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Property law 2025 BCSC 2453

S & R Sawmills Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District

Court fixed expropriation compensation at $39,541,237.50, rejected a $450,000 deduction for Mainland’s leasehold, and awarded costs to S&R.

  • Market value assessment
  • Compensation under expropriation act
  • Leasehold valuation and apportionment
  • Riparian setbacks and land use restrictions
  • Expert evidence admissibility and weight
  • Shadow of expropriation
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Family law 2025 NSSC 76

Nova Scotia (Director of Maintenance Enforcement) v. Adeyemi

The Director proved arrears of $17,251.12 as of Dec 18, 2024; the respondent failed to prove inability to pay or a valid reason for default and did not provide full disclosure or credible evidence of diligent efforts to comply; accordingly, under s.37(3) MEA the court ordered a reporting obligation, ongoing prospective payments of $200/month, additional $250/month toward arrears commencing June 30, 2025, intermittent 30‑day imprisonment on default, issuance of warrant on sworn notice, costs of $664.10, and judgment for arrears and costs totalling $17,915.22 with interest at 5% per annum.

  • Arrears
  • Default orders
  • Variation
  • Repayment schedule
  • Imprisonment for non‑payment
  • Costs and interest
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Contract 2024 NSSM 56

Huntington v. Pye

Adjudicator accepted the claimant's evidence as more credible, found the defendant performed incomplete and defective work and abandoned the project, calculated the monetary value of materials and usable labour ($14,500), determined claimant overpaid by $7,600, allowed remediation costs reduced to $9,000, awarded simple interest on the overpayment and nominal general damages, and ordered costs to be proven; these findings and apportionments formed the basis for judgment.

  • Breach of contract
  • Defective workmanship
  • Quantum of damages
  • Remediation costs
  • Costs and interest
  • Credibility findings
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Family law 2024 BCSC 1212

Peters v. Godley

The court held the parties were bound by a consent order capping the respondent’s 2022 Guidelines income at $500,000 and fixed the claimant’s at $1,000.

  • Guidelines income
  • Consent order interpretation
  • Income imputation from corporation
  • Non-taxable disability income
  • Costs and interest
  • Child-support
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Contract law 2022 BCSC 1590

Konicek v. Vantown Infrastructure Invesco Inc.

The court held that the buyers failed to prove breach, fraud, or bad faith in a share sale of RSK. The DPLA was in default and the guarantees and mortgage were enforceable.

  • Share purchase agreement
  • Vendor take back loan (dpla)
  • Guarantee and mortgage enforcement
  • Misrepresentation and equitable fraud
  • Duty of good faith
  • Foreclosure
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Contract law 2022 BCSC 807

Nouhi v. Pourtaghi

The court rejected an alleged oral profit-sharing contract, but found unjust enrichment and granted a quantum meruit award, while also finding improper CPL filings.

  • Formation and certainty of oral contracts
  • Unjust enrichment and quantum meruit
  • Real estate services act licensing
  • Limitation period
  • Certificates of pending litigation (cpl)
  • Costs and interest
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Contract law 2022 NSSM 25

Cull v. Murphy

Where parties contracted on a time-and-materials basis an initial guesstimate does not bind the contractor as a fixed price but is a relevant factor in assessing whether charges are reasonable; the contractor has a duty to limit time and account for hours and materials and, where the bill is excessive, the court may deduct hours to reach a reasonable amount. The claimant's invoice was reduced by $3,335.00 and judgment entered for the reduced sum plus costs without interest.

  • Time and materials contract
  • Estimates/guesstimates
  • Reasonableness of charges
  • Duty of care
  • Costs and interest
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Contract law 2022 BCSC 504

Saini v. Jyoti

The court granted judgment to the plaintiff for the unpaid share-purchase price and interest, rejecting duress and misrepresentation arguments.

  • Share purchase agreement
  • Promissory note
  • Acceleration clause
  • Default on payment
  • Duress and misrepresentation
  • Remedies - judgment for debt
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Contract law 2021 BCSC 1928

Zwiro Holdings Ltd. v. Milanovic

The court enforced a settlement agreement over Powell River properties, found valid consideration and no unconscionability, and awarded $295,812.50 plus interest.

  • Settlement agreement enforcement
  • Consideration (forbearance)
  • Unconscionability
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Duty of honest performance/good faith
  • Laches
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Property law 2021 BCSC 1716

Boniventure Properties Ltd. v. Eng

The court granted possession to the landlord, rejected the respondents’ lease-extension argument, awarded rent arrears with interest, and denied double rent.

  • Writ of possession
  • Overholding
  • Double rent
  • Lease renewal
  • Notice to quit
  • Costs and interest
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