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Criminal law 2025 BCCA 102

R. v. Moazami

The court dismissed Reza Moazami’s renewed application for an extension of time to seek leave to appeal, finding no changed circumstances or new material.

  • Extension of time
  • Leave to appeal
  • Summary conviction appeal
  • Fresh evidence
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Withdrawal of guilty plea
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Family law 2023 BCCA 290

Esteghamat-Ardakani v. Taherkhani

La Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique rejette quatre appels liés à une action familiale, confirmant la radiation d’un consent order obtenu sur divulgation trompeuse et les ordonnances de jonction.

  • Functus officio
  • Consent orders
  • Inherent jurisdiction to set aside judgments
  • Joinder of parties
  • Abuse of process
  • Statute of limitations
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Family law 2021 ONCA 528

R.F. v. J.W.

The Court dismissed the motion to admit fresh evidence as those matters were post-judgment or already addressed by ordered therapy and would not have changed the trial outcome; it affirmed the parenting order awarding alternating weekly time-sharing and final decision-making responsibility to the father because the trial judge properly assessed credibility and the best interests of the children; it upheld the trial judge’s acceptance of the father’s 2018 income at $93,341 based on the accountant’s evidence and declined to include additional corporate pre-tax earnings, and remitted the discret…

  • Parenting time
  • Decision-making responsibility
  • Fresh evidence
  • Child support income determination
  • Retroactive support
  • Credibility assessment
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Torts 2021 BCCA 212

Nasser v. Haugland

B.C. Court of Appeal allowed an appeal in a motor vehicle negligence case, finding the trial judge misapprehended key evidence about a coughing episode and loss of consciousness.

  • Inevitable accident defence
  • Standard of care for drivers
  • Loss of consciousness while driving
  • Assessment of witness credibility
  • Remedy: new trial
  • Negligence
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Family law 2021 BCSC 835

E.L. v. M.L.

Appeal in a child support case. The court set aside 2019 support orders based on outdated income evidence and remitted the matter for review.

  • Retroactive child support
  • Prospective child support
  • Extraordinary expenses sharing
  • Imputation of income
  • Standard of review
  • Section 211 report cost allocation
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Criminal law 2020 BCCA 262

R. v. Beckett

Appeal allowed in a first-degree murder case after the trial judge erred on fabrication instructions and other evidentiary matters.

  • Fabrication instruction
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Improper prosecutor submissions
  • Post-offence conduct
  • Jury instructions
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Bankruptcy and insolvency 2020 NSSC 67

Durdle (Re)

The appeal was allowed because the Registrar erred in law and committed palpable and overriding factual error by excluding CPP disability benefits, wage loss replacement payments and severance/retiring allowance from s.68 total income without evidentiary basis tying them to compensatory damages or other statutory exclusions; absent such evidence these payments are exigible under s.68 and the Registrar's decision was set aside.

  • Discharge
  • Section 68 total income
  • Cpp disability benefits
  • Wage loss replacement
  • Severance/retiring allowance
  • Standard of review
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Family law 2017 BCCA 203

T.R. v. D.R.

Appeal dismissed in a parenting and custody dispute. The Court held the trial judge made no palpable or overriding error and did not misapply the Divorce Act.

  • Best interests of the child
  • Parenting arrangements
  • Custody variation
  • Maximum contact principle
  • Relevance of past conduct
  • Appellate standard of review
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Family law 2016 BCSC 1158

V.M.S. v. S.R.M.S.

Appeal dismissed from an interim shared parenting order. The court held the master was not clearly wrong in weighing family violence, alcohol concerns, and the children's best interests.

  • Best interests of the child
  • Family law act ss.37 and 38
  • S.211 expert report
  • Interim parenting orders
  • Standard of review for master's orders (clearly wrong vs rehearing)
  • Best-interests-of-the-child
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Criminal law 2016 BCCA 18

R. v. Jalifi

Leave to appeal from summary convictions for assault was dismissed. The Court found no question of law alone, and no material error in the photo-pack or identification analysis.

  • Eyewitness identification
  • Photo‑pack/photo‑lineup procedure
  • Hearsay (non‑hearsay purpose)
  • Summary conviction appeal
  • Leave to appeal test
  • Eyewitness-identification
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