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Property law 2025 BCSC 1282

Avis Homes Limited v. Sidhu

The court ordered sale of a Richmond property, confirmed equal 50% beneficial ownership, rejected a 2020 self-transfer, and found $550,000 unjustly enriched the Sidhu side.

  • Partition of property act
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Constructive/resulting trust
  • Accounting by registrar
  • Validity of conveyance
  • Allocation of redevelopment costs
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Property law 2024 BCSC 2407

Chan v. Chan

The court dismissed a settlement-enforcement application in a family property dispute, holding the agreement required a mutual release limited to the petition and that the respondent repudiated by withholding payment.

  • Settlement agreement enforcement
  • Partition of property act
  • Repudiation
  • Implied release
  • Specific performance
  • Occupational rent
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Property law 2024 BCSC 2464

Westergaard v. Westergaard

The court held a memorandum dividing co-owned property was unenforceable, limited breach of trust claims to a defined period, and ordered the petitioner’s share sold to the respondents.

  • Partition of property act
  • Sale of property
  • Breach of trust
  • Will interpretation and succession
  • Enforceability of private agreements
  • Valuation and fixtures
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Property law 2024 BCSC 2092

Jackson v. Vetter

The court declared equal 50% beneficial ownership in a condominium, dismissed Partition of Property Act relief for lack of standing, and sent the Rule 13-5 sale issue to trial.

  • Partition of property act
  • Standing to seek partition
  • Rule 13-5 sale (necessity/expediency)
  • Co-ownership agreements and compulsory buy-out clauses
  • Effect of tenancy on partition remedies
  • Conversion to trial/hybrid procedure
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Property law 2022 BCCA 99

Freeland v. Farrell

O apelante impugnou declarações de resulting trust, constructive trust e uma ordem sobre a hipoteca. A corte manteve as declarações, mas anulou a ordem inexequível.

  • Resulting trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Indefeasibility of title
  • Mortgage covenants
  • Partition of property act
  • Resulting-trust
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Property law 2022 BCSC 84

HSBC Bank Canada v. Ladhar

The court dismissed an administrator’s request for exclusive conduct of sale and a receiver of rents in a foreclosure matter, leaving related accounting and ownership issues to other proceedings.

  • Order for sale
  • Receiver of rents
  • Partition of property act
  • Accounting
  • Conduct of sale
  • Foreclosure
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Bankruptcy and insolvency 2021 BCSC 2396

Shoker (Re)

The court granted RBC leave under s. 38 BIA to pursue a partition action, found no binding price agreement before RBC became inspector, and denied the bankrupt standing.

  • S.38 bia leave to proceed
  • Partition of property act
  • Trustee powers and inspectors' approval
  • Valuation of estate property
  • Standing of bankrupt
  • S.37 bia remedy
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Real property 2021 BCSC 1318

Freeland v. Farrell

The court held that the respondent’s legal interest in Royal Wood was held on resulting trust, or alternatively constructive trust, for the petitioner.

  • Resulting trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Indefeasibility (land title act s.23(2))
  • Pledging credit as consideration
  • Partition of property act
  • Resulting-trust
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Real property 2021 BCSC 1222

Wang v. Jin

The court held the joint venture agreement binding, enforced its exit/refund clause, ordered repayment with 10% simple interest, and dismissed Mr Yang’s counterclaim.

  • Joint venture agreement
  • Enforceability
  • Specific performance
  • Return of investment
  • Partition of property act
  • Constructive trust
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Property law 2021 BCSC 1141

Ruskowsky v. Hadden

The court granted partition-and-sale relief under the Partition of Property Act, finding the respondents had not shown that justice required refusing sale.

  • Partition of property
  • Sale of co-owned property
  • Tenants in common
  • Partition of property act
  • Unclean hands doctrine
  • Partition-of-property
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