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Injunctions 2024 BCSC 2072

Khalsa Diwan Society v. Doe

The court granted an ex parte quia timet injunction to prevent anticipated trespass and disruption at the Ross Street Gurdwara during scheduled consular camps.

  • Quia timet injunction
  • Buffer zone
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
  • Police enforcement clause
  • Quia-timet-injunction
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Civil procedure 2021 BCSC 2735

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. v. Huson

The court set release conditions for alleged civil contemnors arrested near the Morice West Forest Service Road, including court attendance, lawful protest, and exclusion-zone limits.

  • Civil contempt
  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Judicial interim release
  • Exclusion zone condition
  • Indigenous rights
  • Tertiary ground - confidence in administration of justice
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Civil procedure 2021 BCSC 2734

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. v. Huson

The court granted judicial interim release to five alleged contemnors, but required strict compliance with an injunction and exclusion from the Morice West Forest Service Road area.

  • Judicial interim release
  • Exclusion zone
  • Injunction compliance
  • Public confidence in administration of justice
  • Peaceful protest
  • Judicial-interim-release
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Contract law 2021 SCC 39

6362222 Canada inc. v. Prelco inc.

The Supreme Court held that a negotiated limitation of liability clause in a Quebec services contract remained valid despite a breach of a fundamental obligation.

  • Non‑liability clause
  • Breach of fundamental obligation
  • Objective cause of obligation
  • Interpretation of limitation clauses
  • Remedies and damages
  • Limitation-of-liability
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Injunctions 2020 BCSC 320

BC Transportation Financing Authority v. Doe

The court granted an urgent ex parte interim injunction restraining a planned blockade of Highway 17 in Victoria, emphasizing public safety, access, and lawful protest.

  • Interim injunction
  • Protest rights
  • Road blockade
  • Police enforcement
  • Rjr-macdonald test
  • Interim-injunction
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Civil procedure 2020 BCSC 301

British Columbia (Legislative Assembly) v. John Doe

The court granted a quia timet injunction to stop a threatened shutdown of the British Columbia government at the Legislature buildings after a recent blockade and protest activity.

  • Quia timet injunction
  • Interlocutory injunction test (rjr‑macdonald)
  • Public protests and demonstrations
  • Obstruction of public buildings
  • Fire safety regulations
  • Quia-timet-injunction
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Injunctions 2020 BCSC 244

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority v. Doe

Ex parte application for an interim injunction was granted against blockade activity at the Port of Vancouver, with a police enforcement clause and no strict end date.

  • Interim injunction
  • Police enforcement clause
  • Tortious interference with economic interests
  • Protest blockade
  • Rjr‑macdonald test
  • Temporal limits on injunction
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Contracts 2017 SCC 43

Uniprix inc. v. Gestion Gosselin et Bérubé inc.

The Supreme Court upheld a pharmacy affiliation contract’s unilateral renewal clause, finding Uniprix could not block renewal or end the contract without cause.

  • Contract interpretation
  • Unilateral renewal clause
  • Automatic renewal
  • Perpetuity of contractual obligations
  • Characterization of contract term
  • Article 1512 c.c.q.
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Arbitration 2016 FC 775

Canada (The Attorney General) v Aéroports de Montréal

The Federal Court dismissed the Attorney General’s appeal and upheld referral of the parties’ customs-clearance dispute to arbitration under their agreements.

  • Arbitrability
  • Competence-competence
  • Jurisdiction of arbitrator vs court
  • Declaratory relief
  • Interpretation of contractual arbitration clauses
  • Costs
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Criminal law 2014 BCSC 1660

R. v. Anderson

The court found Dustin Wade Jewell Anderson guilty on all counts arising from the Stanley Cup Riot, including riot participation and two assaults.

  • Riot
  • Assault
  • Assault of a peace officer
  • Self-defence
  • Mens rea (intent and recklessness)
  • Police and emergency responder interaction
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