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Immigration law 2025 FC 1130

Rasamaney v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review of an H&C refusal, finding the officer unreasonably failed to grapple with a post-conviction affidavit addressing remorse and alcohol use.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate relief
  • Judicial review
  • Reasonableness standard
  • Evidence consideration
  • Remittal
  • Judicial-review
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Immigration law VC4-20656

VC4-20656

The appeals were dismissed because the RPD correctly found that Mérida constitutes a viable internal flight alternative: the evidence shows Los Zetas lack the motivation to pursue the appellants to Mérida and Mérida is a safe and reasonable place for the appellants to relocate, therefore appellants do not face a serious possibility of persecution or a risk of harm there.

  • Internal flight alternative
  • Convention refugee status
  • Risk of harm
  • Credibility findings
  • Country condition evidence (ndp)
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Constitutional law 2023 BCSC 2287

British Columbia (Director of Civil Forfeiture) v. McDermid

The court upheld s. 22.02 of the Civil Forfeiture Act but held s. 11.01 unconstitutional under s. 8 because it was overbroad, intrusive, and lacked safeguards.

  • Section 8 charter unreasonable search and seizure
  • Section 7 charter life liberty and security
  • Third-party disclosure of banking and records
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Judicial oversight and notice
  • Overbreadth and vagueness
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Administrative law 2023 FC 1119

Zabihiseasan v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of the CAF Final Authority’s decision to release the applicant under QR&O 5(f), finding no procedural unfairness or bias and upholding the decision as reasonable.

  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Sexual misconduct
  • Administrative review
  • Military grievance process
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Constitutional law 2023 FC 364

Thorne v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed Mr. Thorne’s judicial review as moot after his passport was returned and criminal charges were withdrawn, declining to rule on the Charter challenge.

  • Charter section 6 mobility rights
  • Canadian passport order ss.3(d), 9(1)(b), 10(1), 11
  • Mootness doctrine
  • Judicial review
  • Doré balancing
  • Passport recovery/safekeeping
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Tort law 2022 BCSC 1781

R.T. v. Lowe

The court found Lowe and Mansfield liable for intentional infliction of mental suffering after a premeditated group assault, and awarded damages plus privacy orders.

  • Assault and battery
  • False imprisonment
  • Intentional infliction of mental suffering
  • Non-pecuniary damages
  • Past earning capacity
  • Aggravated and punitive damages
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Family law 2022 BCSC 1537

C.M.L. v. A.J.

Family law trial over guardianship, parenting, support and property. The court kept joint guardianship, gave Ms. J. final decision-making authority, imputed income to Mr. L., and divided trust funds.

  • Guardianship
  • Parental responsibilities
  • Parenting time
  • Imputing income
  • Division of family property
  • Conduct orders
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Defamation 2021 BCSC 2344

Galloway v. A.B.

PPPA defamation reasons over statements alleging Steven Galloway raped or sexually assaulted A.B., with the court assessing merit, defences, and public interest.

  • Protection of public participation act (pppa)
  • Qualified privilege
  • Fair comment
  • Responsible communication
  • Justification (truth)
  • Limitation act discoverability
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Immigration law 2021 FC 371

Mowatt v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of an IAD decision refusing H&C relief from an exclusion order, rejecting bias, BIOC, and reasonableness challenges.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Exclusion order
  • Humanitarian and compassionate relief
  • Reasonableness standard of review
  • Implicit bias / reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Best interests of the child
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Torts 2021 BCSC 541

Thompson v. Fraser

The court awarded the plaintiff $226,000 in damages for an unprovoked assault, including non-pecuniary, aggravated, and lost earning capacity damages, and refused punitive damages.

  • Compensatory damages
  • Aggravated damages
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Punitive damages
  • Assault causing bodily harm
  • Aggravated-damages
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