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Tax law 2026 TCC 18

Gill v. The King

Tax Court allowed two section 160 appeals in part, holding Japseet Gill gave $85,000 consideration and Harman Gill gave none, then ordered reassessment using the corrected underlying liability.

  • Income tax act s.160
  • Section 160 liability
  • Fair market value
  • Consideration for transfer
  • Non-arm's length transfers
  • Reassessment
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Family law 2025 BCSC 1165

Kennedy v. Kennedy

The court struck conspiracy allegations about child and spousal support, but allowed the property-division conspiracy claim to proceed under the Family Law Act.

  • Conspiracy tort
  • Child support calculation
  • Spousal support
  • Property division
  • Strike pleadings
  • Amendment of pleadings
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Civil procedure 2023 BCCA 118

Cheng v. Chan

The Court of Appeal set aside terms of a TMC adjournment order that barred the trial from being reset until disputed bank-source documents were produced.

  • Trial management conference
  • Adjournment
  • Production of documents
  • Affidavit evidence requirement
  • Judicial discretion
  • Procedural fairness
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Municipal law 2020 BCSC 2201

Victoria (City) v. Smith

The court dismissed an application by Friends of Beacon Hill Park to be added as a respondent in a statutory injunction case about sheltering in Beacon Hill Park.

  • Addition of parties (joinder)
  • Public park trust
  • Bylaw enforcement
  • Statutory injunction
  • Public interest standing
  • Interim injunction
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Civil procedure 2019 BCSC 2204

Hughes v. Hughes

In this costs ruling, the court awarded the defendants Scale B costs to December 31, 2018 and double costs after that date under Rule 9-1.

  • Undue influence
  • Coercion
  • Psychological injury
  • Trust mismanagement
  • Mortgage
  • Offers to settle
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Tax law 2019 TCC 265

Singh v. The Queen

The Court found Mr. Singh held a 50% beneficial interest in the family home and transferred that beneficial interest to the Appellant in April 2009; such a transfer of beneficial interest qualifies as a 'transfer' under s.160; because the transferred interest had a fair market value ($300,000) in excess of Mr. Singh's tax debt ($60,861.20), the Appellant is liable up to the lesser amount (the tax debt); appeal dismissed.

  • Section 160
  • Transfer of property
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Cascading assessment
  • Trusts
  • Interpretation of trust agreement
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Trusts and property law 2018 BCSC 904

Norkum v. Fletcher

A BC trial court found parts of a long transactional relationship were gifts or pay for services, but ordered restitution for Trinidad property funds and Ranch Park Way renovations.

  • Resulting trust
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Deceit
  • Gifts vs remuneration
  • Conversion of chattels
  • Characterization of domestic/ transactional relationships
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Civil procedure 2015 FC 1307

Bursey v. Canada

The Federal Court struck out consolidated claims by self-represented plaintiffs, holding the pleadings disclosed no reasonable cause of action and awarding joint costs of $2,000.

  • Strike out
  • No reasonable cause of action
  • Sovereign citizen / private person theories
  • Birth certificate trust theory
  • Costs award
  • Strike-out
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Family law 2014 BCSC 288

Tepper v. Dengin

The court struck two family-law related proceedings as an abuse of process, finding the applicant’s fraud allegations were unparticularized, late, and unsupported.

  • Consent order
  • Setting aside settlement
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Financial disclosure (rule 60d)
  • Production from non‑party
  • Abuse of process/vexatious litigation
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Corporate and commercial law 2013 BCSC 1465

Wong v. Wilson

The court struck a confusing amended claim, dismissed several causes under summary dismissal, and allowed the plaintiffs to amend and add proper corporate parties.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Negligent misrepresentation
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Breach of trust
  • Conversion
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