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Bankruptcy law 2026 ONCA 215

Phillips v. Kheil

The Court of Appeal held that the bankrupt appellant lacked capacity to commence the action because the trustee gave no express authorization and the claim was proprietary.

  • Capacity to commence proceedings
  • Trustee powers and assignments
  • Vesting of bankrupt's property
  • Personal versus proprietary causes of action
  • Procedural defect under rules of civil procedure r.21.01(3)(b)
  • Bankruptcy-law
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Civil procedure 2026 BCSC 318

Axion Ventures Inc. v. Bonner

The court dismissed Axion's declaratory relief application because the Bonner Parties validly stood as contingent plaintiffs under their alternative pleading and the trustee's absence did not justify a stay or bar Bonner/Jess from prosecuting NextPlay's claim at this stage; the court denied leave to amend to add extensive new counterclaims mid-trial because the proposed amendments were untimely, raised matters outside the trial's scope, appeared statute-barred or belonged to other entities (NextPlay or Axion) and their admission would prejudice Axion and disrupt trial fairness; allegations of…

  • Declaratory relief
  • Standing
  • Pleadings and amendments
  • Illegality defence (ex turpi causa)
  • Spoliation
  • Fraud on the court
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Civil procedure 2025 BCSC 2577

Sirois v. Richer

The court dismissed an application for an interim injunction preventing use of Thai immigration records in French proceedings, finding no strong prima facie case or irreparable harm.

  • Interim injunction
  • Mandatory injunction
  • Rjr-macdonald test
  • In personam jurisdiction
  • Privacy tort
  • Comity
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Bankruptcy law 2025 BCSC 1427

Toomey (Re)

The court dismissed a bankrupt's discharge application, finding her claimed renunciation of an expected inheritance unsupported and her repayment assurances misleading.

  • Discharge of bankrupt
  • Conditional discharge
  • After-acquired property
  • Inheritance and hotchpot
  • Section 172 bia
  • Section 173 bia
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Fraud 2025 BCSC 1519

Sandhu v. Virk

Undefended trial over a fraudulent lending scheme ended with judgment for the plaintiff, aggravated and punitive damages, and a BIA survivability declaration.

  • Civil conspiracy
  • Joint tortfeasors
  • Promissory notes
  • Aggravated damages
  • Punitive damages
  • Section 178 bia declaration
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Bankruptcy law 2025 BCSC 831

Conian Developments Inc. (Re)

The court granted substantive consolidation of the Conian and BCCE estates for distribution, finding pervasive commingling and no reliable basis to prefer documented lenders.

  • Substantive consolidation
  • Claims process order
  • Equality of creditors
  • Commingling of funds
  • Forensic accounting
  • Substantive-consolidation
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Contract law 2025 NSSC 140

Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd. v. Attorney General (Nova Scotia)

The April 11, 2014 amendment reclassified CAD 2,000,000 as a bond/escrow amount to be used 'throughout the Term' of the forgivable loan and the August 25, 2014 amendment expressly confirmed the Province had no further financial obligations or commitments under the LOO; consequently the Province had no contractual obligation to re‑disburse the CAD 1,874,857.15 returned from the surety bond and did not breach the LOO.

  • Forgivable loan
  • Surety bond/cash collateral
  • Loan forgiveness schedule
  • Conditions precedent
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Discretionary funding
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Bankruptcy law 2025 BCSC 431

Podollan Estate v. Podollan

The court ordered a law firm to remit disputed funds to a bankruptcy trustee and produce an unredacted trust ledger for tracing sale proceeds.

  • Fraudulent conveyance
  • Tracing of sale proceeds
  • Retainer and client trust funds
  • Solicitor-client privilege
  • Trustee duties and powers
  • Production of documents
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Family law 2025 ONCA 173

Whaling v. Cossarini

The Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction because the appeal challenges a final Family Court order made under provincial law and must be brought to the Divisional Court under s.19(1)(a.1) of the Courts of Justice Act; exercising the Court’s discretion under s.110(1), transfer was refused because the appeal has questionable merit and further delay would prejudice the respondent and child.

  • Appeal jurisdiction
  • Transfer of proceedings
  • Striking of motions
  • Leave to appeal
  • Support arrears
  • Costs assessment
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Bankruptcy law 2024 BCSC 1943

Melanson v. Melanson

The court held that trial judgment debts and costs survived bankruptcy, lifted the bankruptcy stays nunc pro tunc, and granted leave to enforce SDA’s judgment.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Lifting stay under s.69.4 bia
  • Exceptions to discharge s.178(1) bia
  • Defalcation and fiduciary duty
  • False pretences/fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Nunc pro tunc relief
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