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Commercial law 2026 ONCA 194

Highbury Narrows Ltd. v. LAF Canada Company

Ontario Court of Appeal held the lease barred prospective rent after termination, dismissed claims for pool removal and other expenses, and upheld costs against Highbury.

  • Lease termination
  • Prospective rent as damages
  • Contract interpretation
  • Remedies at law and in equity
  • Costs and settlement offers
  • Commercial-lease
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Commercial law 2026 ONCA 93

Quantrix Plastics Inc. v. 2818881 Ontario Inc.

Ontario Court of Appeal upheld partial summary judgment enforcing a lease change-of-ownership clause, awarding overholding rent and a writ of possession after sale of the property.

  • Lease termination
  • Estoppel certificate
  • Overholding rent
  • Change of ownership clause
  • Summary judgment
  • Commercial tenancies act
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Contract 2025 NSSM 80

Mailman v Bridgewater

Because the lease expressly reserved ownership and title in the lessor and contained an indemnity clause allocating the risk of loss to the lessee, and because the insurance payout did not overcompensate the lessor for its loss, the lessor was entitled to the insurance proceeds and the claimant had no entitlement to any portion of the settlement.

  • Lease termination
  • Insurance proceeds
  • Insurable interest
  • Indemnity
  • Ownership of leased property
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Contract law 2025 ONCA 809

Chayil Church v. Soneil Pickering Inc.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario granted Chayil Church interim injunctive relief restraining lease termination pending appeal, finding a serious issue, irreparable harm, and balance of convenience.

  • Lease termination
  • Contract interpretation
  • Interim injunction
  • Stay pending appeal
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
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Contract law 2025 BCSC 1507

Grewal v. Dentalcorp Health Services Ltd.

The court dismissed Dentalcorp’s summary trial application in a commercial lease dispute, finding the issues too fact-intensive, credibility-driven, and intertwined for summary resolution.

  • Lease termination
  • Relief from forfeiture
  • Summary trial (rule 9-7)
  • Declaratory relief
  • Credibility and evidence
  • Remedies
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Administrative law 2025 BCSC 2532

350 Doyle Avenue Holdings Inc. v. City of Kelowna

The court granted an interlocutory injunction preventing the City of Kelowna from terminating a 99-year lease pending two related judicial reviews.

  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Judicial review
  • Lease termination
  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Balance of convenience
  • Irreparable harm
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Contract law 2025 BCSC 848

Abdul-Ahad v. Challa

The court held the clinic company breached the head lease by vacating and closing the clinic, awarded KJPL partial damages, and dismissed an oppression petition.

  • Lease termination
  • Sublease and implied terms
  • Renewal option
  • Hold harmless / indemnity clause
  • Mitigation of damages
  • Characterization of payments (loan vs subsidy)
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Commercial tenancy 2025 BCSC 444

Emerald Enterprises Ltd. v. 1026900 B.C. Ltd.

The court found the respondents wrongfully held commercial premises after notice to quit and a demand for possession, and issued a writ of possession.

  • Writ of possession
  • Relief from forfeiture
  • Lease termination
  • Notice to quit
  • Costs
  • Writ-of-possession
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Contract law 2024 BCSC 2279

Four Top Hospitality Group Ltd. v. Olde Towne Developments Ltd.

Trial judgment in a commercial lease dispute over default notice, lease termination, tort claims, and defamation arising from a Victoria restaurant tenancy.

  • Lease termination
  • Notice of default and particularity
  • Interpretation of lease covenants (use and hours)
  • Duty of honest performance (bhasin)
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Inducing breach of contract
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Contract 2024 BCSC 1963

Kingsway Holdings Ltd. v. New Coast Holdings Ltd.

On summary trial, the court upheld termination of a commercial lease for non-payment, awarded outstanding rent and expenses, and denied loss of future rent.

  • Lease termination
  • Damages
  • Mitigation
  • Liquidated damages
  • Interest
  • Summary trial procedure
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