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Property law 2020 BCSC 364

Chohan v. Sohi

Costs ruling in a partition petition: the petitioners were found substantially successful and awarded costs, including appraisal disbursements, despite a late settlement offer.

  • Partition
  • Costs of litigation
  • Offers to settle
  • Expert appraisals and disbursements
  • Partition-of-property
  • Costs
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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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Strata law 2017 BCSC 1871

The Owners, Strata Plan VIS4686 v. Craig

Supreme Court of British Columbia costs reasons in a strata dispute: although the petitioner succeeded, the court ordered each party to bear its own costs.

  • Bylaw validity
  • Service fees
  • Costs award
  • Judicial discretion
  • Unclean hands
  • Strata-law
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Family law 2013 BCSC 1778

Pigdon v. Brackenridge

The court awarded the claimant costs and double costs on a family law summary trial costs decision, finding her settlement offer reasonable and the respondent able to pay.

  • Ownership of sale proceeds
  • Offer to settle
  • Double costs
  • Financial hardship
  • Interim exclusive possession
  • Family-law-costs
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Intellectual property 2005 FC 25

Ds-Max Canada Inc. v. Nu Life Inc.

Après le désistement d’une action en contrefaçon de marque, la Cour refuse les dépens solicitor-client, fixe les dépens selon le Tarif B et accorde 6 000 $ de déboursés.

  • Trade-mark infringement
  • Costs assessment
  • Solicitor-and-client costs
  • Discontinuance
  • Tariff b
  • Costs-assessment
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Family law 2003 BCSC 522

K.R.W. v. S.A.W.

Trial judgment in a divorce proceeding addressing assault damages, family property division, spousal support, and costs between former spouses.

  • Spousal maintenance
  • Division of family assets
  • Compensatory damages for assault
  • Punitive damages
  • Compensation orders for disposed assets
  • Allocation of legal costs
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Estate law 2001 BCSC 1569

Pearlson Estate v. Pearlson

Costs ruling in estate and property litigation: the court held the estate was not liable for costs and awarded the plaintiff costs incidental to the Rule 18A application.

  • Severance of joint tenancy
  • Rule 18a summary determination
  • Costs against estate vs. party
  • Discretion to award partial costs
  • Estate-law
  • Property-law
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