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Equity 2023 BCSC 743

Xu v. Yang

The court held the defendant owed the plaintiff C$396,115.20 in debt, but rejected claims to an interest in the property and denied prejudgment interest.

  • Debt repayment
  • Purchase money resulting trust
  • Equitable mortgage
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Constructive trust
  • Unjust enrichment
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Family law 2014 BCSC 1523

Pearson v. Devaux

Summary trial over a common law relationship: the court found the Penticton home was held partly in trust for the claimant, but dismissed assault, pension and constructive trust claims.

  • Resulting trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Spousal support
  • Pension survivor benefits
  • Credibility and evidence
  • Disclosure obligations
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Family law 2012 BCSC 1424

Bird v. Kohl

Post-trial costs ruling in a family law case. The respondent was found substantially successful, costs were awarded, and double costs were refused.

  • Costs
  • Offers to settle
  • Damages for assault
  • Reapportionment of matrimonial home
  • Spousal support
  • Discovery
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Civil procedure 2012 BCCA 187

Besic v. Kerenyi

The British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld an order striking a defendant's pleadings for failing to pay costs ordered on a prior application.

  • Striking pleadings
  • Failure to comply with court order
  • Exercise of judicial discretion
  • Summary trial
  • Security for judgment
  • Striking-pleadings
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Bankruptcy and insolvency 2008 BCSC 1671

Winfield v. Lomas

The court varied a registrar’s payment order on a post-bankruptcy assault judgment, increasing monthly payments from $100 to $400 and granting costs.

  • Discharge of bankrupt and exceptions
  • S.178(1)(a.1) bia
  • Consent order enforcement
  • Appeal standard from registrar (re-hearing v. clearly wrong)
  • Payment schedule variation
  • Costs
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Family law 2007 NSSC 275

Lavers v. Lavers

The court exercised its discretion under Rule 63 to award lump-sum costs because the general damages claim was consolidated with family proceedings and Scale 1 or 2 were inappropriate; awarded petitioner $2,500 as a substantial contribution for proven assault damages of $4,000, awarded respondent $2,000 for success on matrimonial issues, declined to award interlocutory costs where Chambers judges had declined them, and directed that each party bear their own disbursements, resulting in a net payment of $500 by respondent to petitioner.

  • Costs awards
  • General damages (assault)
  • Spousal support
  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Interlocutory proceedings
  • Valuation of assets
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Corporate law 2007 BCSC 1170

Thind v. Bluebird Cabs Ltd.

The court dismissed Thind’s oppression and unfair prejudice petition on the interlocutory record, dismissed Bluebird’s injunction request, and sent the matter to trial.

  • Oppression remedy
  • Unfair prejudice
  • Shareholder rights
  • Enforcement of articles and rules
  • Suspension of privileges for criminal charges
  • Injunction against flagging
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Family law 2003 BCSC 522

K.R.W. v. S.A.W.

Trial judgment in a divorce proceeding addressing assault damages, family property division, spousal support, and costs between former spouses.

  • Spousal maintenance
  • Division of family assets
  • Compensatory damages for assault
  • Punitive damages
  • Compensation orders for disposed assets
  • Allocation of legal costs
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Family law 2001 BCSC 930

Vickaryous v. Vickaryous

The court refused to enforce a settlement reached under Rule 37, finding the defendant accepted the offers under a unilateral mistake about a material term.

  • Settlement enforcement
  • Unilateral mistake
  • Offers to settle (rule 37)
  • Constructive knowledge
  • Stay of proceedings (law and equity act s.8)
  • Costs
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