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Court Of Appeal Of British Columbia
The British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) is the highest appellate court in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1910 following the 1907 Court of Appeal Act. The BCCA hears appeals from the Supreme Court of British Columbia and a number of boards and tribunals. The BCCA also hears criminal appeals from the Provincial Court of British Columbia where the proceedings in that court were by indictment. It will hear summary conviction appeals from the Supreme Court on criminal matters that originated in the Provincial Court. Statute restricts appeals on civil matters from the Provincial Court (Small Claims) to the Supreme Court. However, some Provincial Court civil matters may come before the BCCA on very narrow matters having to do with questions of administrative law or other unusual circumstances. The BCCA consists of 15 justices (including a Chief Justice) in addition to 9 supernumerary justices. All justices of the BCCA (including the position of Chi ...
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Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ...
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Interlocutory
Interlocutory is a legal term which can refer to an order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and conclusion of a cause of action, used to provide a temporary or provisional decision on an issue. Thus, an interlocutory order is not final and is not subject to immediate appeal. In many U.S. legal systems, interlocutory orders are not appealable, save for in a few extraordinary cases. Interlocutory orders are orders that are issued by a court while a case is still ongoing, before the final resolution of the case. When the case is concluded, any aspect of an interlocutory order that has not become moot may be challenged in an appeal from the final judgment. However, in other legal systems, such as in England and Wales, in Hong Kong, and in Canada, interlocutory orders in civil matters can be appealed by leave of the appellate court. In criminal matters in Canada, the general rule is that there are no interlocutory appeals, exce ...
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Alexander Campbell DesBrisay (judge)
Alexander Campbell DesBrisay (1888–1963) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was Chief Justice of British Columbia The British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) is the highest appellate court in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1910 following the 1907 Court of Appeal Act. The BCCA hears appeals from the Supreme Court of Britis ... from 1958 to 1963. References {{DEFAULTSORT:DesBrisay, Alexander Campbell 1888 births 1963 deaths University of Manitoba alumni Queen's University at Kingston alumni Lawyers in British Columbia Judges in British Columbia ...
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Sherwood Lett
Sherwood Lett, (August 1,1895 – July 24,1964) was a Canadian soldier, lawyer, diplomat, and jurist. Early life Sherwood Lett was born in Iroquois, Ontario, but the family then moved to British Columbia. His university studies occurred at a time of transition: he entered McGill University College of British Columbia just as it became the independent University of British Columbia and in 1915, he became the first President of the UBC Alma Mater Society. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1916. In private life, he was married to Evelyn Story. World War I During World War I, he volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served with The Irish Fusiliers of Canada. He was wounded in 1918 and he was awarded the Military Cross. Between the wars In 1919 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and received a Bachelor of Arts in jurisprudence at Oxford University. In 1923 he joined the law firm of Davis & Company, where he practiced corporate and taxation law. ...
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Henry Bird (judge)
Henry Irvine Bird (1892– 8 November 1971) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was Chief Justice of British Columbia from 1964 to 1967.{{Cite news , date=9 November 1971 , title=Former B.C. chief justice, H. I. Bird dies at age 79 , pages=3 , work=The Vancouver Sun The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published si ... References 1892 births 1971 deaths Lawyers in British Columbia Judges in British Columbia People from Coburg Upper Canada College alumni Osgoode Hall Law School alumni Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Canadian Expeditionary Force officers ...
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Herbert Davey
Herbert William Davey (5 March 1899 – 15 October 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was Chief Justice of British Columbia The British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) is the highest appellate court in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1910 following the 1907 Court of Appeal Act. The BCCA hears appeals from the Supreme Court of Britis ... from 1967 to 1972. References 1899 births 1973 deaths Lawyers in British Columbia Judges in British Columbia {{Canada-law-bio-stub ...
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John Lauchlan Farris
John Lauchlan Farris (1911–1986) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He served one term as President of the Canadian Bar Association, prior to being appointed Chief Justice of British Columbia. Early life and family Farris was the son of John Wallace de Beque Farris and Evlyn Fenwick Farris. The couple had three other children: Katherine Hay, Donald Fenwick, and Ralph Keirstead. Farris' father, John Wallace de Beque Farris, was a well-established lawyer. He had served as Attorney General of British Columbia, President of the Law Society of British Columbia, and national President of the Canadian Bar Association. Farris married Dorothy Beatrice Colledge. The couple had three children: Ann, Haig, and Katherine. Legal and judicial career In 1935, Farris joined his father's law firm, which became known as Farris, Farris, Stultz, Bull & Farris (now Farris LLP). He originally practised as junior counsel to his father. He interrupted his legal career to serve overseas in Worl ...
