K.L.B. v. British Columbia

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie
Citation2003 SCC 51,[2003] 2 SCR 403,18 BCLR (4th) 1,44 RFL (5th) 245,[2003] RRA 1065,187 BCAC 42,309 NR 306,[2003] CarswellBC 2406,19 CCLT (3d) 66,307 WAC 42,[2003] SCJ No 51 (QL),230 DLR (4th) 513,JE 2003-1874,[2003] 11 WWR 203
Docket Number28612
Date02 October 2003
Subject MatterEQUITY,TORTS,GUARDIAN AND WARD,CROWN

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    ...No. 121 ............................................................................................ 460 K.L.B. v. British Columbia, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 403, 230 D.L.R. (4th) 513, 2003 SCC 51 .............................................................................................................
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