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Civil procedure 2022 BCSC 1634

Kompaneets v. British Columbia

The court struck a self-represented plaintiff’s notice of civil claim because it contained no material facts and disclosed no reasonable claim.

  • Striking pleadings
  • Abuse of process
  • Summary dismissal (r.9-6)
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Search and seizure (s.8)
  • Criminal records review program
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Wills and estates 2020 BCSC 2140

Jahanbani v. Mohseni

The court appointed an independent administrator for limited investigative purposes in an estate dispute, allowed related disclosure orders, and dismissed Ali Enayat’s application.

  • Appointment of administrator under s.132 wesa
  • Constructive trust
  • Executor succession (s.145 wesa)
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Production of estate documents
  • Costs payable from estate
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Property law 2019 BCCA 324

Nouhi v. Pourtaghi

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia dismissed this appeal as moot after the appellant filed fresh CPLs following amendment of his pleadings.

  • Certificates of pending litigation
  • Land title act s.215
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Mootness
  • Leave to amend
  • Certificate-of-pending-litigation
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Patent law 2018 FC 199

Purdue Pharma v. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

The Federal Court allowed Collegium’s appeal, struck Purdue’s statement of claim, and dismissed the action after finding the pleadings relied only on regulatory-approval activity and lacked imminence.

  • Patent act s.55.2 exemption
  • Pmnoc regulations
  • Quia timet (anticipatory relief)
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Consolidation
  • Patent-law
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Civil procedure 2012 ONCA 241

McGroarty v. CIBC Mellon Trust Company

The Master erred in basing refusal to extend time on prejudice arising from the passage of time since the events rather than prejudice caused by the delay in service; because the delay to serve was brief (approximately 30 days) and caused no prejudice to the respondent, the extension should be granted and the Master's and Divisional Court's orders set aside.

  • Extension of time for service
  • Prejudice in delay
  • Rule 14.08(2)
  • Adequacy of pleadings
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Medical malpractice 2011 BCSC 719

Beaulac v. Golden

The court granted leave to add Dr. Tregobov as a defendant in a medical negligence action, finding the claim connected, pleadings adequate, and no specific prejudice shown.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Adding a defendant
  • Limitation period
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Adjournment
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Family law 2003 BCSC 70

P.A.H. v. L.W.H. and E.A.H.

The court refused to strike a counterclaim request to remove a party, holding that such relief could be pleaded and that the parties’ pleadings lacked material facts.

  • Striking pleadings
  • Removal of party
  • Counterclaim
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Admissibility of affidavit evidence
  • Family-law
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Trade-marks 2002 FCA 387

Novopharm Ltd. v. Astrazeneca AB

The Registrar erred by failing to consider the evidence when assessing the adequacy of the Statements of Opposition; the evidence before the Registrar and the additional evidence filed in the Trial Division cured any pleading or evidentiary deficiencies regarding the commonality of pink and red-brown tablets, so the Registrar's and Trial Division's rejections were erroneous and must be quashed and the matter remitted for determination on the merits.

  • Distinctiveness
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Standard of review
  • Evidentiary sufficiency
  • Remittal
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Trade-marks 2001 FCT 645

Novopharm Limited v. Astrazeneca Ab

The Federal Court dismissed Novopharm’s appeals from trademark opposition decisions, holding the pleadings were insufficient and the colour tablet applications were adequately described.

  • Distinctiveness
  • Drawing requirements for marks
  • Adequacy of pleadings
  • Standard of review
  • Trademark-opposition
  • Drawing-requirements
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