Every BC Court of Appeal decision, in your pocket.
More than 28,000 judgments back to 1991, readable the day they're released, with an alert within 15 minutes.
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Thirty-five years of BC appellate law, searchable.
Every publicly available BCCA judgment, organized by year and subject, with search that covers the whole archive.
Full archive
More than 28,000 decisions going back to 1991, filtered by year or by criminal and civil matters.
Search the way you think
Case name, neutral citation, docket number or keyword, across the entire database.
A reader, not a PDF
Judgments are set natively with numbered paragraphs, Dynamic Type and dark mode. No pinching and zooming.
Case citator
See what a decision relies on and what has cited it since, powered by CanLII.
Read it the day it's released.
The Court releases new decisions at noon on weekdays. The app picks them up within minutes.
Same-day access
Read a new decision in the app, often hours or days before it appears on CanLII.
New decision alerts
A notification within 15 minutes of release, for criminal, civil or both, with Premium.
Summaries you can trust
The Court's own summary for decisions from 2015 on, and a clearly labelled AI summary for older ones.
Citator alerts
Get notified when a case you've bookmarked is cited in a new decision.
Free to start.
The free version covers the last two years. Premium opens the whole archive and tells you the moment something new comes out.
Free
$0
- Every decision from the last two years
- Search by name, citation, docket or keyword
- Year and subject filters
- Full-text reader
- Same-day access to new decisions
- Up to five bookmarks
BCCA Premium
Monthly or yearly
- Everything in Free
- The full archive back to 1991
- Court and AI decision summaries
- Push notifications for new decisions
- Full case citator and citator alerts
- Unlimited bookmarks
Current prices for your country are shown in the App Store. Subscriptions are billed and managed by Apple.
Frequently asked questions
Can't find your answer? Email support@azzosoftware.ca.
Is BCCA Decisions free?
Yes. The app is free to download, and the free version includes every decision from the last two years, search, the full-text reader, same-day access to new decisions and up to five bookmarks. BCCA Premium, a monthly or yearly subscription, adds the full archive back to 1991, summaries, push alerts, the full case citator, citator alerts and unlimited bookmarks.
When does the Court of Appeal for British Columbia release its decisions?
New decisions are released on the Court's website at noon on weekdays. The app detects them within minutes, and Premium subscribers get a notification within 15 minutes of release.
Can I read a decision before it is on CanLII?
Yes. The app makes a new decision readable the same day it is released, often hours or days before it appears on CanLII.
Where do the summaries come from?
For decisions from 2015 onward, the app shows the Court's own published summary. For older decisions, Premium subscribers can generate a plain-language summary with Claude AI. Every summary is labelled so you always know whose words you are reading.
Where does the decision data come from?
Judgment text is published by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia at bccourts.ca. Archive and citator data come from CanLII (canlii.org), under their respective terms of use.
Is the app affiliated with the Court of Appeal for British Columbia?
No. BCCA Decisions is an independent app made by Azzo Software Inc. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, the Government of British Columbia or CanLII.
How do I cancel BCCA Premium?
Subscriptions are managed by Apple. On your iPhone, open Settings → your name → Subscriptions and choose BCCA Decisions. Refunds can be requested at reportaproblem.apple.com.
BCCA Decisions is an independent app published by Azzo Software Inc. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, the Government of British Columbia or CanLII. Judgment text is published by the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, and archive and citator data are provided by CanLII under their terms of use. Decisions and summaries are provided for information only and are not legal advice.