The Federal Court held that Boily’s sale of co-owned immovable property and assignment of sale proceeds to Luce Paquet were unenforceable against the Crown.
Because Mr. Bunford advanced unfounded, reprehensible allegations and engaged in deliberate abuses of process — including withdrawing contests, discontinuing applications, refiling actions for the same relief, failing to comply with disclosure orders, and pursuing contemporaneous litigation in Belgium to avoid adjudication — the conduct crossed the exceptional threshold for solicitor and client costs; accordingly he must fully indemnify Ms. Molhant Proost and Marie‑Claude Bunford for their legal expenses in the captioned proceedings, to be taxed by an adjudicator; the claim for indemnity agai…
Federal Court assessment officer held that costs could be assessed despite an appeal, and allowed the bill of costs in part, fixing the total at $16,370.88.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that a deed using a false money consideration was not necessarily simulated where a real and lawful reason for the transfer existed.