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Wills and estates 2023 BCSC 1422

Leibenzeder Estate v. MacIntyre

The court refused to set aside a prior removal order and default judgment in a contested estate administration dispute, finding wilful delay, no prompt application, and no meritorious defence.

  • Removal of administrator
  • Passing of accounts
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Default judgment and setting aside
  • Service and attendance rules
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
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Civil law 2022 BCSC 495

Xie v. Lai

The court awarded damages for civil conspiracy against Terry Lai and Julie Cheah, found Crystal Yang unjustly enriched by $150,000, and varied a Mareva injunction.

  • Civil conspiracy
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Knowing receipt
  • Money had and received
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Pre-judgment interest
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Corporate law 2020 ONCA 344

Lee v. Lalu Canada Inc.

The application judge correctly interpreted the Consulting Agreement as not entitling the appellant to acquisition fees; the evidence that the appellant received payments indirectly and offered no satisfactory explanation supported a strong prima facie case of fraud and bad faith; the judge applied a sufficiently stringent standard consistent with Cytrynbaum and denied advance funding under s.124 CBCA; the appeal is dismissed.

  • Advance funding of legal costs
  • Indemnification of officers and directors
  • Interpretation of consulting/shareholder agreements
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Prima facie bad faith
  • Section 124 cbca
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Bankruptcy and insolvency 2018 BCSC 67

RSC Enterprise Canada Inc. v. Tan

The court lifted bankruptcy stays for two creditors, ordered production of trustee-held bankruptcy records, found fraud pleadings sufficiently particular, and kept a Mareva injunction against Marcus Tan.

  • Lifting stay under s.69.4 bia
  • Production of trustee records and s.163 transcripts
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Particularity of fraud and conspiracy pleadings
  • Use and derivative-use immunity / self-incrimination
  • Bankruptcy-stay
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Arbitration 2017 BCSC 2171

Pixhug Media Inc. v. Steeves

The court dismissed a stay application because the defendants had already taken steps in the litigation, including seeking security for costs and damages.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Arbitrability
  • Timeliness of stay application
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Security for costs
  • Fraud affecting arbitration clause
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Civil procedure 2003 BCSC 578

Chand v. Sran

The court clarified an earlier damages judgment, held that Rule 37 settlement rules still applied after default judgment, and ordered release of trust funds.

  • Rule 37 offers to settle
  • Default judgment and assessment of damages
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Garnishment and funds in trust
  • Costs apportionment
  • Limitation act issues
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Employment law 2002 BCSC 1787

Rubin v. Metrakos

Interlocutory motions over garnishing orders and a Mareva injunction in an employment and fraud dispute. The court set aside both sides’ garnishing orders but kept the freezing injunction in place.

  • Garnishing orders before judgment
  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Misappropriation of corporate funds
  • Promissory notes
  • Service under court order enforcement act s.9(2)
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