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Contract law 2025 BCSC 1249

Harness Racing B.C. Society v. Orangeville Raceway Limited

The court dismissed a quia timet interlocutory injunction seeking to stop a racetrack rodent abatement closure, finding no strong prima facie contract right or imminent irreparable harm.

  • Breach of contract
  • Duty of good faith in contractual performance
  • Quia timet injunction
  • Interim injunction
  • Conversion
  • Unlawful interference with economic interests
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Defamation 2025 BCSC 538

Silvercore Advanced Training Systems Inc. v. Beer

The court found partial liability for conversion and defamation in a business dispute over social media accounts, employment duties and online statements.

  • Social media ownership
  • Qualified privilege
  • Justification (truth)
  • Fair comment
  • Damages assessment
  • Consideration for employment contract
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Contract law 2021 BCSC 813

Nelson v. Gokturk

Summary trial granted in a bitcoin sale dispute. The court found a contract for 50 BTC, held the defendant breached by non-payment, and awarded the contract price plus interest and costs.

  • Measure of damages
  • Date of breach
  • Assessment of market value
  • Concurrent liability in tort and contract
  • Service and discovery issues
  • Breach-of-contract
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Contract 2020 BCSC 1001

Lu v. 421688 B.C. Ltd.

The court held that neither side was substantially successful on costs after the trial, but awarded special costs to the plaintiff for steps caused by misconduct attempting to influence witnesses.

  • Quantum meruit
  • Conversion
  • Breach of trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Offers to settle
  • Special costs
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Trusts and fiduciary duty 2019 BCSC 1844

West Bros. Frame & Chair Ltd. v. Yazbek

The court found the former bookkeeper liable for misappropriating employer funds and her husband liable for knowing receipt of part of the money.

  • Knowing receipt
  • Breach of trust
  • Punitive damages
  • Limitation period
  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Constructive trust
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Partnership law 2019 BCSC 944

McKnight v. Hutchison

Supplementary reasons in a long-running partnership dispute: the court quantified secret profits, unbilled work-in-progress, conversion damages, and punitive damages.

  • Accounting of partnership assets
  • Work-in-progress (wip) billing
  • Secret profits
  • Set-off and capital accounts
  • Winding up partnership
  • Registrar reference
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Property law 2018 BCSC 2067

Collins v. Bernard

The court dismissed a daughter’s claims to a property, a line of credit dispute, and a vehicle, finding no proven trust, conversion, or loss.

  • Resulting trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Indefeasible title
  • Pleading requirements
  • Line of credit liability
  • Costs
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Civil 2014 ONCA 762

Zesta Engineering Ltd. v. Cloutier

Leave to appeal the costs decisions was refused because the trial judge properly exercised his discretion; however Zesta was entitled to pre-judgment interest on the damages award against Christie and his company from the date of conversion at the rate of 4%, and Zesta was awarded modest appellate costs of $5,000 inclusive.

  • Costs
  • Leave to appeal
  • Indemnity costs
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Conversion
  • Fraud on the court
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Contract law 2013 BCSC 1097

0757129 B.C. Ltd. v. Saunders

Trial judgment on a share purchase dispute. The court found several breaches of warranty and conversion-related claims, awarded damages, and allowed a small counterclaim.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Breach of warranty
  • Indemnity clause
  • Valuation of shares
  • Conversion
  • Damages
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Civil procedure 2013 BCSC 301

Reliable Mortgages Investment Corp. v. Chan

The court dismissed an application to strike a later fraud and conversion claim, holding the earlier foreclosure trial addressed only mortgage enforceability, not conversion.

  • Res judicata
  • Issue estoppel
  • Cause of action estoppel
  • Abuse of process
  • Collateral attack
  • Foreclosure
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