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Decision 2026-10-19 · Open coverageThe BC Civil Resolution Tribunal found that a housing cooperative unfairly prejudiced a member by requesting income documents without clearly explaining its separate internal subsidy, who qualified or how to apply. Writing “maximum” on a form couldn't waive an undisclosed benefit, so the cooperative was ordered to calculate and pay the subsidy he would have received, showing why boards must give meaningful notice of member entitlements.
Decision 2026-10-13 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court refused to order disclosure of engineering association records about dam safety guidance developed after the 2014 Mount Polley tailings failure, finding those later standards were not likely relevant to what the accused knew or should have known at the material time. An access to information request also remained an available alternative for seeking the records, and the ruling did not decide the underlying criminal charges.
Decision 2026-10-14 · Open coverageThe BC Court of Appeal upheld liability in negligence and nuisance after defective roof flashing on one building allowed water to damage a neighbouring benevolent society premises, while sustaining a 15% reduction for contributory negligence because the society directors knew of water ingress but failed to raise the issue. The decision shows how known maintenance hazards can expose nonprofits and other property owners to substantial losses even when another owner bears primary responsibility.
Decision 2026-10-06 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court dismissed a nonprofit member petition after the association reinstated his membership to correct inadequate notice and could proceed with a properly notified review of allegations about its election process. Correcting an invalid disciplinary decision did not stop the board from investigating those allegations again, and the renewed procedure was neither oppressive nor an abuse of process.
Decision 2026-07-17 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court granted a housing cooperative possession after its board corrected an earlier procedural fairness failure by giving an occupant a genuine opportunity to apply for membership and then reasonably refusing his incomplete application without the required credit check. Fair reconsideration did not oblige the board to waive neutral financial criteria, and a proposed arrears payment plan did not extinguish more than $54,000 in housing charges.
Decision 2026-10-06 · Open coverageThe BC Human Rights Tribunal refused a national charity's attempt to dismiss a dyslexia discrimination complaint because ignoring spelling errors didn't answer whether a text-heavy award application disadvantaged the applicant, and the charity hadn't shown it was reasonably certain to prove accommodation to undue hardship. The Tribunal made no finding of discrimination, but the ruling gives organizations running competitive application programmes a reason to examine how applicants can present their work, not just whether reviewers disregard writing mistakes.
Decision 2026-10-20 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court dismissed a developer's judicial review of Tofino's refusal to connect a proposed resort to the municipal water system. The director reasonably relied on peak water demand, the risk to existing users and powers under the water utility bylaws, while later planning changes didn't justify reopening the proceeding.
Decision 2026-10-02 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court found that the majority owners of a restaurant company oppressed a minority shareholder by stripping him of management responsibilities, excluding him from decisions and changing the business without the required approval. The court rejected the majority's competing oppression allegations and proposed derivative action, awarding the minority shareholder $40,000 in compensation, including damages associated with his removal, aggravated damages and punitive damages.
Decision 2026-10-14 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court struck a parent's tort claims against a school district as time barred because the material events were known years before the lawsuit was filed. Allegations of concealment and a continuing tort couldn't extend the limitation period without supporting material facts, so the claims were dismissed without leave to amend.
Decision 2026-09-04 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court refused to enforce a housing cooperative’s membership termination because the board hadn't made reasonable efforts to ensure the members knew about and could participate in the termination hearing. The court dismissed the cooperative’s application for possession, emphasizing that formal notice alone doesn't satisfy natural justice when someone risks losing their home.
Decision 2026-10-07 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court adjourned disclosure-related stay applications in the Mount Polley prosecution until January 2027 to allow the Crown to complete work on searchable disclosure. It required ongoing case management and did not decide whether the defence would ultimately be entitled to a stay of proceedings.
Decision 2026-10-19 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court allowed a proposed class proceeding about Google Photos facial biometric data collection to advance to a trial of common privacy and consumer protection questions. The decision concerns certification and procedural management, not a finding that Google violated the privacy rights of users.
Decision 2026-10-21 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court approved a $35 million settlement arising from the 2019 Capital One data breach, together with class counsel fees and a representative plaintiff honorarium. The court did not find liability.
Decision 2026-10-15 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court declined to terminate a charity's commercial lease despite extensive unpermitted renovations. The tenant was trying to correct the violations, but the property owner refused consents needed for that work.
Decision 2026-10-20 · Open coverageA strata owner challenged committee changes, hybrid AGM procedures, council conflicts and disclosure of meeting minutes, but couldn't establish significant unfairness. The CRT dismissed the claims it could hear and refused jurisdiction over certain contract-related conflicts.
