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Civil procedure 2023 BCCA 302

Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee v. Fonseca

Sentencing for civil contempt over unremoved seawalls on Mudge Island. The court imposed a $2,500 fine, a graduated $7,500 further fine, and special costs.

  • Seawall removal order
  • Compliance and enforcement
  • Civil contempt sanctions
  • Special costs
  • Civil-contempt
  • Special-costs
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Administrative law 2022 NSSC 318

Nova Scotia College of Nursing v. McCannel

Evidence established that the respondent repeatedly disclosed confidential information in contravention of s.130, continued to do so after an interim injunction, and therefore a permanent injunction under s.155(1) is just and should be granted to restrain threatened and continuing breaches; alleged prior conduct by the College did not excuse the respondent's disclosures.

  • Confidentiality of regulatory processes
  • Statutory injunctive relief
  • Publication prohibition
  • Professional conduct complaints
  • Compliance and enforcement
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Administrative law 2021 BCSC 717

Wet’suwet’en Treaty Office Society v. British Columbia (Environmental Assessment Office)

The court dismissed judicial review of a five-year environmental assessment certificate extension for Coastal GasLink, finding procedural fairness was met and the decision reasonable.

  • Environmental assessment certificate extension
  • Procedural fairness and reasons
  • Reasonableness review
  • Compliance and enforcement
  • Gender-based socio-economic impact assessment
  • Adaptive management
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Workers' compensation 2020 BCSC 1174

British Columbia (Workers'Compensation Board) v. Barring

The Board obtained an indefinite injunction preventing Harpreet Singh Barring from operating in asbestos abatement, based on repeated safety breaches, prior orders, and unreliable denials.

  • Permanent injunction
  • Asbestos abatement regulation
  • Compliance and enforcement
  • Affiliated employers
  • Administrative penalties
  • Res judicata and contempt
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Family law 2016 BCSC 1284

Cole v. Cole

The court refused to clarify or alter prior family-law reasons, finding the parties’ requests were mostly re-argument or unsupported by evidence.

  • Division of family debt
  • Child support calculations
  • S.7 expense (university)
  • Pension and rrsp division
  • Resp management
  • Banked sick time and holiday pay
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Regulatory offences 2012 NSPC 80

R. v. 3237211 Nova Scotia Ltd.

The accused failed to prove due diligence because, at the time of the offence, it lacked documented, verifiable systems and supervision (no written policy, no logs, limited certified staff, no documented monitoring or disciplinary regime) and relied solely on uncorroborated owner testimony; therefore it did not exercise all reasonable care to prevent the sale to a minor.

  • Due diligence defence
  • Strict liability
  • Employer liability
  • Compliance and enforcement
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Tax law 2009 FC 1197

Canada (National Revenue) v. Jackson

The Federal Court found Robert John Jackson in contempt for failing to comply with a production order under the Income Tax Act and set deadlines for punishment submissions.

  • Production orders
  • Compliance and enforcement
  • Sanctions
  • Costs
  • Asset disclosure
  • Contempt-of-court
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