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Administrative law 2025 FC 82

Racette v. Anderson

Motion to strike granted in a First Nations election challenge for failure to comply with statutory standing and service requirements; late affidavits were inadmissible.

  • Judicial review
  • Service of process
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Case splitting
  • First nations elections act compliance
  • Judicial-review
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Transport law 2024 FC 832

Canada (Louis Dreyfus) v. Canada (National Railway)

The Federal Court allowed Louis Dreyfus Company to file and serve a reply expert report, finding it was responsive, not case-splitting, and not prejudicial.

  • Canada transportation act s.116(5)
  • Admissibility of expert evidence
  • Reply evidence
  • Case splitting
  • Federal courts rules (rules 274(1), 279)
  • Damages assessment
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Evidence 2022 BCSC 1844

Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General)

The court refused to admit two documents in reply, finding both were available earlier and would improperly bolster evidence already led.

  • Reply evidence
  • Admissibility
  • Oral history
  • Case splitting
  • Rebuttal
  • Expert opinion
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Securities law 2021 BCSC 522

Tietz v. Cryptobloc Technologies Corp.

Court granted BLOK Technologies Inc.’s application to strike reply evidence in a securities leave petition, holding the rule against case splitting applies to s. 140.8 applications.

  • Secondary market liability
  • Leave under s.140.8
  • Case splitting
  • Reply evidence
  • Striking evidence
  • Expert evidence
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Patent law 2019 FC 385

Spin Master Ltd. v. Mattel Canada Inc.

The Federal Court allowed Spin Master to file a reply expert report on accounting of profits, finding it did not amount to improper case splitting or unfair prejudice.

  • Accounting of profits
  • Expert evidence
  • Reply expert report
  • Case splitting
  • Allocation of costs
  • Accounting-of-profits
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Employment law 2019 NSSM 11

Higgins v. Gatti (Forever Memories Equestrian Centre)

Employment claims for periodic unpaid wages give rise to a rolling cause of action so the Claimant could pursue amounts within the two-year discovery window; amounts prior to the limitation cutoff (pre-October 31, 2016) were statute-barred; quantum meruit applies for unpaid services with reasonable compensation measured at minimum wage, resulting in a monetary judgment of $15,550.49; the Claimant failed to prove ownership of the pony 'Clover', so no order for its delivery was made.

  • Unpaid wages
  • Quantum meruit
  • Statute of limitations
  • Case splitting
  • Small claims jurisdiction
  • Ownership of goods
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Criminal law 2014 BCSC 2640

R. v. Haevischer

The court dismissed a defence application to limit Crown cross-examination of witness C.K., holding the proposed questions did not amount to case splitting.

  • Case-to-be-met principle
  • Case splitting
  • Cross-examination of adverse witnesses
  • Rebuttal evidence
  • Admissibility of admissions
  • Probative vs prejudicial balancing
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Tort law 2014 BCSC 404

Chen v. Cao

The court dismissed Chen’s negligent misrepresentation claim over a real estate listing, finding no proof of breach of standard of care and refusing to reopen the case.

  • Negligent misrepresentation
  • Duty of care
  • Standard of care
  • Expert evidence
  • No-evidence motion
  • Judicial notice
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Torts 2005 BCCA 139

McPhee v. British Columbia (Ministry of Transportation and Highways)

The Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding error in excluding responsive rebuttal expert evidence on black ice formation and speed calculations.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • Expert evidence
  • Rebuttal evidence
  • Case splitting
  • Rule 40a (disclosure of expert reports)
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Intellectual property 2003 FCT 141

Halford v. Seed Hawk Inc.

The Federal Court ruled on whether plaintiffs could adduce expert reply evidence on infringement and invalidity, limiting reply evidence and excluding repetitive material.

  • Infringement
  • Invalidity
  • Reply evidence
  • Expert affidavits
  • Trial discretion
  • Case splitting
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