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Property law 2026 ONCA 296

Hussein v. Qazi

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal as moot on the vesting order, upheld the compensation award, denied leave to appeal costs, and awarded no costs.

  • Vesting order
  • Partition act
  • Courts of justice act s.100
  • Mootness
  • Appealability
  • Costs
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Property law 2019 BCSC 203

Evans v. Dumitrean

The court allowed a further amended counterclaim, fixing one Port Alberni property claim at $4,212.80 and refusing an equitable-interest claim. Discovery dates were also ordered.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Counterclaim
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Equitable interest
  • Limitation periods
  • Discovery
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Criminal law 2013 BCSC 7

R. v. Underhill

The court dismissed an appeal from a common assault conviction arising from a domestic dispute over a briefcase, holding the force used to recover it was excessive.

  • Assault
  • Defence of property
  • Use of force
  • S. 39(1) criminal code
  • Credibility
  • Standard of review
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Criminal law 2004 BCSC 1517

R. v. Atwal

Voir dire ruling on the admissibility of the deceased’s statements in a second-degree murder trial, admitting some hearsay evidence and excluding other statements as remote or prejudicial.

  • Principled exception to hearsay
  • Necessity
  • Threshold reliability
  • Similar fact evidence
  • Motive and animus
  • Probative vs prejudicial
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Criminal law 2000 BCSC 227

R. v. Franz

On a voir dire in a first-degree murder case, the court admitted the deceased declarant’s relationship statements and witnesses’ observations as relevant, reliable evidence of motive and identity.

  • Principled exception to hearsay
  • Threshold reliability
  • Necessity
  • Motive and identity
  • Probative value vs prejudicial effect
  • Corroboration
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