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Family law 2025 BCSC 609

E. J. C. G. v. N. G.

Summary trial granted in a family property dispute. The court found the home was largely excluded property, held equal division would be significantly unfair, and ordered transfer of title to the claimant.

  • Unequal division of family property
  • Excluded property
  • Summary trial suitability
  • Effect of bankruptcy on family property division
  • S.95 significant unfairness
  • Transfer of title under s.97
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Equity 2023 NSSC 253

Royal Bank of Canada v. Murphy

The amended paragraph 8 does not eliminate the court's equitable jurisdiction or permitted judicial oversight: lenders using the hybrid model must seek judicial approval to quantify any deficiency or to claim against excess funds; filing a statement with the Prothonotary is insufficient to finalize a deficiency; lenders in the matters were granted leave to bring ex parte motions for judicial approval within the time extended by the Court; contractual mortgage interest may not be claimed as a post-judgment credit and post-judgment interest under the Interest on Judgments Act applies.

  • Foreclosure and sale
  • Hybrid/two-track foreclosure
  • Deficiency judgment
  • Prothonotary confirming order
  • Protective disbursements
  • Post-judgment interest
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Class actions 2022 BCSC 2288

British Columbia v. Purdue Pharma Inc.

The court approved two opioid-class-action settlements with Purdue Canada and Roxane, and certified the Canadian Governments class for settlement purposes only.

  • Settlement approval
  • Certification for settlement purposes
  • Bar order
  • Release of claims
  • Security interest
  • Duty to warn
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Civil torts 2021 BCCA 326

LeRoy v. TimberWest Forest Corp.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal alleging TimberWest conspired to cause a logging contractor’s failure to pressure union negotiations, finding no palpable and overriding error.

  • Civil conspiracy
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Deceit
  • Credibility and appellate review
  • Standard of review (palpable and overriding error)
  • Assignment of claims
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Tax law 2021 TCC 58

Kallis v. The Queen

The appellant's lending activities did not constitute a business given the overall indicia (use of surplus personal funds, limited unsecured debenture holdings, limited portfolio and minimal businesslike organization and recordkeeping); consequently losses from AFC and FCM are on account of capital and the legal fees to recover AFC funds are capital in nature and not deductible; excluded evidence under s.98 would not have changed the result.

  • Business vs. investment characterization
  • Deductibility of losses
  • Deductibility of legal fees
  • Discovery rules s.98
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Class actions 2020 BCSC 412

British Columbia v. Apotex Inc.

The court refused to hear motions to strike, summary judgment, jurisdictional and constitutional challenges before certification in this opioid class proceeding.

  • Certification
  • Jurisdiction simpliciter (real and substantial connection)
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Motions to strike
  • Summary judgment
  • Timing of pleadings/responses
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Civil 2020 BCCA 66

Kriegman v. Wilson

The Court of Appeal held that s. 96(2) of the COEA does not require terms and conditions when deferring sale of a home, but reduced a 24-month deferral as too long.

  • Order for sale of land
  • Deferral of sale
  • Court order enforcement act s.96(2)
  • Section 48 suspension of execution
  • Discretion and standard of review
  • Balancing creditor prejudice and debtor hardship
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Criminal law 2020 BCCA 38

R. v. Chappell

The Court of Appeal allowed Mr. Chappell’s sentence appeal and set aside a $201,613.37 restitution order because ability to pay was not properly considered.

  • Restitution orders
  • Ability to pay
  • Fitness of sentence
  • Effect of bankruptcy on restitution
  • Restitution-orders
  • Ability-to-pay
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Bankruptcy/insolvency 2019 BCSC 1319

Petrick (Trustee) v. Petrick

The court held that Rock Petrick had a beneficial interest in jointly held property and that his 2014 transfer to his mother was a fraudulent conveyance void as against the bankruptcy trustee.

  • Fraudulent conveyance act
  • Partition of property act
  • Resulting trust
  • Joint tenancy
  • Severance
  • Standing
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Family law 2019 BCSC 4

D.M.B. v. D.W.A.L.

Supplementary reasons fixing retroactive and ongoing child and spousal support, confirming income imputation, and apportioning support-related costs where bankruptcy was threatened.

  • Retroactive child support
  • Section 7 special expenses
  • Imputation of income
  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Apportionment of costs
  • Security for support
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