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Tax law 2026 TCC 2

Premier Fasteners Inc. v. The King

The Tax Court upheld a revised bank deposit analysis, finding unreported revenue for 2013 and 2014 and reopening statute-barred years, but it refused gross negligence penalties on disallowed deductions.

  • Reassessment
  • Statute-barred years
  • Bank deposit analysis
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Gross negligence penalty s.163(2)
  • Late‑filing penalties s.162
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Civil procedure 2024 BCSC 449

Wu v. Ma

The court dismissed a post-judgment application for double costs under Rule 9-1, holding the plaintiff’s settlement offer was not one the defendants ought reasonably to have accepted.

  • Offer to settle (rule 9-1)
  • Double costs
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Expert evidence admissibility
  • Double-costs
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Contract law 2021 BCSC 170

Smith v. Kim

Trial judgment in a commercial licensing and loan dispute. The court found a breach of the security amendment, rejected the finder’s fee claim, and awarded limited monetary relief.

  • Breach of contract
  • Liquidated damages vs penalty
  • Security agreement/gsa
  • Promissory note/credit facility
  • Finder's fee
  • Foreign currency conversion
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Civil procedure 2020 BCSC 1790

Kim v. Choi

The court amended an entered judgment to add pre-judgment interest and declared entitlement to post-judgment interest, but denied costs because the application was delayed.

  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Post-judgment interest
  • Functus officio / amendment of orders
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Costs
  • Pre-judgment-interest
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Civil law 2019 BCSC 437

Kim v. Choi

The court held that Ms. Choi was unjustly enriched by funds paid by Ms. Kim, rejected an ex turpi causa bar, and imposed a 56% constructive trust over a house.

  • Unjust enrichment
  • Constructive trust
  • Ex turpi causa (illegality defence)
  • Misrepresentation/immigration fraud
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Unjust-enrichment
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Taxation 2017 FCA 105

Ferlaino v. Canada

Section 7(1) provides a complete code and the taxable benefit from employee stock options arises on exercise; therefore foreign‑denominated exercise price and fair market value must be converted to CAD using the exchange rate on the date of exercise, and the Minister’s reassessments for 2010 and 2012 are upheld.

  • Employee stock options
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Section 7 income tax act
  • Taxable benefits
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Civil 2016 ONCA 600

Hollowcore Incorporated v. Visocchi

The appellate court held insurers liable for all damages because the trial judge’s factual findings established the delays and resultant losses flowed from the appellants’ negligence (errors requiring multiple corrections), not from pure untimely performance; insurers failed to discharge their burden to show exclusion applied; the trial judge did not err in the quantum assessment and permissibly exercised discretion under s.121(3) to use the May 15, 2000 exchange rate.

  • Professional negligence
  • Breach of contract
  • Insurance coverage and exclusions
  • Apportionment of damages
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Assessment of damages
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Civil procedure 2013 BCSC 1126

First Majestic Silver Corp. v. Davila

Supplemental reasons on post-judgment interest, currency conversion, payment out of trust funds, and promissory-note costs arising from earlier reasons in the same case.

  • Post-judgment interest
  • Compound interest
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Trust funds
  • Payment out pending appeal
  • Costs
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Equity 2011 BCSC 1373

Biehl v. Strang

The court found unjust enrichment, ordered joint and several liability for Mr. Strang and two companies, granted an equitable lien, and dismissed claims against Ms. Strang.

  • Constructive trust
  • Equitable lien
  • Quantum of restitution
  • Change of position defence
  • Admissibility of expert evidence
  • Admissibility of surreptitious recordings
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Maritime law 2010 FC 1303

Kuehne + Nagel Ltd. v. Agrimax Ltd.

Summary judgment was granted for a freight forwarder seeking freight and demurrage, after the court held it was unlawful to alter a truthful on-board bill of lading.

  • Bill of lading
  • Fraudulent documents
  • Letters of indemnity
  • Foreign currency conversion
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Set off
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