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Administrative law 2025 BCSC 2393

Goodman v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

The court dismissed Mr. Goodman's judicial review of a 90-day IRP, finding the adjudicator reasonably rejected his burping, speech, and balance explanations.

  • Impaired driving
  • Immediate roadside prohibition
  • Approved screening device (asd) testing
  • Mouth alcohol
  • Standard of review
  • Impaired-driving
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Administrative law 2023 BCSC 1255

Fagurha v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

The court dismissed a stay application by Depak Fagurha over a 90-day driving prohibition, finding the alleged harm was too speculative and public safety prevailed.

  • Judicial review
  • Interim stay
  • Roadside driving prohibition
  • Impaired driving
  • Statutory adjudication
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2023 BCSC 965

Ahmad v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

Judicial review of a licence cancellation was dismissed. The court held only the reconsideration decision was reviewable and that an offered second ERA was an adequate alternative remedy.

  • Judicial review
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Reconsideration
  • Adequate alternative remedies
  • Fitness to drive
  • Functional driving assessment
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Administrative law 2022 BCSC 1559

Klair v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

The court dismissed a judicial review of a driving prohibition, holding the adjudicator’s driver-identification findings were reasonable and fresh evidence was inadmissible.

  • Judicial review
  • Reasonableness standard
  • Fresh evidence admissibility
  • Driving prohibition
  • Credibility findings
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2022 BCSC 805

Chohan v. BC (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

Judicial review of a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition was partly allowed: the mouthwash issue was remitted for rehearing, while other findings were upheld.

  • Immediate roadside prohibition
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Calibration certificate admissibility and weight
  • Mouth alcohol contamination of asd
  • Right to second breath test
  • Remittal for rehearing
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Contract law 2022 NSSM 1

Dowell v. Harrison

The parties formed an enforceable contract by the seller's Kijiji listing and the buyer's text acceptance for $1,000 to purchase the Airstream 'in rough condition' as goods; property passed on acceptance under the Sale of Goods Act; there was no contractual term that the trailer was a motor vehicle or that the seller would provide registration papers or assist with vehicle transfer, so the Motor Vehicle Act provisions relied on by the Claimant do not impose obligations on the Defendant in these facts; claim dismissed.

  • Formation of contract
  • Parol evidence rule
  • Transfer of property in goods
  • As is sale
  • Registration obligations
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Criminal law 2021 BCSC 2688

R. v. McCormack

The court acquitted Roy Donald McCormack of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and dangerous driving after a tractor-trailer collision, finding reasonable doubt on brake-check compliance and marked departure.

  • Criminal negligence
  • Dangerous driving
  • Mens rea (marked departure)
  • Evidence reliability
  • Duty to inspect brakes
  • Criminal-negligence
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Administrative law 2021 BCSC 753

Ram v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

Petition for judicial review of an immediate roadside prohibition was dismissed for unreasonable delay after more than five years without prosecution.

  • Judicial review
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Immediate roadside prohibition
  • Approved screening devices (asds)
  • Evidentiary conflicts
  • Costs
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Administrative law 2020 BCSC 1496

R. B. v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed judicial review of a 90-day IRP, holding the bodily-sample demand was valid and s. 10(b) did not provide a reasonable excuse.

  • Immediate roadside prohibition
  • Right to counsel (section 10(b) charter)
  • Approved screening device (asd) demand
  • Standard of review
  • Reasonableness review
  • Breath sample demand (criminal code ss.320.27/320.28)
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Constitutional law 2020 NSSC 46

Grabher v. Nova Scotia (Registrar of Motor Vehicles)

License plates are government identification space with a primary non‑expressive function; personalized plates do not attract s.2(b) protection in that location and, in any event, s.5(c)(iv) and s.8 are prescribed by law and, if s.2(b) applied, the restriction is justified under s.1; the s.15 claim fails because no distinction was drawn on an enumerated ground and no discriminatory disadvantage was shown.

  • Freedom of expression
  • Equality rights (s.15)
  • Section 1 oakes analysis
  • Regulatory discretion
  • Personalized license plates
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