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Civil procedure 2025 BCSC 1440

Wilson v. Gaukel

The court found Norman William Gaukel breached confidentiality and prior contempt orders, but imposed one day of incarceration and $500 special costs instead of the full suspended term.

  • Breach of injunction
  • Committal for contempt
  • Suspended sentence enforcement
  • Special costs
  • Sealing order
  • Use and disclosure of confidential information
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Civil procedure 2025 FC 478

GE Renewable Energy Canada Inc. v. CANMEC Industrial Inc.

The Federal Court held that discovery material filed in open court on an interlocutory motion leaves the implied undertaking rule. GEREC was also granted leave to start a Quebec action.

  • Implied undertaking rule
  • Use of discovery materials in subsequent litigation
  • Open court principle
  • Relief from confidentiality undertakings
  • Implied-undertaking-rule
  • Discovery
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Competition law 2024 FC 305

Pass Herald Ltd. v. Google LLC

The Federal Court approved an amended litigation funding agreement in part, capped the funder’s pre-approved return at 10% of claim proceeds, and sealed redacted terms.

  • Competition act s45 s46 s47 s52
  • Litigation funding approval
  • Champerty and maintenance
  • Class counsel fees
  • Access to justice
  • Court discretion on funding terms
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Civil procedure 2022 FC 1315

Surewerx USA Inc. v. Dentec Safety Specialists Inc.

The Federal Court awarded Surewerx and Jet Equipment costs of $3,680 after dismissing Dentec’s appeal, finding a modest upward adjustment from default tariff appropriate.

  • Model protective order interpretation
  • Solicitor's eyes only designation
  • Costs awards
  • Settlement offers and costs consequences
  • Costs-law
  • Protective-orders
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Intellectual property 2022 FC 1190

Surewerx USA Inc. v. Dentec Safety Specialists Inc.

The Federal Court dismissed Dentec’s appeal, holding the case management judge used the correct test for challenging a Solicitor’s Eyes Only designation.

  • Solicitor's eyes only (seo)
  • Protective order challenges
  • Standard of review
  • Burden of proof on confidentiality designation
  • Protective-orders
  • Confidentiality
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Intellectual property 2017 FC 675

Abbvie Corporation v. Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd.

The Federal Court refused to impose a proposed patent prosecution bar on counsel, finding the request was not shown to be necessary or reasonable.

  • Prosecution bar
  • Protective order
  • Counsel eyes only
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Patented medicines notice of compliance regulations
  • Protection-order
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Civil procedure 2015 BCSC 1209

Araya v. Nevsun Resources Ltd.

The court adopted the defendant’s proposed confidentiality order and refused broader disclosure to translators, the CCIJ, clients, and fact witnesses at this stage.

  • Confidentiality order
  • Protective order
  • Translation of documents
  • Disclosure to third parties
  • Solicitor-client communications
  • Forum non conveniens
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