Colucci v Colucci [2020]
This family law case is about access to child support. The case clarified the situations in which a court can reduce a payor’s historical child support…
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Safe Third Country Agreement Challenge [2022]
This case is a challenge to the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) and related provisions…
R.R. v Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society [2020]
This is a complaint before the BC Human Rights Tribunal about discrimination in the child protection system…
Maia Bent, et al. v Howard Platnick, et al.; 1704604 Ontario Limited v Pointes Protection Association, et al. [2019]
Case summary These two cases about strategic lawsuits against public participation (“SLAPP suits”) were heard together by the Supreme Court of Canada. SLAPP suits commonly take the form of defamation claims and may often be used to silence dissenting views or to intimidate. Defamation claims are increasingly being used as a legal weapon against survivors … Read more Maia Bent, et al. v Howard Platnick, et al.; 1704604 Ontario Limited v Pointes Protection Association, et al. [2019]
A.B. v C.D. [2019]
This appeal concerned a family law dispute between A.B., a 14-year-old transgender boy, and his father, C.D. A.B. sought gender-affirming medical treatment. His doctors recommend this…
Single Mothers’ Alliance v BC: Taking the fight for family law legal aid to court [2017]
In BC, most applications for family law legal aid are denied outright or the legal support…
Council of Canadians with Disabilities v British Columbia (Attorney General) [2019]
This case is about the ability of public interest organizations to challenge unconstitutional laws on behalf of community…
Michel v Graydon [2019]
Case summary This is a family law case concerning the ability of courts to retroactively change a child support order after a child has reached adulthood. The parties resided together as common law spouses for four years, during which time they had a child together. After the end of the relationship, their daughter lived with … Read more Michel v Graydon [2019]
Morgane Oger v William Whatcott [2018]
Case summary In BC, the Human Rights Code (“Code”) sets out laws to protect and promote human rights, including protection from discrimination and harassment based on gender identity and gender expression, which are protected grounds in the Code. West Coast LEAF believes that the link between discrimination and hate speech against gender-diverse people is clear. The case, Morgane … Read more Morgane Oger v William Whatcott [2018]
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls [2018]
Case summary The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (“the Inquiry”) has had a mandate to investigate the systemic factors contributing to all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada, including more than 1,000 violent deaths and disappearances. This mandate includes reporting on current institutional policies and practices to address violence, … Read more National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls [2018]