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Construction law 2025 BCSC 502

Reid Developments Ltd. v. Hopkins

The court held the construction agreement was a cost-plus contract, rejected an alleged budget cap guarantee, and awarded Reid Developments unpaid invoices, financing losses, and a builder’s lien.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Preliminary budget estimates
  • Scope changes and extras
  • Oral guarantees
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Builder's lien
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Contract law 2024 BCSC 1831

Solaris Custom Home Inc. v. Trovao

The court held the parties had an oral cost-plus construction contract, not a binding budget cap, and awarded Solaris the unpaid invoices plus a builders' lien.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Oral contract
  • Budget as contractual term
  • Estimates
  • Builder's lien
  • Pre-judgment interest
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Contract law 2023 BCCA 74

Highridge Homes Ltd. v. de Boer

The Court of Appeal allowed the builder’s appeal, holding that money paid into trust to remove a builders lien was not payment under the contract and interest kept running.

  • Contract interpretation
  • Contractual interest
  • Builders lien
  • Payment into trust
  • Security agreement
  • Mutual termination
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Construction law 2022 BCSC 949

345 Builders Ltd. v. Su

Costs ruling after an 11-day builders lien trial: the court awarded party and party costs at Scale B, denied special costs, and left lien/CPL removal for a formal application.

  • Builder's lien
  • Cost-plus contract
  • Frustration of contract
  • Special costs
  • Proportionality in costs awards
  • Credibility of witnesses
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Contract law 2022 BCSC 716

Shaheen Custom Homes Ltd. v. Brennan

The court found the builder’s cost-plus accounting inadequate, disallowed contractual and statutory interest, allowed limited counterclaim items, and ordered a net payment of $5,150.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Accounting obligations and proof of costs
  • Construction lien
  • Repudiation
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Counterclaim
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Contract law 2021 BCSC 1112

Highridge Homes Ltd. v. de Boer

Construction dispute over a cost-plus home build, invoicing, termination, and set-off. The court found mutual termination and allowed most proper subcontract costs, with some Tusk items disallowed.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Termination and repudiation
  • Builders lien
  • Set-off
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Retaining wall compliance
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Contract law 2020 BCSC 481

All Out Contracting Ltd. v. Gourlay

The court found no enforceable agreement on the profit/remuneration term of a construction cost-plus arrangement and assessed All Out's recovery on quantum meruit.

  • Quantum meruit
  • Cost-plus contract
  • Contract interpretation
  • Builders lien
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Assessment of damages
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Contract 2019 BCSC 29

Raiwal v. Khalsa Diwan Society of Abbotsford

Raiwal Developments Ltd. was awarded Scale B costs on a counterclaim about Heritage Temple renovation invoices. The Court refused special costs against either side.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Onus of proof
  • Special costs
  • Disclosure of documents
  • Expert evidence
  • Consent dismissal
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Contract law 2017 BCCA 167

Technicon Industries Ltd. v. Woon

The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Woon’s appeal and his application to adduce fresh evidence, holding the Palmer test was not met and the trial judge made no reversible error.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Fixed-price contract
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Fresh evidence admissibility (palmer)
  • Credibility findings
  • After-acquired cause
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Contract law 2016 BCSC 2307

Zettl v. Roger Garside Construction Ltd.

The court dismissed the plaintiffs’ construction defect and negligence claims for lack of expert evidence, while allowing RGC’s counterclaim in part for unpaid invoices.

  • Cost-plus contract
  • Standard of care / expert evidence
  • Building permits and owner obligation
  • Illegality doctrine
  • Counterclaim for unpaid invoices
  • Damages - lost profits
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