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Civil procedure 2022 BCSC 1662

Prince Rupert Building Materials Ltd. v. Guo

Supplementary reasons in a want of prosecution application. The court set aside an earlier unentered adjournment order, dismissed the application, and allowed the action to proceed without prejudice to a renewed application.

  • Want of prosecution
  • Dismissal for delay
  • Prejudice
  • Adjournment to trial
  • Without prejudice order
  • Want-of-prosecution
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Corporate/commercial law 2014 BCSC 2363

Popat v. MacLennan

The court dismissed an oppression petition over share dilution in SignalChem, holding the directors acted reasonably and that the petitioners had no protected expectation against dilution.

  • Oppression remedy
  • Share dilution
  • Fiduciary duties of directors
  • Share allotment and consolidation
  • Valuation evidence
  • Adjournment to trial
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Family law 2014 BCSC 1566

R.D.L.J. v. B.S.J.

The court adjourned contempt and support-variation applications to trial, finding the income disputes and support issues needed viva voce evidence and could not be resolved on the interim record.

  • Spousal support advisory guidelines
  • Imputed income
  • Interim variation of orders
  • Adjournment to trial
  • Support arrears
  • Family-law
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Equity 2005 BCSC 1586

Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd. v. North Pacific Roadbuilders Ltd.

The court held that a notice of discontinuance does not automatically admit that an interlocutory injunction was wrongful or require immediate enforcement of the undertaking.

  • Undertaking in damages
  • Notice of discontinuance
  • Enforcement of undertaking
  • Adjournment to trial
  • Consolidation
  • Undertaking-in-damages
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Civil procedure 1999 BCCA 729

Bonaparte Indian Band v. Lakeridge Contracting Ltd.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and dismissed the action against Lakeridge and CMHC for want of prosecution, holding the chambers judge should not have adjourned the Rule 2(7) motion to trial.

  • Want of prosecution
  • Dismissal for delay
  • Presumption of prejudice
  • Rule 2(7)
  • Adjournment to trial
  • Limitation act s.6(4)
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