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Property law 2025 BCSC 2560

EMG Homes Ltd. v. ALH Design Builders Ltd.

The court cancelled CPLs against two Delta properties because the original pleadings did not support a land interest, but dismissed the hardship-based cancellation request.

  • Certificate of pending litigation (cpl)
  • Constructive trust
  • Tracing
  • Land title act s.215
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Hardship and security for cpl cancellation
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Property law 2025 BCSC 1130

Innogene Technologies Corp v. Woodbine Enterprises Ltd., Inc. No. 429381

The court cancelled a certificate of pending litigation over leased property, finding the registered CPL would cause hardship in a pending sale and that an undertaking to pay damages was adequate.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Short leave
  • Undertaking as to damages
  • Sale of land
  • Lease renewal
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Construction law 2023 BCSC 1685

BSSD Excavating & Landscaping Ltd. v. Green Blvd. Construction Ltd.

Court considered competing builder’s lien cancellation applications and ordered the liens and CPLs cancelled on posting of $32,000 security in each action.

  • Builders lien
  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Security for lien
  • Cancellation of lien
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Builders-lien
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Property law 2023 BCSC 1046

Wood v. Zaepernick

The court dismissed an application to cancel a CPL on Ocean Place, finding the petitioners’ claimed hardship was self-inflicted and that cancellation was not warranted.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Cancellation of encumbrance
  • Contractual conditions precedent
  • Remedy in damages
  • Costs
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Property 2023 BCCA 35

Save-A-Lot Holdings Corp. v. Christensen

Appeal from orders cancelling CPLs and setting security under the Land Title Act was allowed in part. The Court set aside the cancellation order, but left adjournment rulings intact.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Security for cpl
  • Constructive trust
  • Hardship
  • Adjournment
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Property law 2021 BCSC 2651

Wosnack v. Ficych

The court allowed a property sale to proceed, but ordered the net proceeds held in trust pending further order because the record was too incomplete to release funds.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Gift dispute and testamentary capacity
  • Security for sale proceeds
  • Certificate-of-pending-litigation
  • Land-title-act
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Real property 2021 BCSC 1779

Nouhi v. Pourtaghi

The court cancelled CPLs on three properties, allowed amended replies to notices to admit, and ordered a Rule 7-1 response to document demands.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Notice to admit (rule 7-7)
  • Document production (rule 7-1)
  • Constructive trust
  • Undertaking/security
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Family law 2014 BCSC 742

Chiu v. Yee

An appeal from a Master’s interlocutory order cancelling CPLs on two properties and setting $20,000 security was dismissed.

  • Certificate of pending litigation (cpl)
  • Cancellation of cpls
  • Security for cpl cancellation
  • Hardship and inconvenience test
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Family relations act reapportionment
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Property law 2013 BCSC 2284

Holzman v. Gasparin

Application to discharge certificates of pending litigation granted in part to permit refinancing, with liberty to refile and an accounting requirement.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Constructive trust
  • Refinancing
  • Interim distribution for legal fees
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Certificate-of-pending-litigation
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Property law 2013 BCSC 1627

TDL Group Corp. v. Onni 7771 Alderbridge Holding Corp.

The court partially cancelled a CPL over a 1.5 metre strip of Lot 89 to allow a road dedication plan to be registered, on $1,000 security.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Land title act ss.256-257
  • Specific performance
  • Road dedication
  • Security for cpl cancellation
  • Hardship and inconvenience test
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