This article lists legal cases that originated in

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that are significant because have proven to be the leading case law, or because they received significant media attention. Many of these Vancouver cases went on to be decided by the

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. The cases are listed in chronological order. 1. R. v.

Gillian Guess Gillian Guess (born 1955) is a Vancouver woman who was convicted in 1998 of obstruction of justice after becoming romantically involved with a murder defendant while she was a juror in his 1995 trial. Her case became significant because it set le ...

(1998) This case is significant because it explored whether jurors can face criminal sanction for the decisions they have made, and because it is the only case in Canadian legal history where jury room discussions were made part of the public record. 2.

R. v. Sharpe ''R v Sharpe'', 2001 SCC 2 is a constitutional rights decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The court balanced the societal interest to regulate child pornography against the right to freedom of expression possessed by the defendants under s ...

(2001) This case is significant because it explored whether Canada's criminal laws against child pornography violate the

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. 3. Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers (2001) This is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the freedom of religion and the court's ability to review a private school's policies. 4. R. v.

Glen Clark Glen David Clark (born November 22, 1957) is a Canadian retail executive and former politician who served as the 31st premier of British Columbia from 1996 to 1999. Early life and education Clark attended independent Roman Catholic schools, na ...

The trial of the former British Columbia premier on corruption charges. http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/SC/02/12/2002BCSC1267.htm 5. R. v. Sukhvir Singh Khosa (2002) This case is significant because the accused persons were convicted of reckless driving causing the death of Irene Thorpe, but they were not sentenced to jail time. The case fueled debate on when condition sentences are appropriate. http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/sc/03/02/2003bcsc0221.htm 6. R. v. Malik and Bagri (2005) - The

Air India Trial Air India Flight 182 was a passenger flight operating on the Montreal–London–Delhi–Mumbai route that, on 23 June 1985, disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean as a result of an explosion from a bomb planted by Canadian Sikh terrorists. I ...

http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/Jdb-txt/SC/05/03/2005BCSC0350.htm 7. Stopps v. Just Ladies Fitness (2006) Mr. Stopps is a male who sued a female only fitness facility and argued he had been discriminated because of his sex. 8. R. v.

Robert Pickton Robert William Pickton (October 24, 1949 – May 31, 2024), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, was a Canadian serial killer and pig farmer. After dropping out of school, he left a butcher's apprenticeship to begin working full- ...

(2007) Mr Pickton is accused of killing 26 women. The jury portion of his trial commences in January 2007.

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