought due to a Criminal Code amendment that lifted a prohibition on CSOs for certain sexual assault convictions, finding a CSO here would not meet the goals of deterrence & denunciation for the offence bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/24/…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

The Court dismissed a conviction appeal for manslaughter arising from an altercation outside a Costco, finding neither the lack of instruction to the jury on claustrophobia evidence nor a limiting instruction on lay opinion evidence were reversible errors bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/24/…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

2 weeks ago

#QuickFacts: Did you know that the Court's Registrar conducts a number of hearings and case management? In 2023, the Registrar conducted 114 hearings, an increase from 2022. This included 39 hearings on civil matters and 44 on criminal files. bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appea…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

3 weeks ago

#QuickFacts: How many appeals are allowed in the Court of Appeal? In 2023, for civil appeals, 31% were allowed of the total civil appeals heard (91 allowed, 198 dismissed.) For criminal appeals, 35% were allowed (28 allowed, 52 dismissed). bccourts.ca/Court_of_Appea…

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BC Court of Appeal @BCCourtofAppeal

3 weeks ago

The Court partially allowed an appeal from an 8-year sentence for sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching, varying the lifetime prohibition order under s. 161 to a 15-year prohibition. bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/24/…

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