BC Court of Appeal Cases

BCCA Decisions is the most complete tool for tracking decisions from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia. Whether you are a litigator, law student, academic, or legal professional, this app puts decades of BC appellate case law in your pocket — fully searchable, always current, and updated the moment new decisions are released.

BROWSE THE FULL ARCHIVE Access every publicly available decision from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, organized by year and subject area. Filter between criminal and civil matters in one tap.

SEARCH THE WAY YOU THINK Search across the entire archive by case name, citation, docket number, or legal keyword. Results come from the full database — not just what is currently loaded on screen. Tap any result to read the full decision on CanLII.

SAME-DAY PDF ACCESS New decisions are released on the BCCA website at noon on weekdays. BCCA Decisions detects them within minutes and makes the PDF available to read directly in the app — hours or days before they appear on CanLII.

CASE CITATOR For every decision on CanLII, see which cases it cites and how many later decisions have cited it back. Understand a case's precedential weight at a glance without opening a separate database.

BOOKMARK AND ORGANIZE Save decisions to your bookmarks and return to them instantly. Bookmarks persist across sessions and sync across your devices.

PREMIUM FEATURES

PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get a push notification within 15 minutes of a new BCCA decision being released — the fastest alert available for BC appellate decisions. Choose to receive alerts for criminal decisions, civil decisions, or both.

AI PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARIES Each decision includes a concise summary of the judgment. The summary covers what the case was about, how the court reasoned through the issues on appeal, and what was decided. Summaries are generated in the language of the decision.

CITATOR ALERTS Bookmark a decision and receive a push notification whenever it is cited in a new BCCA decision. Stay automatically informed of how the law is developing in your practice areas without running manual searches.

DATA AND PRIVACY This app does not collect your name, email address, or any account information. Push notifications require only an anonymous device token. No advertising. No tracking. No data sold to third parties. Full details are available in our Privacy Policy.

Decision data is sourced from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and CanLII under their respective terms of use. This app is an independent application and is not affiliated with the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, the Government of British Columbia, or CanLII.

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