In the early hours of May 31, 2013, a Sikorsky S 76A helicopter operated by Ornge Air Ambulance crashed shortly after take-off ...

In late 2012, the European Court of Justice released its ruling in the matter of Sanchez v. Iberia Airlines, in which it had been asked to decide whether an airline was liable for loss of baggage to multiple passengers who had packed items in the same bag, or whether compensation was only available to the passenger who had checked the bag.

In January 2014, we reported on a decision of the Alberta Provincial Court acquitting on criminal charges of trespass eight members of an anti-abortion organization...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact across all industries, but few have been affected as severely as aviation.

In Eldeeb v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2018 WL 6435739, the District Court of Minnesota recently granted a motion to dismiss (on the basis of forum non conveniens)

The Montreal Convention is an international treaty, adopted in 1999, and incorporated into Canadian law by way of the federal Carriage by Air Act.

The Government of Canada announced sweeping changes to its Temporary Foreign Worker Program, many of which were effective immediately.

Last year, we posted an update about the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to hear an appeal involving Mr. Latif, a Canadian pilot of Pakistani descent.

One of the most interesting and important issues inherent in lawsuits arising from travel-related bookings (and arising in many aviation cases) is the exercise of jurisdiction by local courts over foreign based defendants. In a decision released last summer (in Sinclair v. Venezia), the Supreme Court of Canada considered the jurisdiction of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice over three Italian companies.

On March 12, 2009, a Sikorsky S-92A helicopter destined for the Hibernia Oilfield crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Seventeen passengers suffered fatal injuries in the crash and the lone survivor suffered serious injuries.

The English Court of Appeal affirmed the ruling in Rogers v. Hoyle, which held that reports produced by the AAIB are admissible as evidence in civil proceedings.

In its Decision No. 425-C-A-2014, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) directly addressed a person's right to bring a complaint of discrimination.

SIGNIFICANCE OF DECISION This is the first appellate decision to interpret subsection 43(2) of Canada’s Marine Liability Act, which makes the Hague-Visby Rules apply compulsorily to certain contracts of carriage by water between places in Canada.

Living in a British Columbia strata corporation means living with others. And in a time when "social distancing" is key to managing the spread of COVID-19 across our province...

The Societies Act (the "Act") came into force on November 28, 2016. BC societies had until November 2018 to transition under this new Act.

Effective January 1, 2024, employers will have new obligations to return injured workers to work. The Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022 bill ("Bill 41"), discussed here in our article...

In the recent case of Tanious v. The Empire Life Insurance Company, 2017 BCSC 85, the British Columbia Supreme Court awarded special costs equivalent to full indemnification of the plaintiff's litigation costs...

In BC, a landlord can end a tenancy for the purpose of demolishing a rental unit by serving a Four Month Notice to End Tenancy for Demolition or Conversion (Form RTB-29).

In previous posts, we discussed the trial and appeal decisions in Casey v. Pel-Air Aviation Pty (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia).

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) represents flight attendants employed by several Canadian airlines.