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Civil procedure 2025 BCSC 425

Wang v. Binance Holdings Ltd.

The court granted Norwich and preservation orders against Binance and Coinbase in a crypto fraud case, finding sufficient British Columbia connections and a prima facie claim.

  • Norwich order
  • Preservation order
  • In personam jurisdiction over non-residents
  • Fraud
  • Forensic tracing of cryptocurrency
  • Norwich-order
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Contract law 2024 BCSC 1551

Nguyen v. Tambosso

The court found binding Bitcoin loan contracts requiring Tambosso to return 22 BTC. His defences failed, and Nguyen recovered damages based on breach-date value.

  • Formation and interpretation of contract
  • Breach of contract
  • Damages assessment
  • Frustration and impossibility
  • Mistake
  • Duress
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Criminal law 2023 BCSC 1173

R. v. Holtby

The court acquitted Orion Alexander Holtby of theft, fraud, and false pretence involving cryptocurrency, finding identity proven but not proof of taking or control.

  • Theft
  • Fraud
  • False pretence
  • Identification
  • Reasonable doubt
  • Valuation of property
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Contract law 2022 BCSC 1921

Ding v. GSV Futures Inc.

The court granted summary-trial judgment for the plaintiff, holding a bitcoin-hosting supplement was a valid liquidated damages clause and ordering damages, interest, and costs.

  • Liquidated damages
  • Penalty doctrine
  • Contract termination
  • Damages calculation
  • Reference to registrar
  • Liquidated-damages
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Contract law 2021 BCSC 813

Nelson v. Gokturk

Summary trial granted in a bitcoin sale dispute. The court found a contract for 50 BTC, held the defendant breached by non-payment, and awarded the contract price plus interest and costs.

  • Measure of damages
  • Date of breach
  • Assessment of market value
  • Concurrent liability in tort and contract
  • Service and discovery issues
  • Breach-of-contract
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Property law 2018 BCSC 1709

Copytrack Pte Ltd. v. Wall

Summary judgment in part for Copytrack after an erroneous crypto transfer; the court allowed tracing and recovery of Ether Tokens, but left other relief for later.

  • Conversion
  • Detinue (wrongful detention)
  • Summary judgment
  • Tracing and recovery
  • Classification of cryptocurrency as goods
  • Effect of party's death on proceedings
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