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Property law 2024 BCSC 2127

Metath Investment Co., Ltd. v. Zhu

Application to cancel a CPL dismissed under s. 252 of the Land Title Act; the court found the delay unexplained, but retained the CPL due to lack of actual prejudice and a reasonable prospect of success on an express trust claim.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • S.252 land title act
  • Express trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Prejudice
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Property law 2018 BCSC 628

0832643 B.C. Ltd. v. Mitchell Group Investments Inc.

The court refused to cancel CPLs over development lands, found hardship shown, and ordered the plaintiffs to give an undertaking plus $5 million security.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Constructive trust
  • Specific performance
  • Summary dismissal
  • Security for undertaking
  • Oppression remedy
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Property law 2017 BCCA 181

Berthin v. British Columbia (Registrar of Land Titles)

La Cour d’appel a conclu qu’un certificat de litispendance ne peut pas atteindre un titre dĂ©jĂ  transfĂ©rĂ© par une ordonnance de dĂ©volution antĂ©rieure; l’appel principal Ă©tait donc sans objet, sauf en partie sur les dĂ©pens.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Vesting order
  • Torrens system
  • Refusal of registration
  • Costs (increased,double,special)
  • Mootness
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Property law 2015 BCSC 1734

Ryan Mortgage Income Fund Inc. v. Revesz

The court held that a certificate of pending litigation filed by Tostenson ranked ahead of Ryan’s later re-registered mortgage, and dismissed Ryan’s priority application.

  • Mortgage priority
  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Discharge and re‑registration of mortgage
  • Execution of judgment against beneficial interest
  • Costs
  • Mortgage-priority
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Property law 2015 BCSC 1104

Toor v. Aujla

The court cancelled a certificate of pending litigation over a blueberry farm, finding the defendants faced hardship and the plaintiff’s specific performance claim was plainly unsustainable.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Specific performance
  • Adequacy of damages
  • Uniqueness of property
  • Security for cancellation
  • Hardship and inconvenience
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Property law 2012 BCCA 300

Houston v. Houston

The British Columbia Court of Appeal held that an earlier enduring power of attorney was not revoked by a later one and upheld the severance of a joint tenancy.

  • Revocation of power of attorney
  • Enduring power of attorney
  • Implied revocation
  • Severance of joint tenancy
  • Self-dealing
  • Land title act registration requirements
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Civil procedure 2012 BCSC 715

Rissman v. Chen

The court cancelled a Certificate of Pending Litigation and refused a requested interim injunction because the plaintiff had no proprietary claim to the land and no sufficient risk of dissipation was shown.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Mareva injunction
  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign orders
  • Interim injunctions
  • Land title act interpretation
  • Certificate-of-pending-litigation
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Property law 2005 BCSC 712

Vancouver City Savings Credit Union v. Hu

The court held that forged discharges did not defeat VanCity’s prior mortgages. Because the later lenders did not rely on the register, rectification was ordered subject to further issues.

  • Rectification
  • Indefeasibility
  • Forgery
  • Mortgage priority
  • Solicitor's undertakings
  • Assurance fund
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Property law 2004 BCSC 1146

Bank of Montreal v. Fulthorp, et al

The court held that a registered judgment attached the vendor’s equitable interest under an existing contract of sale, so the purchaser’s title was subject to that attachment.

  • Attachment of judgment
  • Equitable interest under contract of sale
  • Torrens registration effects
  • Priority of charges
  • Remedy for judgment creditors
  • Judgment-enforcement
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Property law 2002 BCCA 87

Richmond Savings Credit Union v. Grey Mortgage Investment Corp.

The Court of Appeal upheld the first mortgagee’s priority, holding that the mortgage registration complied with the Land Title Act despite “WBD” placeholders in Form B.

  • Mortgage registration
  • Priority between mortgagees
  • Land title act s.219.1 compliance
  • Registration form (form b) requirements
  • Standard mortgage terms
  • Mortgage-registration
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