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Societies act 2021 BCCA 433

Delta Patriots Cricket Club v. West Coast Cricket Organization

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal about cricket society bylaws, holding that unlawful membership and weighted voting provisions could not be applied at a court-ordered meeting.

  • Membership rights
  • Voting rights
  • Ultra vires
  • Bylaw interpretation
  • Judicial remedies under s.105
  • Societies-act
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Societies act 2021 BCSC 1637

John v. Korean Senior Citizens’ Society

The court set aside KSCS’s April 21, 2021 election after finding bylaw irregularities in registrations, a $10,000 presidential fee, candidate rejection, and acclamation of 39 directors.

  • Election irregularities
  • Bylaws interpretation
  • Remedies under s.105
  • Oppression (s.102)
  • Candidate eligibility
  • Acclamation
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Societies law 2021 BCSC 497

Dilsoz v. Rehimi

The court dismissed a Societies Act oppression petition arising from an Afghan-Canadian association election dispute and bylaw changes.

  • Oppression remedy
  • Member rights
  • Election disputes
  • Bylaw amendments
  • Voter list certification
  • Oppression-remedy
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Societies act 2020 BCSC 968

Farrish v. Delta Hospice Society

The court cancelled a proposed Delta Hospice Society meeting, finding the mail-in ballot process violated the bylaws and that membership screening was improper.

  • Membership disputes
  • Meeting procedure and voting methods
  • Directors' duties and good faith
  • Rectification of register of members
  • Ministerial order/mo116 (covid‑19 meeting rules)
  • Oppression remedy (s.102)
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Societies act 2017 BCSC 2464

Bjorknas v. PBC Health Benefits Society

The court dismissed a petition seeking to compel a society to lower its special-resolution signature threshold by bylaw, holding s. 105 did not authorize that relief.

  • Bylaws
  • Special resolution threshold
  • Director powers
  • Court jurisdiction under societies act s.105
  • Interference in internal affairs
  • Societies-act
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Corporate governance 2010 BCSC 124

Samra v. Guru Nanak Gurdwara Society

Costs application in a Society election dispute: the court held the petitioner and the Society were entitled to costs against the Deol slate at Scale B, but refused double costs.

  • Society elections
  • Nomination requirements
  • Bylaws compliance
  • Costs awards
  • Offers to settle (rule 37b)
  • Costs-awards
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Corporate law 2002 BCSC 743

Gill v. Johal

The court refused special costs and Society Act indemnification, awarding ordinary costs only, because both sides claimed to act in the Society’s best interests.

  • Costs
  • Indemnification
  • Society governance
  • Summary determination
  • Good faith
  • Society-governance
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