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Family law 2025 BCSC 465

Innes v. Innes

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique rejette la déclaration de séparation, confirme une convention matrimoniale de 2000 et ordonne des mesures de traçage sur certains biens.

  • Marriage agreement enforcement
  • Separation capacity
  • Resulting trust
  • Equitable tracing
  • Interpretation of prenuptial/marriage agreements
  • Application of fra s.61 and s.65
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Contract law 2020 BCSC 635

Della Penna v. Cobb

Summary trial over legal fees dispute dismissed. The court found the plaintiff’s version of the retainer unreliable, preferred CSPL’s evidence, and held the action was an abuse of process.

  • Retainer agreement
  • Solicitor's lien (s.79 lpa)
  • Criminal code s.462.34 funding orders
  • Issue estoppel
  • Abuse of process
  • Billing practices
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Contract law 2020 BCSC 422

The UA Full-Time Salaried Officers v. UA of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 170

Summary trial application dismissed in a pension contribution dispute. The court found key credibility conflicts and evidentiary gaps required a conventional trial.

  • Enrolment in pension plan
  • Remittance of pension contributions
  • Promissory estoppel / representation
  • Contract interpretation
  • Rectification
  • Negligent misrepresentation (counterclaim)
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Family law 2019 BCSC 924

Lit v. Lit

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique a refusé de trancher sommairement un litige familial sur un bien immobilier, mais a permis l’annulation du CPL sous condition d’une garantie de 500 000 $.

  • Gift
  • Presumption of resulting trust
  • Certificate of pending litigation (cpl)
  • Security for cpl cancellation
  • Limitation and laches
  • Appropriateness of summary trial
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Tort 2015 BCSC 284

Strul v. Mondares

In a summary trial over a Vancouver collision, the court held the left-turning driver 100% liable and rejected contributory negligence by the through driver.

  • Left-turn liability
  • Statutory duty to yield
  • Contributory negligence
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Motor vehicle act s.174
  • Left-turn-liability
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Wrongful death 2014 BCSC 647

Panghali v. Panghali

The court assessed damages under the Family Compensation Act for the child of a murdered mother, refused consolidation and adjournment, and denied special costs.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Loss of dependency
  • Household services valuation
  • Loss of guidance and companionship
  • Loss of inheritance and acceleration
  • Management fee for fund administration
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Occupiers' liability 2013 BCSC 628

Estabrooks v. Gauvin 2000 Construction Ltd.

The court dismissed a Rule 9-7 application because the evidence was insufficient to determine where the plaintiff fell or whether the defendant had control of the area.

  • Rule 9-7 summary trial
  • Liability for ice and snow
  • Maintenance obligations under lease
  • Control of reserved parking spaces
  • Apportionment of liability
  • Summary-trial
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Contract law 2012 BCSC 906

Martenyi v. Advance Yacht Sales Ltd.

Summary trial over yacht-sale funds: the court awarded US$17,500 for misappropriation, but sent the disputed US$8,000 deposit issue to trial.

  • Forfeiture of deposit
  • Existence of written agreement
  • Secondary evidence of document
  • Admissibility of hearsay
  • Costs
  • Summary-trial
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Contract law 2012 BCSC 363

0741340 B.C. Ltd. v. Johnston

La Corte rechazó decidir sumariamente la disputa sobre el seto por conflictos de credibilidad y dejó pendiente la cuestión de divulgación bajo REDMA.

  • Breach of contract
  • Rescission
  • Deposit recovery
  • Disclosure obligations under redma
  • Credibility assessment on affidavits
  • Summary-trial
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Family law 2011 BCSC 504

Jovolos v. Schmidt

Supplementary reasons in a family law summary trial declined to order payment for spreadsheet expenses or a motor vehicle equalization claim because there was no sufficient evidence before the court.

  • Asset division
  • Equalization payment
  • Evidence and affidavits
  • Costs
  • Settlement consent orders
  • Family-law
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