The court held that charges directly arising from the claimant's renovations (administration fees, legal fees relating to the alteration dispute, fire watch and sprinkler repairs) were authorized under the Alteration Agreement and bylaws and therefore not recoverable, but legal fees paid for a defamation cease and desist letter were too remote to the alteration contract and fall within matters to be pursued in the appropriate forum; accordingly the corporation must reimburse $597.50 to the claimant and all other claims are dismissed.
BCSC held it had jurisdiction over claims against Fiji-based defendants and refused to stay the action in favour of Fiji. The application was dismissed with costs.
The court granted summary judgment enforcing a zoning bylaw, finding a trailer used as a residence was a prohibited recreational vehicle in the R1F zone.
The court granted summary judgment on a settlement debt, struck the defamation parts of a counterclaim for inadequate particulars, and refused Jeon's bid to stop or redirect garnished funds.
The court held that American Creek satisfied the Treaty Creek earn-in by incurring qualifying exploration expenditures and ordered transfer of title. Punitive damages were refused.
The court granted a bankruptcy order against Freshway Specialty Foods Inc., finding it had ceased paying liabilities generally and rejecting requests to dismiss or stay the petition.
The court addressed a counterfeit-cheque banking dispute, holding the bank liable in part for reversing cleared funds and for some wrongful disclosures and defamatory communications.
Wrongful dismissal claim dismissed where the plaintiff failed to prove harassment caused her inability to work, and the court found she accepted a severance accord and satisfaction.
The majority held the arbitrator lacked jurisdiction over Fording Coal’s defamation complaint, finding the dispute’s essential character fell outside the collective agreement.