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Family law 2017 BCSC 2078

Bate v. Smith

The court enforced a mediated family settlement, fixed child and spousal support terms, set valuation and closing dates for corporate assets, and denied special costs.

  • Enforceability of settlement agreement
  • Valuation date of family property
  • Division of corporate assets
  • Child support under guidelines
  • Spousal support lump sum
  • Special costs criteria
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Bankruptcy 2017 BCSC 1957

McDonald Bankruptcy (Re)

The court granted a preservation order over disputed corporate shares and related payments pending resolution of bankruptcy and rectification claims.

  • Preservation order
  • Rectification of deed
  • Fraudulent conveyance
  • Section 38 bia
  • Transmission of shares
  • Mareva injunction distinction
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Admiralty and maritime law 2010 FC 1053

JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Mystras Maritime Corporation

The Federal Court dismissed an appeal on jurisdiction, holding that a dispute over entitlement to ship-sale proceeds was not sufficiently connected to maritime law.

  • Jurisdiction ratione materiae
  • Interpleader
  • Enforcement of judgment
  • Share transfer dispute
  • Maritime liens
  • Federal-court-jurisdiction
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Tax law 2010 TCC 4

Jewett v. The Queen

Court accepted that appellant controlled the rental business and that a substantial portion of the CRA's assessment was justified but reduced the assessed income after: (a) disallowing increases in property equity on account of business depreciation (reducing the claimed equity increases to zero), (b) allocating the Durie loan liability as a joint $100,000 obligation to the appellant, and (c) re‑timing year‑end credit card balances from years 2000 and 2001 to later years. The court therefore allowed the appeal in part, reduced assessed incomes for 1999, 2000 and 2001 to the specified amounts,…

  • Net worth assessment
  • Shareholder loan vs income
  • Tax penalties s.162(1)
  • Nominee ownership
  • Taxpayer recordkeeping and evidence
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Statutory interpretation (1910) 43 SCR 1

British Columbia Electric Railway Co. v. Crompton

The Supreme Court of Canada held that the railway company could rely on a six-month statutory limitation, and restored the dismissal of an injury claim brought by an infant plaintiff.

  • Statute of limitations (s.60)
  • Transfer of rights under mortgage/debenture (s.29)
  • Duty of care for electricity supply
  • Operation/works of statutory company
  • Contractual versus tortious liability
  • Statutory-interpretation
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