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- Guest Post: Can You Be Together for 18 Years, and Still Not Be Spouses in BC?
In Major v. Lacey, 2026 BCSC 1362, the parties were in an exclusive romantic relationship for 18 years. They travelled together, spent holidays with each other’s families, supported each other financially, included each other in their estate planning, and even swore an affidavit stating that they we … Read more »
- Alleging Errors in Findings of Fact is a Sure Way to Lose Your Appeal
A legal truism is that you need to put your best forward at trial and that you cannot count on an appeal to change the outcome. Appeals are based on identifying errors in law, mere disagreement with the trial judge’s findings of fact will not suffice. Facts are immutable, requiring a “palpable and o … Read more »
- Last Best Offer Arbitration: The Ups and Downs
A recent British Columbia decision, Kohut v. Yagelniski 2026 BCSC 714, concerned the judicial review of a family arbitration award arising from a “last best offer” arbitration. The case presented an unusual challenge for both the court and the parties because the arbitrator provided no written reaso … Read more »
- WHEN CASE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BECOME CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES: ECCLES v. ECCLES
In-person litigants Kelly Eccles and Justin Eccles are racking up more travel miles in Alberta’s Court of Appeal, following Ms. Eccle’s latest appeal…appeal number 7, but who’s counting? Their latest foray, Eccles v. Eccles 2026 ABCA 154, follows a similar pattern. Ms. Eccles, unhappy with the lowe … Read more »
- Separation Agreement Varied, Stay Denied in Multi-Million Dollar Case
After a 12-day trial that involved the setting aside of a separation agreement, based on Mr. Block’s failure to disclose his vast business interests, the trial judge made several property and support orders in favour of Deborah Ann Block, with payments to be made to her by her husband, Cyrus Paul Bl … Read more »