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Recently Released Judgments

This webpage lists judgments recently released by the Court of Appeal and provides links to copies of those judgments.

Some of the Court's judgments may be subject to publication bans. The Court of Appeal will not publish reasons for judgment on its website without ensuring that information that is subject to a publication ban has been removed or redacted from the judgment (e.g. through the use of initials). For information about Publication Bans and their effect, please click here.


Posted Tuesday, January 6, 2026: Monette Farms Ltd. v. Dutcyvich, 2026 BCCA 1 – 2026/01/06 Court of Appeal This appeal is from the trial judge’s conclusion that the parties entered into an oral agreement, with certain terms, including a fee of $12 million, for the respondents’ work in introducing and facilitating the appellants’ purchase of shares in a substantial BC ranching operation. The appellants also appeal from the trial judge’s alternate finding, that the respondents were entitled to restitutionary damages of $12 million, on the basis that there was no evidence of the value of the respondents’ work (if any). Held: The appeal is allowed. As it relates to the contractual claim, although there was certainty as to the parties and the services to be provided, the parties had not agreed on the fee. The respondents were entitled to a restitutionary award. An award of $2.7 million was substituted as appropriate for the services rendered. more ...
Posted Monday, January 5, 2026: The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia, 2026 BCCA 4 – 2026/01/05 Court of Appeal The parties sought directions from the Registrar in case management to determine the proper length of factums in this appeal. The appeal concerns the remedies available to fulfill certain educational rights of francophones in British Columbia under s. 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Held: The appropriate factum length is 60 pages in the circumstances, with a ten page reply. more ...

Posted Tuesday, January 6, 2026:

Monette Farms Ltd. v. Dutcyvich, 2026 BCCA 1 – 2026/01/06
Court of Appeal

This appeal is from the trial judge’s conclusion that the parties entered into an oral agreement, with certain terms, including a fee of $12 million, for the respondents’ work in introducing and facilitating the appellants’ purchase of shares in a substantial BC ranching operation. The appellants also appeal from the trial judge’s alternate finding, that the respondents were entitled to restitutionary damages of $12 million, on the basis that there was no evidence of the value of the respondents’ work (if any).

Held: The appeal is allowed. As it relates to the contractual claim, although there was certainty as to the parties and the services to be provided, the parties had not agreed on the fee. The respondents were entitled to a restitutionary award. An award of $2.7 million was substituted as appropriate for the services rendered.

more ...

Posted Monday, January 5, 2026:

The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia, 2026 BCCA 4 – 2026/01/05
Court of Appeal

The parties sought directions from the Registrar in case management to determine the proper length of factums in this appeal. The appeal concerns the remedies available to fulfill certain educational rights of francophones in British Columbia under s. 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Held: The appropriate factum length is 60 pages in the circumstances, with a ten page reply.

more ...

Yukon Judgments

The Chief Justice and Justices of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia also sit, respectively, as the Chief Justice and Justices of the Court of Appeal of Yukon. From time to time, this section of the website includes recently released Court of Appeal of Yukon judgments.

Recently Published Judgments

Recently published judgments are judgments that were given at some time in the past but have only recently been posted on the website by the court.

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