Vancouver, B.C. [October 21]—The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a group of homeless people challenging municipal bylaws that displace them from public spaces. In a decision delivered…
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By DJ Larkin. On Friday, March 27, the B.C. Court of Appeal delivered two rulings that represent significant victories for homeless people in Abbotsford and across Canada. The court heard two…
“Sometimes I think that being a social justice lawyer means getting up everyday and pushing as hard as you can against a really big mountain. Today we moved the mountain…
From Facebook. Tomorrow, we’ll [Pivot Legal Society] be in the court of appeal defending a lawsuit seeking to protect the constitutional rights of homeless people in Abbotsford and arguing for…
Release. Pivot Legal Society will defend a lawsuit seeking to protect the constitutional rights of homeless people in Abbotsford and argue for access to police documents that are critical to…
Abbotsford’s homeless citizens, who have now been in court with the City of Abbotsford for almost two years, will be asking BC’s appellate court on March 17 to find a…
More pain, costs and shame? By Mike Archer. The decision by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) to join the constitutional litigation between the City of Abbotsford and its homeless…
By Mike Archer. A seemingly confused Deputy City Manager, Jake Rudolph*, appeared to have trouble explaining to the judge, through City lawyers, how he somehow lost the shelter records for…
By Mike Archer. On Friday, December 5, the BC Supreme Court will be hearing arguments on a motion from the Pivot Legal Society to set aside the injunction which forced…
The City of Abbotsford has given notice through its lawyers that it intends to appeal the decision by BC Supreme Court chief justice Christopher Hinkson that the case against the…