Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
JudgeThe Honourable Madam Justice Saunders,The Honourable Mr. Justice Goepel,The Honourable Mr. Justice Hunter
Neutral Citation2020 BCCA 374
Citation2020 BCCA 374
Date22 December 2020
Docket NumberCA45962

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2 practice notes
  • Gichuru v. Purewal
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 1 Marzo 2021
    ...See also Giles v. Westminster Savings and Credit Union, 2010 BCCA 282 at paras. 73, 88; Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 374 at para. 29; Bains v. Antle, 2019 BCCA 383 at para. [14] This Court has recently also summarized the general standard for reviewing a dis......
  • British Columbia v. Friends of Beacon Hill Park
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 27 Abril 2023
    ...citing Lang v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2005 BCCA 244 and Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 374. [10]       Both Lang and Gichuru dealt with costs at first instance. The issue in Lang concerned the position of......
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    ...is out of step with governing jurisprudence, the Society notes that this Court held in Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 374, that the Attorney General should not receive or pay costs when appearing pursuant to the Constitutional Question Act R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 68, be......
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    ...Lang v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2005 BCCA 244 at para. 39; Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 374 at para. [136] Finally, I am satisfied that this has been a protracted and somewhat unusual judicial review, which has involved issues that t......
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    ...See also Giles v. Westminster Savings and Credit Union, 2010 BCCA 282 at paras. 73, 88; Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 374 at para. 29; Bains v. Antle, 2019 BCCA 383 at para. 33. [Emphasis added.] 117 The judge correctly summarized the framework governing an order......
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    ...least four appeals or applications in the Court of Appeal after the start of the pandemic: Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General) 2020 BCCA 374; Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 ; Gichuru v. Vancouver Swing Society, 2021 BCCA 103 ; Gichuru v. Vancouver Swing Society, 2021 BCCA [6......
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