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Civil procedure 2025 BCSC 687

Lover-Peace v. Erickson

The court struck the notice of civil claim without leave to amend because it failed to plead concise material facts, instead mixing evidence, argument, and irrelevant material.

  • Striking pleadings
  • Abuse of process
  • Vexatious litigant
  • Pleading requirements
  • Supreme court civil rules
  • Striking-pleadings
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Evidence 2025 BCSC 1558

Purchas v. Ogunremi

In mid-trial, the court ordered a supplemental expert report for Dr. Zaitzow before he could continue evidence on a new assumption and any changed opinion.

  • Expert evidence
  • Supplemental expert reports
  • Voir dire
  • Disclosure
  • Court discretion to order mid-trial reports
  • Supreme court civil rules
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Civil procedure 2024 BCSC 341

Clark Wilson LLP v. Agliotti Investments Ltd.

La Corte Suprema de Columbia Británica desestimó una apelación y confirmó que un certificado de honorarios presentado puede ser reconsiderado bajo las Supreme Court Civil Rules.

  • Reconsideration
  • Certificate of fees
  • Jurisdiction
  • Standard of review
  • Appeal period
  • Supreme court civil rules
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Civil procedure 2023 BCSC 2245

Teal Cedar Products Ltd. v. Rainforest Flying Squad

The court set aside default judgments against two self-represented defendants, finding their delay understandable and relief justified while the pleading was still defective.

  • Setting aside default judgment
  • Supreme court civil rules
  • Pleadings
  • Case management
  • Self-represented litigants
  • Costs
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Civil procedure 2022 BCSC 255

Gill v. Sandhar

The court set aside a default judgment because part of the amount claimed was not a specified or ascertainable sum under the rules.

  • Default judgment
  • Setting aside judgment
  • Builders' liens
  • Liquidated damages
  • Indemnity
  • Costs
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Civil procedure 2021 BCCA 397

Chamberlin v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

The Court of Appeal quashed an appeal as wholly without merit and an abuse of process after the appellant made no submissions and did not appear.

  • Quash appeal
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Pleadings set aside
  • Judicial economy
  • Supreme court civil rules
  • Abuse-of-process
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Civil procedure 2021 BCSC 733

Ostrowka v. Coles

The court held that automatic production of a written IME report is not a matter of course and requires special circumstances; no prompt production order was made here.

  • Independent medical examination
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Solicitor's brief privilege
  • Expert reports
  • Supreme court civil rules
  • Independent-medical-examination
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Family law 2021 BCSC 538

Kasian Estate v. Kasian

The court granted Don Kasian leave to file a counterclaim shortly before trial, finding the claims were not plainly doomed and that delay did not justify refusal.

  • Counterclaim leave
  • Limitations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Reapportionment of family assets
  • Variation of settlement
  • Rescission
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Evidence 2021 BCSC 358

Kringhaug v. Men

Mid-trial ruling on expert evidence: the court allowed both parties to cross-examine Dr. Giantomaso after the report was served and relied on at trial.

  • Expert cross-examination
  • Admissibility of expert reports
  • Supreme court civil rules
  • Rule 11-7
  • Expert-evidence
  • Cross-examination
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Civil procedure 2019 BCCA 433

Nordmark v. Frykman

Appeal dismissed. The Court held attornment does not bar a forum non conveniens motion, but Sweden was not shown to be the clearly more appropriate forum.

  • Forum non conveniens
  • Attornment
  • Jurisdictional competence
  • Court jurisdiction and proceedings transfer act
  • Supreme court civil rules
  • Litigation guardian
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