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Estate law 2024 BCSC 116

Beardsley v. Beardsley

Leave was refused on most requisitions by a vexatious litigant seeking to revive estate litigation; one request was dismissed as moot because the filing had already been allowed.

  • Vexatious litigant
  • Leave to commence proceedings
  • Abuse of process
  • Res judicata/estoppel
  • Extension of time for appeal
  • Mootness
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Family law 2020 BCSC 1994

Bassett v. Magee

The court dismissed the request to increase basic child support and special expenses, but granted conduct and communication limits and sole RESP control.

  • Variation of child support
  • Undue hardship (s.10 guidelines)
  • Special and extraordinary expenses (s.7 guidelines)
  • Conduct and communication orders (fla s.222)
  • Resp control
  • Res judicata/estoppel
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Civil procedure 2018 BCSC 579

Buksh v. Dominion Lending Drake Entrust Mortgage Services Ltd.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia declared the plaintiffs vexatious litigants after finding they were repeating issues already decided in earlier foreclosure proceedings.

  • Vexatious litigant
  • Abuse of process
  • Res judicata/estoppel
  • Foreclosure
  • Costs
  • Vexatious-litigant
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Contract law 2016 NSSC 2

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Partners Management Development Inc.

The court held the personal line of credit and collateral mortgage were valid and enforceable; John T. Early III defaulted (failure to make minimum payment as of October 2, 2012) and is personally liable; PMD, having authorized the security and received benefit, is bound by the mortgage and liable for principal, interest, taxes and enforcement costs beyond the $320,000 principal; defects in drafting and acceptance of late payments did not negate contractual rights; the defendants’ tort counterclaims failed on the merits (and res judicata only gave rise to issue estoppel), and judgment and for…

  • Personal line of credit
  • Collateral mortgage
  • Default and demand
  • Foreclosure and sale
  • Abuse of process
  • Res judicata/estoppel
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Family law 2015 ONCA 500

Roberts v. Miller

The motion judge unreasonably exercised her discretion by refusing to adjourn and by concluding questioning and updated factums were unnecessary without allowing the mother to complete an ordered examination for discovery or to make full submissions; the order dated June 17, 2014 is set aside and a new hearing is ordered with questioning to proceed forthwith under a schedule agreed or fixed by the case management judge.

  • Constructive trust
  • Spousal support
  • Child support
  • Adjournment
  • Questioning/examination for discovery
  • Res judicata/estoppel
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Civil procedure 2013 NSCA 90

Ocean v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company

The motion to set the appeal down without reproducing transcripts is dismissed because a full transcript is essential to permit the Court to assess the appellant's challenges to factual findings, credibility and procedural rulings; the appellant's asserted additional evidence does not excuse the transcript requirement.

  • Transcript requirement on appeal
  • Admission of new evidence on appeal
  • Costs
  • Res judicata/estoppel
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Patent law 2011 FC 1480

Janssen Inc. v. Teva Canada Limited

La Cour fédérale rejette la requête visant à ajouter quatre entités comme demanderesses aux seules fins de la phase des dommages, avec dépens de 10 000 $.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Damages
  • Persons claiming under the patentee (s.55 patent act)
  • Limitation periods
  • Res judicata/estoppel
  • Joinder-of-parties
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Residential tenancy law 2004 BCSC 146

Best G.I.S. Co. Ltd. et al. v. Wray

The court set aside a Provincial Court judgment in a residential tenancy dispute, holding the matter was barred by the Residential Tenancy Act and prior arbitration.

  • Residential tenancy act jurisdiction
  • Res judicata/estoppel
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Void ab initio
  • Repudiation
  • Set-off of rent
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Labour and employment law 2003 BCSC 371

Callow v. The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 45 (West Vancouver)

The court dismissed Roger Callow’s claim and imposed a s. 18 order after finding the labour-relations scheme exclusive and the proceedings vexatious.

  • Duty of fair representation (s.12)
  • Jurisdiction of labour relations board vs courts
  • Res judicata/estoppel
  • Vexatious litigant / s.18 order
  • Limitation period
  • Standing of unionized employee
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