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Employment law 2020 BCSC 714

Chung v. Quay Pacific Property Management Ltd.

The court found the plaintiff was wrongfully dismissed and awarded notice, vacation pay and a bonus, but declined aggravated damages and rejected the indemnity claim against the third party.

  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Notice period assessment
  • Vacation pay entitlement
  • Contract rectification
  • Indemnity under share purchase agreement
  • Severability and interpretation
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Property law 2016 BCSC 2083

Arbutus Bay Estates Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General)

The court held that a registered easement authorized access to and operation of the Horton Bay public wharf, ordered rectification for a small encroachment, and awarded nominal damages.

  • Statutory right of way
  • Interpretation of registered easements
  • Riparian rights
  • Ancillary rights (parking)
  • Rectification of registered instrument
  • Expiration and cancellation of easements
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Tax law 2015 BCSC 1256

Zhang v. Canada (Attorney General)

The court refused to rectify a 2003 agreement transferring LABest to Beamtech, finding no specific intention to avoid capital gains tax and dismissing the petition.

  • Income tax act s.69(1) deeming rule
  • Income tax act s.85(1) rollover election
  • Rectification of written agreements
  • Tax avoidance vs specific intent
  • Arm's length considerations
  • Intent and mistake in equitable relief
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Contract law 2012 BCCA 411

Shanahan v. Turning Point Restaurant Ltd.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal held the landlord wrongfully terminated a commercial lease, but reduced damages and awarded modest punitive damages.

  • Wrongful termination of lease
  • Characterization of deposit
  • Entire agreement clause
  • Rectification
  • Punitive damages
  • Lost opportunity damages
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Corporate law 2012 NSSC 217

FNF Canada Company v. Canada (Attorney General)

The application was dismissed because the applicants did not prove on convincing evidence a prior common intention that the CDN $23.66M payment constituted invested capital forming paid up capital; contributed surplus shown in financial statements did not establish that legal status and Fidelity National was not shown to be a shareholder, with amounts treated as receivables and subject to taxation, so equitable rectification was not warranted.

  • Rectification of share register
  • Paid up capital vs contributed surplus
  • Related party transactions
  • Income tax act s.17(1) income inclusion
  • Proof required for equitable rectification
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Insurance law 2010 BCSC 88

More Marine Ltd. v. Axa Pacific Insurance Company

The court held that the annual aggregate deductible in the 2006 marine policy applied to constructive total loss claims and dismissed More Marine’s claims.

  • Annual aggregate deductible
  • Constructive total loss
  • Policy interpretation
  • Agency and broker duties
  • Rectification and mistake
  • Causation
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Contract law 2009 BCCA 422

Fraser Valley Refrigeration Ltd. v. British Columbia

A single justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that a motion to quash an appeal for lack of standing is not incidental and must be decided by a division of the court.

  • Rectification
  • Standing
  • Appeal jurisdiction
  • Court of appeal act s.10(2)
  • Rules of court r.15(5)(a)
  • Appeal-jurisdiction
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Insurance law 2009 BCSC 666

Concord Pacific Group Inc. v. Temple Insurance Company

The court rectified a builder's risk policy to insert April 15, 2002 as the Scheduled Date of Completion and dismissed the insured's delayed opening claim.

  • Rectification
  • Scheduled date of completion
  • Delayed opening losses
  • Insurance act s.12
  • Builders' risk
  • Parol evidence
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Contract law 2004 NSSC 160

Dexter Construction Company v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General)

The court found Dexter knew or ought to have known that the tender addendum contained an anomaly between items 5.13.02 and 5.13.08 but that Dexter's conduct did not rise to fraud or its equivalent; both parties were negligent in allowing the ambiguous contract to proceed and are equally at fault; accordingly rectification was denied and damages equal to one half of the claimed differential ($535,752.00) were awarded to Dexter, plus simple prejudgment interest at 5.5% and interest on the withheld holdback at 5.5%, compound interest denied.

  • Rectification
  • Unilateral mistake
  • Negligence
  • Contributory fault
  • Damages
  • Prejudgment interest
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Contract law 2003 BCSC 1227

Centura Building Systems Ltd. v. Cressey Whistler Project Corp.

The court enforced and rectified a settlement reached at mediation, substituting the correct corporate plaintiff name and holding the agreement did not bar future set-off claims.

  • Settlement enforcement
  • Mistake and rectification
  • Misnomer/substitution of parties
  • Set-off
  • Builders' lien
  • Mediation
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