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Competition law 2025 BCCA 65

Qualcomm Incorporated v. Barroqueiro

The Court of Appeal allowed Qualcomm’s appeal in part, striking conspiracy claims under former and current s. 45 and s. 46, but upheld certification for other claims.

  • Certification under class proceedings act
  • Summary judgment (rule 9-6)
  • Conspiracy (s.45, former and current)
  • Price maintenance (former s.61)
  • Section 46 implementation offence
  • Unlawful means tort
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Contract law 2024 BCSC 2279

Four Top Hospitality Group Ltd. v. Olde Towne Developments Ltd.

Trial judgment in a commercial lease dispute over default notice, lease termination, tort claims, and defamation arising from a Victoria restaurant tenancy.

  • Lease termination
  • Notice of default and particularity
  • Interpretation of lease covenants (use and hours)
  • Duty of honest performance (bhasin)
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Inducing breach of contract
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Civil procedure 2024 BCSC 1659

Latifi v. The TDL Group Corp.

The court held the defendant was entitled to costs after summary judgment, finding no basis to depart from the usual rule and no application of s. 37 of the CPA.

  • Costs
  • Summary judgment
  • Certification
  • No-hire clause
  • Civil conspiracy
  • Unlawful means tort
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Contract law 2024 BCSC 1433

Alderbridge Way GP Ltd. (Re)

British Columbia Supreme Court held Romspen could stop funding a construction project when the syndication condition was unmet, and the borrowers failed on good faith and tort claims.

  • Construction financing
  • Loan syndication
  • Subordination agreement
  • Guarantees
  • Duty of good faith and honest performance
  • Unlawful means tort
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Class actions 2024 BCSC 832

Latifi v. The TDL Group Corp.

The court granted summary judgment, finding no genuine issue for trial on alleged predominant purpose conspiracy or unlawful means arising from a Tim Hortons no-hire clause.

  • No‑hire/no‑poach clause
  • Predominant purpose conspiracy
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Summary judgment (rule 9‑6)
  • Admissibility of affidavit evidence
  • Expert economic evidence
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Civil procedure 2024 BCCA 146

NRI Solutions Ltd. v. Chohan

The British Columbia Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and set aside leave to file a third party notice, finding the pleaded tort claim was deficient.

  • Third party notice
  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Intentional interference with economic relations
  • Pleading standards
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Third-party-notice
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Competition law 2023 BCSC 1662

Barroqueiro v. Qualcomm

The court certified a proposed class action against Qualcomm over alleged anticompetitive chip and SEP licensing practices and dismissed Qualcomm’s summary judgment motion.

  • Section 45 competition act
  • Section 46 competition act
  • Former section 61 competition act
  • Civil conspiracy (predominant purpose and unlawful means)
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Unjust enrichment
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Competition law 2021 BCSC 2183

Latifi v. The TDL Group Corp.

The court held that s. 45 of the Competition Act does not apply to a no-hire clause framed as a buy-side agreement, striking the Competition Act claim and related pleadings in part.

  • No‑hire/no‑poach clause
  • Section 45 competition act
  • Civil conspiracy
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Rule 9-5(1)(a) plain and obvious test
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Civil procedure 2021 BCSC 109

Lu v. Real Estate Council of British Columbia

The court struck Tai Lu’s notice of civil claim as vexatious, abusive, and showing no reasonable cause of action, and refused leave to amend.

  • Vexatious litigation
  • Abuse of process
  • Duty of care
  • Unlawful means tort
  • Conspiracy to injure
  • Statutory immunity
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Tort 2020 NSSC 357

Thompson v. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

Summary judgment was granted because Thompson cannot prove that DEVCO/ECBC committed any unlawful act against its customers nor that DEVCO intended to cause Thompson economic loss; therefore there is no genuine issue of material fact and no real chance of success on the unlawful means tort claim.

  • Unlawful means tort
  • Summary judgment
  • Intentional interference with economic relations
  • Protection of property act
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