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Family law 2024 BCCA 388

Goldman v. Goldman

The Court of Appeal dismissed a child-support appeal, finding no discernible error in the chambers judge’s order and directing any change-in-circumstances request to the court below.

  • Imputation of income
  • Retroactive child support
  • Variation for change in circumstances
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Standard of review/deference to trial judge
  • Child-support
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Tort 2024 BCCA 42

Vancouver General Hospital v. Zheng

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed a hospital’s appeal, holding it was open on the evidence to find a breach of the nursing standard of care for not assigning one-to-one supervision.

  • Standard of care
  • Causation
  • Expert evidence
  • Falls prevention
  • Reassessment obligations
  • Resource availability
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Occupiers' liability 2021 BCCA 407

Rivers v. North Vancouver (District)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an occupiers’ liability and negligence appeal arising from a foul-ball injury at a baseball diamond.

  • Volenti non fit injuria
  • Standard of care
  • Causation (but for)
  • Industry custom and practice
  • Standard of review (palpable and overriding error)
  • Occupiers-liability
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Tort 2017 BCCA 335

Singh v. Soper

The Court of Appeal held the $40,000 truck lease payment was not recoverable, setting aside the award because it was tied to personal injuries or, alternatively, wrongly treated as foreseeable.

  • Foreseeability
  • Remoteness of damage
  • Workers compensation act s.10(1) and s.257
  • Lease termination and finance leases
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Credibility and evidence
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Family law 2017 BCSC 197

Truter v. Truter

On appeal in a family law support dispute, the court set aside the Provincial Court order and directed a new hearing because of legal and jurisdictional errors.

  • Section 7 federal child support guidelines
  • Special and extraordinary expenses
  • Set-off of child support against property debt
  • Provincial court jurisdiction
  • Retroactive support
  • Standards of appellate review
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Torts 2014 BCCA 364

Marlin Investments Inc. v. Moldovan

Appeal from a negligence finding against investment advisors in a high-risk options program, with damages reduced by prior gains and fault apportioned 80/20.

  • Know your client
  • Suitability of investments
  • Contributory negligence
  • Damages assessment and offsets
  • Vicarious liability
  • Apportionment of fault
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Employment law 2014 BCCA 97

Rhebergen v. Creston Veterinary Clinic Ltd.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal considered whether an employment clause requiring payment if a veterinarian opened a competing practice was a restraint of trade.

  • Non-competition clauses
  • Penalty vs. liquidated damages
  • Contract interpretation
  • Enforceability of restrictive covenants
  • Restraint-of-trade
  • Non-competition-clause
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Contract law 2013 BCCA 353

G-8 Properties Inc. v. Fort St. John Retail Limited Partnership

The Court of Appeal held the purchaser could validly terminate a real estate agreement when subdivision approval was not obtained by the final contractual date.

  • Time is of the essence
  • Condition precedent
  • Subdivision approval
  • Deposit forfeiture
  • Mortgage enforceability
  • Termination for non-performance
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Torts 2013 NSCA 11

Awalt v. Blanchard

The Court dismissed the appeal: the trial judge did not err in finding no causal link between the 2004 accident and the appellant’s rotator cuff tear, properly applied the law on causation and s.113B such that the injuries were minor and general non‑monetary damages were capped, properly found the appellant failed to prove loss of valuable services as a direct economic loss, and his weighing of competing medical evidence was entitled to deference under the applicable standards of review.

  • Causation
  • Medical expert evidence
  • Minor injury cap
  • Insurance act s.113b
  • Loss of valuable services
  • Assessment of damages
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Real property 2009 BCSC 174

McIntosh v. Papoutsis

The court allowed the appeal, holding that the sump pump and water ingress were patent issues subject to caveat emptor, so the listing agent and brokerage were not liable.

  • Caveat emptor
  • Property disclosure statement
  • Duty of care of listing agent
  • Latent vs patent defects
  • Damages - diminution in value
  • Caveat-emptor
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