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Construction law 2024 BCSC 2091

JCB Contracting Ltd. v. Blackett

The court held the drywall progress draw was earned, but the final draw was not due because the home was not yet substantially complete. It ordered payment and holdback compliance.

  • Substantial completion
  • Progress payments
  • Builders lien holdback
  • Repudiation/abandonment
  • Deficiencies and remediation
  • Set-off/credits
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Builders lien act 2024 BCSC 1962

Macropus Global Ltd. v. Ghai

The court granted leave to withdraw deemed admissions from an untimely response to a notice to admit in a builders lien dispute, and accepted the late express admissions.

  • Withdrawal of admissions
  • Notice to admit
  • Deemed admissions
  • Replacement security under s.24 bla
  • Service and timeliness
  • Withdrawal-of-admissions
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Builders lien act 2024 BCSC 966

V.I. Camelot Homes Ltd. v. Eberwein

The court admitted a late affidavit, refused to seal arbitration-related evidence, and reduced lien security by $20,000 while dismissing cancellation under s. 25(2).

  • Sealing order
  • Open court principle
  • Admissibility of affidavits
  • Security for lien
  • Builders lien act s.24 and s.25
  • Interest exclusion from lien
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Builders lien act 2022 BCSC 2505

Dollar Tile Distributors Ltd. v. Pacific Gate Development Group Ltd.

The court dismissed a plaintiff’s application for personal judgment against a company owner, finding insufficient evidence to link alleged trust funds to the plaintiff’s unpaid invoices.

  • Trust funds
  • Builders lien trust
  • Limitation period
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Tracing
  • Default judgment
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Builders lien act 2019 BCSC 2404

Outback Developments Inc. v. Hare

The court held the builders lien invalid, awarded s. 19 and punitive damages to Outback, and dismissed Mr. Hare’s breach of contract counterclaim.

  • Wrongful filing of lien
  • Deemed authorization
  • Improvement on land
  • Contract formation (oral)
  • Punitive and exemplary damages
  • Special costs
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Builders lien act 2018 BCSC 1930

Sandhu v. New Western Plumbing & Lighting Supplies Ltd.

The court held the plaintiff’s builders lien was filed out of time, discharged it against funds paid into court, ordered rateable distribution, and imposed costs and a $3,000 penalty.

  • Timeliness of builders lien
  • Discharge of lien
  • Costs and damages for wrongful lien (s.19)
  • Penalty for false lien (s.45)
  • Substantial completion and abandonment
  • Priority of creditors
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Construction law 2018 BCSC 56

1501642 Alberta Ltd. v. Braza Construction Ltd.

The court refused to join a Fort St. John construction action with several Vancouver registry actions, but ordered the Vancouver cases to be tried together.

  • Joinder
  • Consolidation
  • Transfer of venue
  • Case management
  • Summary judgment (rule 9-7)
  • Evidence admissibility
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Contract law 2016 BCSC 1220

Gescan v. Vancouver Green Electric Ltd.

The court dismissed Gescan’s contractual claim against Behroozi, finding he signed the credit application in a representative capacity. The trust claim under the Builders Lien Act was adjourned.

  • Guarantee/co-covenantor
  • Statutory trust (s.10 builders lien act)
  • Limitation period (s.14)
  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Contract interpretation
  • Disclosure and particulars
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