Canada Case Law

BM v Canada Employment Insurance Commission

Court

Social Security Tribunal of Canada

Leave to appeal was refused because the claimant did not demonstrate an arguable jurisdictional error or an important error of fact: the General Division addressed the issues arising from reconsideration, its factual findings on reasonableness of waiting and availability were within its fact‑finding discretion, and the claimant pointed to no evidence that the General Division overlooked or misunderstood that would give the appeal a reasonable chance of success.

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• Availability for work
• Disentitlement/overpayment
• Penalty/fine
• Notice of violation
• Leave to appeal
• Error of jurisdiction

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Moffat v. Moffat

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court held child support for H. continued until she obtained her degree in April 2020, extended arrears back to July 2016, and dismissed a requested fine.

• Child of the marriage
• Arrears
• Disclosure obligations
• Consent order interpretation
• Costs
• Penalty/fine

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R. v. Kirupakaran

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

On appeal from Provincial Court, the court dismissed the appellant’s challenge to a careless driving ruling but reduced the penalty from $368 to $196.

• Careless driving
• Appeal
• Penalty/fine
• Penalty-fine
• Careless-driving
• Criminal-law

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The Law Society of British Columbia v. Carlisle

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

The court found Brian Carlisle in contempt in part for offering and providing legal services for a fee despite an injunction, and imposed a $500 fine plus special costs.

• Unauthorized practice of law
• Injunction enforcement
• Contempt
• Jurisdictional scope of regulatory orders
• Penalty/fine
• Unauthorized-practice-of-law

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