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Contract law 2024 BCSC 465

Clarke Communication Contracting Inc. v. Black Diamond Limited Partnership

The court upheld a pre-judgment garnishing order in a construction-payment dispute, finding the claim could be treated as liquidated and no basis to set it aside.

  • Pre-judgment garnishing order
  • Liquidated demand
  • Full and frank disclosure
  • Setting aside orders
  • Admissibility of affidavit evidence
  • Coea ss.3(2) and 5(2)
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Civil litigation 2023 BCSC 1967

Accurate Material Testing Ltd. v. Keshavarzi

The court refused special costs on a costs application after an interim injunction hearing, finding the plaintiff’s affidavit errors were not reprehensible conduct.

  • Special costs
  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Confidential information
  • Exclusivity of commercial relationships
  • Post-termination restrictions
  • Misleading or false affidavit evidence
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Defamation 2020 BCSC 490

Lu v. Shen

The court found both parties had defamed each other online and breached each other’s privacy, but dismissed the emotional distress claims and made modest damages and mutual injunction orders.

  • Limitation
  • Pleadings and particulars
  • Affidavit admissibility
  • Internet publication
  • Defamation defences (justification, fair comment, responsible communication)
  • Damages assessment
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Family law 2016 BCSC 1879

D.R. H. v. J.D.H.

The court granted an interim order that B. attend St. Andrews School for kindergarten, while directing an updated expert assessment and reserving review of parenting arrangements.

  • Interim parenting order
  • Best interests of the child
  • School enrolment for child with special needs
  • Weight and admissibility of affidavit evidence
  • Need for expert assessment
  • Interim-parenting-order
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Family law 2014 BCSC 24

Pitamber v. Pitamber

The court granted the respondent interim spousal support, relying on uncontested medical evidence that she was unfit for work and would soon lose EI benefits.

  • Entitlement to interim spousal support
  • Calculation under spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Family law act ss.160-162 and interim orders
  • Admissibility and weight of affidavit evidence
  • Interim-spousal-support
  • Spousal-support-guidelines
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Family law 2013 BCSC 562

K.J.B. v. G.A.B.

The court refused to vary an interim parenting order, kept week-on week-off shared parenting for the two younger children, struck double-hearsay affidavit material, and ordered access to school counselling.

  • Shared parenting
  • Variation of interim order
  • Change in circumstances
  • Views of the child report (s.15 family relations act)
  • Admissibility of affidavit evidence (hearsay/double hearsay)
  • Counselling for children
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Family law 2011 BCSC 1213

C.H.D. v. J.C.M.

Interim family-law orders on custody, access, support, restraining orders, and travel were made after the court assessed the child’s best interests.

  • Custody and guardianship
  • Access/visitation schedule
  • Best interests of the child
  • Imputation of income
  • Restraining orders
  • Travel authorization
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Expropriation law 2001 NSSC 8

Halifax (Regional Municipality) v. 3006128 Nova Scotia Ltd.

The Court dismissed the applications for a stay and injunction and refused HRM's summary judgment because (1) the three-identities test was not satisfied (different parties, objects and causes between the expropriation process and the civil action), (2) HRM acted within its statutory power and in good faith to expropriate for municipal purposes, (3) applicants failed to show irreparable harm not compensable by damages and (4) factual and credibility issues (notably receipt of the March 12, 1997 letter and authority of HRM official) precluded summary disposal since defendants demonstrated fair…

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Injunction
  • Summary judgment
  • Compensation under expropriation act
  • Three-identities test
  • Affidavit admissibility
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