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Civil procedure 2025 BCSC 860

DuraWest Property Services Inc. v. Great Bear Construction Group Inc.

The court set aside a pre-judgment garnishing order, finding the defendant showed undue hardship and little risk of a dry judgment. Special costs against defence counsel were refused.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Court order enforcement act s.5(2)
  • Builder's lien act s.10 (trust funds)
  • Solvency and dry judgment
  • Affidavit formalities
  • Special costs against counsel
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Civil procedure 2024 BCSC 2265

Zhang v. SkyChain Technologies Ltd.

The court set aside two garnishing orders before judgment, finding the supporting materials unclear and the plaintiffs’ delay in prosecuting the case unjustified.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Pre-judgment execution
  • Liquidated claim requirement
  • Disclosure obligations on ex parte applications
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Director approval for corporate obligations
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Civil procedure 2020 BCSC 1324

Li v. Jin

The court refused to set aside prejudgment garnishing orders or release paid funds, finding no material non-disclosure and a real risk of dry judgment.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Full and frank disclosure
  • Court order enforcement act s.3(2)(d)
  • Court order enforcement act s.5(2)
  • Necessity and dry judgment
  • Hardship
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Civil procedure 2016 BCSC 1280

Knox v. Silver Pacific Investments Inc.

Appeal from a costs ruling arising from a garnishing order before judgment dismissed; the judge upheld the Master’s refusal to award special costs or personal costs against counsel.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Special costs
  • Party-and-party costs
  • Solicitor personal liability (rule 14-1(33))
  • General security agreement
  • Service requirements under court order enforcement act
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Employment law 2016 BCSC 726

Bowman v. Coastal Shellfish Corporation

The court refused to set aside a pre-judgment garnishing order, finding the plaintiff’s affidavit and pleadings clearly stated the claimed amount and disclosed the relevant issues.

  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Notice entitlement
  • Just cause
  • Affidavit disclosure
  • Court order enforcement act compliance
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Civil procedure 2014 BCSC 1638

Rossing v. Ocion Water Sciences Group Ltd.

Application to set aside a pre-judgment garnishing order was dismissed. The court found a date error in the affidavit was not materially misleading, but reduced overstated attachment costs.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Court order enforcement act compliance
  • Affidavit disclosure
  • Costs of attachment
  • Setting aside orders
  • Garnishing-order-before-judgment
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Civil procedure 2014 BCSC 421

Primus Electric Inc. v. Ryken Construction Inc.

The court dismissed a pre-judgment garnishing order and refused default judgment because the pleadings did not show the claim was liquidated or ascertainable by mere arithmetic.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Default judgment
  • Liquidated vs unliquidated demand
  • Mootness
  • Rule interpretation (rule 3-8(3))
  • Default-judgment
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Employment law 2013 BCSC 702

Wake v. Habitat for Humanity Society of Greater Vancouver

The court dismissed an application to set aside a pre-judgment garnishing order arising from a wrongful dismissal claim and left the funds in court.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Termination without cause
  • Severance pay
  • Just cause
  • Set aside garnishment
  • Garnishing-order-before-judgment
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Civil procedure 2013 BCSC 655

0766731 B.C. Ltd. v. Hinch

The court set aside a Master’s grant of leave to challenge garnishing orders before judgment because the defendants provided no evidence for the grounds advanced.

  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Leave to apply to set aside garnishing order
  • Consent order
  • Non-competition clause
  • Evidentiary requirements
  • Interests of justice
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Employment law 2012 BCSC 1380

Low v. Baja Mining Corp.

The court upheld a pre-judgment garnishing order based on a contractual severance claim, but reduced the amount by $22,000 for vacation pay already paid.

  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Garnishing order before judgment
  • Service of process
  • Disclosure in affidavit
  • Court order enforcement act s.5(2)
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