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2007 Annual Report

30/12/2007Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

Read our 2007 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2006/2007 fiscal year. Publications

Court Watch Report 2005-2006

02/04/2007Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

In April 2007, we released our Court Watch Report from 2005-2006. This report is part of our Family Law Project. Publications

Family Law Project

01/04/2007Access to justice, Family well-being, Gender-based violence Project

The project aims to identify strategies to reduce barriers in the justice system for sexual assault survivors through dialogue among key…

2006 Annual Report

30/12/2006Access to justice, Criminalization, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

Read our 2006 Annual Report to learn about West Coast LEAF’s work for gender justice in the 2005/2006 fiscal year. Publications

Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom Report

02/07/2005Access to justice, Economic security, Family well-being, Gender-based violence, Healthcare Publication

In July 2005, we began the Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom report, which included three phases: a preliminary consultation, advisory committee discussions, and a consultation phase with Vancouver-based faith communities. Each phase included a report: Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom report Phase 1, Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom report Phase 2, and Women’s Equality and … Read more Women’s Equality and Religious Freedom Report

Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC Report

30/09/2004Access to justice, Economic security, Gender-based violence Publication

In September 2004, we released a report entitled Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC. Publications

Smith v Funk; Amos v Virk [2003]

25/11/2003Access to justice, Gender-based violence Case

Case summary ICBC represented the defendants (Funk and Virk) and were seeking direct production of the plaintiff’s records from a third party. In Smith, ICBC wanted copies of all the records of Smith’s history of receiving financial assistance from the Ministry of Human Resources. In Amos, ICBC sought medical records from third parties. In both cases the … Read more Smith v Funk; Amos v Virk [2003]

Civil Legal Rights of Abused Women Report

30/10/2003Access to justice, Gender-based violence Publication

In 2003, we released a report entitled Civil Legal Rights of Abused Women: A Transformative Public Legal Education Project. Publications

Blencoe v Willis & the BCHRC et al [2001]

24/01/2000Access to justice, Gender-based violence Case

Case summary In this case, the Court ordered that the sexual harassment complaints against former BC Cabinet Minister Robin Blencoe must proceed. The British Columbia Court of Appeal previously stayed the complaints, agreeing that the Tribunal had lost jurisdiction to hear the complaints. West Coast LEAF’s involvement LEAF intervened in the case because of its importance … Read more Blencoe v Willis & the BCHRC et al [2001]

R v O’Connor [1995]

08/09/1995Access to justice, Gender-based violence Case

Case summary In 1991, Bishop O’Connor was charged with rape and indecent assault of four Indigenous women at a residential school in Williams Lake, BC. During the pre-trial process, the judge ordered the disclosure of all records of therapists, counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists who had treated the complainants in relation to sexual assault or sexual … Read more R v O’Connor [1995]