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Contract 2022 BCSC 2226

Jahanshahi v. Ly

The court held that counsel’s February 8, 2022 emails created a binding settlement on liability and damages limits, and stayed the aggravated and punitive damages claims.

  • Settlement agreement enforcement
  • Admission of liability
  • Aggravated and punitive damages
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Authority of solicitor to bind client
  • Settlement-agreement-enforcement
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Civil procedure 2020 BCSC 780

Raniga v. Poirier

Adjournment was granted in a personal injury trial where plaintiff’s counsel failed to obtain needed expert medical evidence, and the defendant showed no irreparable prejudice.

  • Adjournment
  • Expert evidence
  • Trial management
  • Costs
  • Admission of liability
  • Expert-evidence
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Civil procedure 2016 BCSC 1624

Glover v. Leakey

The court declared a mistrial and found abuse of process where the defendant knowingly maintained inconsistent liability positions in separate passenger actions.

  • Abuse of process
  • Mistrial
  • Jury verdict
  • Inconsistent pleadings
  • Admission of liability
  • Costs
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Civil procedure 2016 BCSC 434

Leach v Jesson

The court refused production of the defendant’s hospital and ambulance records, finding they were irrelevant after liability was admitted and privacy concerns outweighed disclosure.

  • Proportionality
  • Relevance of medical records
  • Production of third-party records
  • Admission of liability
  • Medical-records-disclosure
  • Civil-discovery
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Tort 2015 BCSC 1200

Mocharski v. Ly

The court ordered limited amendments, permitted further discovery on accident facts only, dismissed some particulars requests, and adjourned others; no costs were awarded.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Examination for discovery
  • Particulars
  • Causation
  • Admission of liability
  • Costs
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Tort 2014 BCSC 2008

Finch v. Anderson

The court allowed defendants to withdraw an admission of negligence and liability after discovery disclosed a possible issue of plaintiff negligence and no significant prejudice.

  • Negligence
  • Admission of liability
  • Withdrawal of admissions
  • Motor vehicle act s.187
  • Discovery
  • Admission-of-liability
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Civil procedure 2012 BCSC 1964

Demello v. Chaput

The court discharged the jury after finding plaintiff’s opening remarks in a civil trial were inappropriate and inflammatory, and ordered the case to continue judge alone.

  • Mistrial
  • Jury discharge
  • Opening statements
  • Inflammatory remarks
  • Judicial instructions
  • Admission of liability
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Medical malpractice 2011 BCSC 616

Fairchild v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Registrar Sainty assessed costs after a settled medical malpractice action, allowing 191 tariff units and adjusting disbursements by necessity, proportionality, and reasonableness.

  • Assessment of costs
  • Expert fees
  • Disbursements
  • Tariff items
  • Proportionality
  • Admission of liability
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Civil procedure 2010 BCSC 641

Ostiguy v. Hui

The court held a defective but clear settlement offer could still count under Rule 37B and adjusted costs accordingly, using July 14, 2008 as the effective date.

  • Offer to settle
  • Rule 37b
  • Form 64 compliance
  • Costs consequences
  • Admission of liability
  • Jury award
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Tort 2009 BCSC 785

MacPhee v. Kao

Court ordered Cox to pay Kao’s costs directly under a Sanderson order, but refused special costs or increased costs against Cox.

  • Liability
  • Sanderson order (rule 57(18))
  • Special costs
  • Costs discretion
  • Admission of liability
  • Increased costs (appendix b s.2(4.1))
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