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Civil procedure 2025 BCCA 458

Nielsen v. Beland

The Court of Appeal allowed Johan Nielsen’s appeal, set aside vexatious litigant and special costs orders, and remitted his costs application for rehearing.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Ex parte interlocutory relief
  • Notice of discontinuance
  • Special costs
  • Vexatious litigant orders
  • Houweling orders
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Societies law 2025 BCSC 2268

Brinkerhoff v. Leroux

The court held that ARCS membership ended when NLC eldership ended, declared the Acting Directors the only ARCS directors, and validated the October 2024 bylaw amendment.

  • Membership and directorship
  • Bylaw interpretation
  • Implied terms
  • Oppression remedy
  • Injunctions
  • Limitation defence
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Societies law 2025 BCSC 2250

Platis v. Hellenic Community of Vancouver, B.C., Canada

The court dismissed a petition under s. 107 of the Societies Act, holding the society had complied with the Registrar’s order and no production or damages order was warranted.

  • Access to society records
  • Enforcement of registrar orders
  • Damages for non-compliance with statutory record‑inspection regime
  • Admissibility of late affidavit
  • Societies-act
  • Access-to-records
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Societies law 2025 BCSC 1690

Altman v. Faculty Association of Simon Fraser University

The court dismissed a Societies Act petition challenging two Faculty Association resolutions on Gaza and divestment, holding they were not inconsistent with its purposes.

  • Section 104(1)(b) interpretation
  • Consistency with society purposes
  • Union governance and political activity
  • Academic freedom
  • Divestment motions
  • Societies-law
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Societies law 2025 BCSC 1574

Dhillon v. Surrey-Delta Indo-Canadian Seniors Society

The court dismissed a petition challenging a society election, finding the alleged irregularities were not substantial or not shown to have affected the result.

  • S.105 societies act
  • Membership list disclosure
  • Election irregularities
  • Nominating and balloting committees
  • Personal information protection act interplay
  • Societies-act
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Societies law 2025 BCSC 1176

Fusion Football Club Soccer Association v. Richmond Soccer Association

The court held RSA directors breached Societies Act conflict rules in considering Fusion’s membership application and granted interim associate membership plus fair reconsideration orders.

  • Conflict of interest (s.56)
  • Oppression remedy (s.102)
  • Remedial powers (s.104, s.105)
  • Abuse of process/issue estoppel
  • Membership disputes
  • Apprehension of bias
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Societies law 2024 BCCA 391

Garcha v. Bains

Appeal dismissed in a dispute over Sikh temple governance and director acclamation. The court upheld notice sufficiency, found no invalidating effect from non-member participation, and rejected the post-meeting conduct challenge.

  • Election of directors
  • Acclamation
  • Notice requirements
  • Membership
  • Societies act s.105 remedies
  • Burden of proof
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Societies law 2024 BCSC 1584

Raulia v. Shri Guru Ravidass Sabha (Vancouver)

The court ordered a recount of votes in a society election after evidence of counting irregularities and a one-vote margin raised concern under s. 105 of the Societies Act.

  • Recount
  • Irregularities in elections
  • Jurisdiction under societies act s.105
  • Costs
  • Election-recount
  • Societies-act
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Societies law 2024 BCSC 1179

Sidhu v. Kalgidhar Darbar Sahib Society

The court upheld the February 2023 Religious Advisory Council selection, invalidated a December 2023 special general meeting, and extended the executive committee term to avoid a governance gap.

  • Oppression remedy (s.102)
  • Election/selection irregularity (s.105)
  • Bylaws interpretation
  • Injunctions
  • Nunc pro tunc extension of term
  • Societies-law
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Societies law 2024 BCCA 112

West Coast Cricket Association v. Jauhar

Cricket BC sought a stay of a chambers order requiring a new election under the Societies Act. The Court granted only a partial stay, extending the election deadline to March 28, 2024.

  • Election irregularities
  • Stay of execution
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
  • Societies-law
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