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Nathaniel Nemetz
Nathaniel Theodore (Nathan) Nemetz, (September 8, 1913 – October 21, 1997) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved with his family to Vancouver when he was 10. He received a BA from the University of British Columbia in 1934 and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1937. In 1951, along with Senator John W. de B. Farris, KC, Nemetz was the successful counsel in an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council: '' White v Kuzych'', a significant labour law case. Farris and Nemetz acted for White, the leader of the Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Union, in a dispute with a union member, Myron Kuzych.''White et al. v. Kuzych'', 951AC 585_UKPC_18.html" ;"title="951">[1951/nowiki> UKPC 18">951">[1951/nowiki> UKPC 18 9513 DLR 6411951 CanLII 373 He was made a Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1963 and a Justice of the Court of Appeal in 1968. In 1973, he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columb ...
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Allan McEachern
Allan McEachern, BA, LL.B, LL.D (''Honoris Causa''; May 20, 1926 – January 10, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer, a judge, and a Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Personal McEachern's first wife, Gloria, died in 1997 after 44 years of marriage. Two years later, he married Appeal Court Justice Mary Newbury. Education McEachern graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949, followed by a law degree in 1950. Career McEachern became UBC's 16th chancellor in 2002. He graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949, a law degree in 1950 and was given an honorary doctor of Laws degree in 1990. McEachern practiced law with the leading Vancouver law firm of Russell and DuMoulin for 28 years after being called to the bar in 1951. He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1979. In 1988. he was appointed Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. McEachern retired from that position in May 2001. Later ...
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Lance Finch
Lance Sydney George Finch, (June 16, 1938August 30, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist. He was President of the Vancouver Bar Association and a bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. He was appointed as a judge in 1983 and went on to serve as the Chief Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal from 2001 until his retirement on June 16, 2013. Early life Finch was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1938. His family moved in 1951 to Victoria, British Columbia, where he attended high school. He enrolled in Victoria College in 1955, went on to earn his undergraduate and law degree at the University of British Columbia, and was called to the bar in 1963. He was a member of the University's rowing team. He articled at Guild, Yule & Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, and became partner in 1968. He was president of the Vancouver Bar Association (1976) and served an appointment as a bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia (from 1981 to 1983). He taught at the Uni ...
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Elizabeth Bennett (judge)
Justice Elizabeth Bennett is judge of the British Columbia Court of Appeal. During her term on the Supreme Court of British Columbia, she presided over two notable corruption trials. Early life and career Bennett was educated at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia Law School. She served with the Canadian Forces Primary Reserves6th Field Engineer Squadron She was named a King's Counsel in 1994 and appointed to the Supreme Court of BC in 1997. She was appointed to the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada on June 23, 1999. Casinogate On August 29, 2002, she acquitted former Premier Glen Clark of all criminal charges related to home renovations and other personal benefits received from a constituent, Dimitrios Pilarinos, who was applying for a casino license. The judge said Clark exercised poor judgment but ruled that "there is nothing in his conduct that crosses the line from an act of folly to behaviour calling for criminal sanctions." The ruling came fiv ...
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Royal Coat Of Arms Of The United Kingdom
The royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, or the royal arms for short, is the arms of dominion of the British monarch, currently King Charles III. These arms are used by the King in his official capacity as monarch of the United Kingdom. Variants of the royal arms are used by other members of the British royal family, by the Government of the United Kingdom in connection with the administration and government of the country, and some courts and legislatures in a number of Commonwealth realms. A Scottish version of the royal arms is used in and for Scotland. The arms in banner of arms, banner form serve as basis for the monarch's official flag, the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, Royal Standard. In the standard variant used outside of Scotland, the shield is quartered, depicting in the first and fourth quarters the three passant guardant lions of England; in the second, the rampant lion and double tressure fleur-de-lis#Other European monarchs and rulers, flory-counterflory ...
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