Decision 2026-10-19 · Open coverageA strata charged a half-entitlement lot full strata fees for years, but the tribunal limited reimbursement to the most recent two years of monthly payments. The owners received $1,808.84 plus interest, not their full $9,961.60 claim.
Decision 2026-10-19 · Open coverageA strata proved that an owner dumped garbage in a parkade but lost one $200 fine because its notice cited a bylaw that didn't apply. A second $200 fine survived because the notice correctly identified prohibited use of a drive aisle.
Decision 2026-10-19 · Open coverageA $200 visitor parking fine stood, but the strata had to disclose specified communications with its property manager without charging the owners. The Tribunal distinguished authorized council correspondence from informal personal exchanges.
Decision 2026-10-20 · Open coverageA small strata validly approved limited common property for an owner's patio by a 3 to 1 vote, curing an earlier informal exclusive use. The opposing owners couldn't establish significant unfairness merely because they lost the vote.
Decision 2026-10-20 · Open coverageA strata avoided a $35,000 claim for mould and interior repairs because it reasonably pursued lasting exterior wall repairs, financing and roof access before implementing an interim remedy. The presence of real mould didn't itself establish negligence.
Decision 2026-10-20 · Open coverageA strata wasn't liable for nearly $28,000 in internal water damage even though exterior repairs took years. The Tribunal found the council reasonably investigated competing remedies and faced difficult access and financing constraints.
Decision 2026-10-19 · Open coverageA strata section reasonably investigated complaints about scented laundry products and couldn't establish an ongoing source or a substantial nuisance. A physician's sensitivity note didn't prove harmful concentrations from neighbouring dryer vents.
Decision 2026-10-20 · Open coverageA strata's temporary repair of a leaking window and measured response to reported attic moisture satisfied its maintenance duties on the evidence. The owner couldn't dictate a particular fix or establish that an immediate attic inspection was required.
Decision 2026-10-21 · Open coverageA private club recovered $5,000 in unpaid membership charges after the member stopped using its facilities but never resigned. The Tribunal found that a business partner's guest privileges hadn't become a shared membership and that the club had not treated the member unfairly.
Decision 2026-09-09 · Open coverageA BC strata property manager couldn't escape a human rights complaint simply by saying it acted for the strata council. The Tribunal nevertheless dismissed the claim because the evidence did not support a connection between the manager's conduct and discrimination or retaliation.
Decision 2026-10-08 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court found shareholder oppression where controllers diverted more than $5.5 million in real estate sale proceeds to their businesses rather than redeem a retiring owner's preferred shares. It found the individuals personally responsible but deferred a quantified buyout pending proper accounting.
Decision 2026-10-21 · Open coverageThe BC Supreme Court approved a $35 million settlement arising from the 2019 Capital One data breach, together with class counsel fees and a representative plaintiff honorarium. The court did not find liability.
Decision 2026-08-20 · Open coverageThe BC Human Rights Tribunal refused an application for recusal and reconsideration of earlier procedural rulings. A party's disagreement with the way an adjudicator described disputed submissions did not establish bias or overcome the principle that decided issues should remain final.
Decision 2026-10-13 · Open coverageA BC appeal court upheld procedural rulings arising from a completed strata unit sale and awarded special costs to the strata corporation. The underlying appeal about the sale remains undecided.
Decision 2026-10-09 · Open coverageAn elected Mission councillor succeeded in having council sanctions quashed but failed to obtain special costs against the city. The court distinguished governance errors from misconduct that justifies punitive litigation costs.
Decision 2026-10-01 · Open coverageThe B.C. Court of Appeal permitted 2 faculty associations to intervene jointly on limited terms but rejected a different intervention that would broaden the appeal. The ruling didn't decide the validity of the underlying resolutions.
Decision 2026-10-14 · Member analysisBritish Columbia's Court of Appeal dismissed an application to revisit the refusal of intervener status in the legal profession appeals. It found no qualifying error in the earlier ruling and barred the applicant from filing further materials in those appeals.
Published 2026-10-17 · Open coverageBC's November 2026 pay transparency deadline requires covered employers to publish pay information and preserve reliable, confidential source records.
Decision 2026-10-14 · Member analysisA B.C. appeal about adjoining heritage buildings shows how maintenance duties, expert evidence and contributory negligence shape liability.
Decision 2026-10-06 · Member analysisA BC society dispute shows the difference between a defective membership decision, a genuine correction, and a court order taking over a voluntary organization's affairs.