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Insolvency 2025 BCSC 1504

Sanovest Holdings Ltd. v. Ecoasis Developments LLP

The court amended an existing receivership order to include Ecoasis Resort and Golf LLP’s business, finding it insolvent and needing receiver control to preserve value.

  • Appointment of receiver
  • Amendment of receivership order
  • Asset preservation
  • Secured creditor rights
  • Receiver financing
  • Oppression proceedings
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Commercial law 2024 ONCA 799

Marketology Media Inc. v. DGA North American Inc.

The trial judge’s reasons were legally insufficient and internally inconsistent, preventing meaningful appellate review; because the record does not inevitably yield a particular outcome and the trial judge’s factual and credibility findings are unclear, the proper remedy is to set aside the trial judgment and remit the matter for a new trial; costs of the appeal were awarded to the appellants in the agreed amount of $40,000 and costs of the first trial were reserved.

  • Fraudulent conveyance
  • Oppression remedy
  • Enforcement of arbitral award
  • Sufficiency of reasons
  • Remedy - new trial
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Contract law 2024 BCSC 1057

Canada Life Assurance Company v. Siddoo A.K. Investments Ltd.

The court dismissed Canada Life’s document production application, finding the demand procedurally defective, largely irrelevant to the pleaded issues, and tainted by an apparent ulterior purpose.

  • Frustration of contract
  • Breach of lease
  • Document production
  • Implied undertaking of confidentiality
  • Abuse of process
  • Fraudulent conveyance and preference
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Labour law 2023 FC 796

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company

The Federal Court found Canadian Pacific Railway Company in civil contempt for 22 incidents of breaching the Clarke Award’s rest provisions and set a penalty hearing.

  • Rest provisions of collective agreements
  • Collective agreement compliance
  • Contempt proceedings
  • Judicial enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Hours of work regulation
  • Civil-contempt
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Arbitration enforcement 2023 BCSC 214

UMS Solutions, Inc. v. Cornell

The court dismissed a want of prosecution application, holding the delay was not inordinate or inexcusable and did not make a fair trial impossible.

  • Want of prosecution
  • Recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards
  • Dismissal for delay
  • Federal rule of civil procedure 60(b)
  • Summary trial
  • Want-of-prosecution
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Labour law 2020 FC 1106

Grain Workers' Union (International Longshoreman’s Warehousemen’s Union, Local 333) v. Viterra Inc.

The Federal Court held the arbitration award was properly filed and enforceable, and dismissed the respondent’s preliminary objections so the contempt motion could proceed.

  • Enforcement of arbitration awards
  • Filing under s.66 canada labour code
  • Finality of awards
  • Declaratory orders vs. mandatory orders
  • Strictissimi juris doctrine
  • Contempt proof elements
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Civil procedure 2019 BCCA 277

Beach Estate v. Beach

Court of Appeal held the chambers judge erred by weighing evidence on a Rule 9-6 application concerning a Settlement Agreement, allowing the appeal in part.

  • Summary judgment (rule 9-6)
  • Striking pleadings (rule 9-5)
  • Res judicata
  • Limitation period
  • Undue influence
  • Duress
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Admiralty and maritime law 2019 FC 232

Heddle Marine Service (NL) Inc. v. Kydy Sea (Ship)

The Federal Court registered a foreign maritime arbitral award, ordered payment of the award sums with interest, authorized sale of the ship, and allowed related enforcement steps.

  • Registration of arbitral award
  • Sale of ship
  • Ship arrest and custody
  • Interest on awards
  • Custodial expenses assessment
  • Consolidation of proceedings
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Real property 2018 BCSC 1108

Beach Estate v. Beach

The court struck an estate’s claim over Salt Spring Island property, finding the fraud and contract claims barred by prior releases and consent dismissals, and the remaining claims bound to fail.

  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Breach of contract
  • Constructive trust
  • Settlement agreement
  • Res judicata
  • Issue estoppel
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Arbitration enforcement 2017 BCSC 1465

Sociedade-de-Fomento Industrial Private Limited v. Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation (Private) Limited

The court allowed SFI’s application in part, ordering reimbursement from court-held funds for most enforcement expenses tied to a detained vessel, while referring Oceanwide’s legal fees to the Registrar.

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Mareva injunction undertakings
  • Reimbursement of third party losses
  • Charter hire vs demurrage
  • Referral to registrar for costs assessment
  • Pre-judgment interest
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