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Contract law 2024 BCSC 1057

Canada Life Assurance Company v. Siddoo A.K. Investments Ltd.

The court dismissed Canada Life’s document production application, finding the demand procedurally defective, largely irrelevant to the pleaded issues, and tainted by an apparent ulterior purpose.

  • Frustration of contract
  • Breach of lease
  • Document production
  • Implied undertaking of confidentiality
  • Abuse of process
  • Fraudulent conveyance and preference
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Class actions 2023 BCCA 127

Mentor Worldwide LLC v. Bosco

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal seeking pre-certification production of medical records in a proposed class action, holding the records were not necessary for certification.

  • Certification
  • Pre‑certification document production
  • Medical records
  • Duty to warn
  • Standard of review of discretionary orders
  • Class-action-certification
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Civil procedure 2023 BCSC 149

Axion Ventures Inc. v. Bonner

The court dismissed a stay application over adjournment terms imposed in contempt proceedings, finding no irreparable harm and that the balance of convenience favoured the plaintiffs.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Adjournment on terms
  • Contempt of court
  • Constructive trust
  • Stock purchase agreement
  • Notice to secured creditor
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Civil procedure 2022 BCSC 616

Atema, Inc. v. Victoria (City)

The court ordered Atema to amend its document list to include applicable insurance policies, but refused broader production requests for photographs and time records.

  • Document production
  • Sccr 7-1
  • Insurance disclosure
  • Photographs
  • Time records
  • Summary trial
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Solicitor-client privilege 2022 BCSC 1658

Hayes v. Pearce

The court dismissed a production application for a solicitor’s file, finding the wills exception inapplicable and no waiver of solicitor-client privilege.

  • Wills exception
  • Waiver of privilege
  • Relevance
  • Gifts
  • Letters of direction
  • Certificate of pending litigation
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Civil procedure 2021 BCCA 344

Milly v. Kapelus

The Court of Appeal converted the leave application into an appeal and refused a stay of orders relating to bank record production, recusal, and special costs.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Stay pending appeal
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Production of bank records
  • Special costs
  • Service of process
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Civil procedure 2021 NSSC 348

Unisys Canada Inc. v. Pineau-Pandya

Where interlocutory production motions produced mixed results but greater success for the defendants and Tariff C would not provide a substantial but incomplete indemnity, the court may exercise its discretion under Rule 77.08 to award lump sum costs; applying that principle here, the defendants were awarded lump sum costs of $8,000.

  • Interlocutory costs
  • Tariff c
  • Lump sum costs under rule 77.08
  • Production/undertakings
  • Substantial but incomplete indemnity
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Administrative law 2017 FC 140

Hinton v. Canada

The Federal Court granted a motion in part, extending an MTRV class period to 31 March 2007, creating a subclass, and limiting document production.

  • Time-bar/discoverability
  • Class certification and amendment
  • Sub-class appointment
  • Visa fees and alleged unlawful profit
  • Financial administration act interpretation
  • Judicial review conversion to action
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Tort law 2016 BCSC 278

Huang v. Silvercorp. Metals Inc.

The court dismissed Silvercorp’s strike application, allowed the pleaded amendments, and refused Huang’s document-production request regarding Henan.

  • False imprisonment
  • Malicious prosecution
  • Abuse of process
  • Collateral attack
  • Ex turpi causa
  • Pleadings — rule 9-5 striking
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Family law 2010 BCSC 1940

Podolsky v. Kursar

Interim family-law decision on access, custody, support, and records. The court dismissed the father’s bid to increase access, ordered daycare contributions, and granted record production.

  • Variation of consent order
  • Reasonable access
  • Best interests of the child
  • Material change in circumstances
  • Section 7 daycare expenses
  • Enforcement of support orders
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