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Chief Justice McLachlin
csc-scc
Reported rulings
73
Practice focus
Administrative, Criminal
Outcomes · all rulings
Plaintiff prevailed
44%
Defendant prevailed
38%
Mixed / split
12%
Dismissed
5%
Based on 73 reported rulings. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Curia · Appearance strategy

Run heavy on record-based arguments. This judge is historically receptive to plaintiff submissions grounded in contemporaneous medical records. Narrative-heavy expert opinions without corroborating documentation are more likely to be discounted.

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Recent rulings
Case
Citation
Date
West Fraser Mills Ltd. v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal)
2018 SCC 22 (CanLII), [2018] 1 SCR 635
Jan 1, 2018
Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University
2018 SCC 32, [2018] 2 SCR 293
Jan 1, 2018
Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co.
2016 SCC 37 (CanLII), [2016] 2 SCR 23
Jan 1, 2016
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