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Trusts and equitable remedies 2025 BCCA 136

Chung v. Chung

The Court of Appeal set aside a term making a constructive trust subject to an accounting and awarded $100,000 in punitive damages for fiduciary misconduct.

  • Constructive trust
  • Misappropriation of funds
  • Punitive damages
  • Settlement agreement interpretation
  • Tracing
  • No-profit/no-conflict rules
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Class actions 2019 BCCA 245

Brown v. Canada (Attorney General)

The court allowed the appeal and sent the matter back for reconsideration, holding that judicial recourse remains available where IRSSA terms were not properly applied.

  • Judicial recourse under settlement agreement
  • Eligibility under iap/irssa
  • Standard of review
  • Interpretation of settlement releases
  • Scope of supervisory jurisdiction
  • Judicial-recourse
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Administrative law 2018 BCSC 1097

Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General)

The court denied standing to those acting for the National Administration Committee in an RFD about Blott DNQ files, finding the IRSSA’s cost veto could be engaged.

  • Standing
  • Interpretation of settlement agreement
  • Implementation of settlement
  • Canada veto (s.4.11(10) irssa)
  • Settlement-agreement-interpretation
  • Class-actions
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Class actions 2014 BCSC 1221

Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General)

The court held that the Beardy decision did not bar an Article 12 application under the IRSSA, but imposed a peremptory deadline for filings and hearing.

  • Indian residential schools settlement agreement
  • Article 12 applications
  • Interpretation of 'institution'
  • Common experience payment eligibility
  • Dismissal for delay
  • Court-imposed peremptory deadlines
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Class action 2006 BCSC 981

Harrington v. Dow Corning Corporation et al.

The court dismissed appeals from rejected breast-implant settlement claims, holding that surgeon recollection and general-practice letters were not acceptable PID.

  • Settlement interpretation
  • Evidence admissibility
  • Product identification
  • Claims administration
  • Standard of review
  • Settlement-interpretation
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Class action 2006 BCSC 465

HCV Settlement Agreement Claim #12808

Application to oppose confirmation of a Referee’s decision was dismissed because the claimant had received Rh Immune Globulin, not “blood” as defined by the settlement.

  • Hepatitis c
  • Transfusion eligibility
  • Definition of 'blood' under settlement
  • Settlement agreement interpretation
  • Confirmation of referee's decision
  • Class-action
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Class action settlement 2004 BCSC 697

HCV Settlement Agreement Claim No. 1300143

The court dismissed an application to oppose confirmation of a Referee’s decision under the HCV settlement, holding that Article 3.04(2) could not override a mandatory rejection under Article 3.04(1).

  • Traceback procedure
  • Plan eligibility under settlement
  • Interpretation of settlement terms (article 3.04)
  • Referee review/confirmation
  • Class-action-settlement
  • Administrative-review
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