About the case The Worker v. Translink Security Management Ltd. asks how human rights law can address the impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the employment context. This case will consider if an employer’s response to the impacts of IPV on a worker can be discriminatory under BC’s Human Rights Code (the “Code”). It … Read more The Worker v. Translink Security Management Ltd.
This case considers the use of the notwithstanding clause by provincial governments to override fundamental human…
We’re intervening in this case to address the legal implications of myths about intimate partner violence in family and tort cases…
This Canadian Human Rights complaint deals with discrimination by Correctional Services Canada against Amanda Lepine and her son…
This is a complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal about discrimination in the family policing system…
This case is a human rights complaint brought by Nicholas Dinardo, regarding harassment and discrimination by Correctional Services Canada…
West Coast LEAF intervenes in cases that will contribute to gender equality in British Columbia and Canada. Our current and past cases can be found on our cases page. Below we have provided some answers to frequently asked questions about our litigation work in the courts.
Case summary This case is about how courts approach credibility analysis in sexual assault cases. In this case, the complainant alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the accused while she was affected by alcohol consumption. At the BC Supreme Court, the trial judge convicted the accused of sexual assault, finding that the survivor’s account … Read more HMK v Tsang [2023]
Case summary This case is about the proper interpretation and application of BC’s Protection of Public Participation Act (PPPA). The PPPA was enacted to stop corporations and people with power from using the legal system to silence those who speak out on public interest matters. Section 4 of the PPPA allows a court to dismiss an otherwise meritorious lawsuit when the … Read more Hansman v Neufeld [2022]
R. v Ellis is about the sentencing of drug users who sell small amounts of fentanyl at the street level as a means…