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Trusts and equity 2025 BCSC 2414

Wang v. Wang

The court partially struck the defence for disclosure non-compliance and granted limited summary relief on the Hudson Street sale proceeds, preserving set-off issues and leaving damages to be assessed.

  • Breach of trust
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Discovery non-compliance
  • Summary judgment
  • Set-off and equitable set-off
  • Tracing of proceeds
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Property law 2024 BCCA 29

Batth v. Sharma

The British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal challenging two CPLs, holding the pleadings read as a whole disclosed a claim to an interest in land through a substantive constructive trust.

  • Certificate of pending litigation
  • Constructive trust
  • Tracing
  • Wrongful conversion
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Pleading sufficiency
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Family law 2023 BCSC 275

Sushnyk v. Meyer

The court held that, assuming separation occurred, s. 81 of the Family Law Act severed the joint tenancy and the petition was not statute-barred.

  • Joint tenancy vs tenancy in common
  • Severance of joint tenancy
  • Statutory vesting on separation
  • Limitation period for property claims
  • Partition and sale
  • Wrongful conversion
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Trusts and fiduciary duty 2011 BCSC 1207

Sledin Estate v. Rusin

The court found an ad hoc fiduciary relationship between John Rusin and Jenny Sledin, held he breached it, and awarded damages, tracing, accounting, and an injunction.

  • Ad hoc fiduciary relationship
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Wrongful conversion
  • Tracing and accounting
  • Constructive trust
  • Limitation period and wilful concealment
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Partnership 2004 BCCA 228

Gardner v. Ganapathi

The British Columbia Court of Appeal set aside an unclear entered order in a partnership/accounting dispute and sent the matter back for clarification and a revised order.

  • Formation of partnership
  • Accounting under court rule (rule 32)
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Wrongful conversion
  • Finality and appealability of orders
  • Remittal for clarified order
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Contract law 2003 BCCA 683

Kuhn v. Union Securities Ltd.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over securities-account deductions, holding the employment documents included a bad-debt guarantee and upholding credibility findings on conversion.

  • Wrongful conversion
  • Guarantee of client debts
  • Consideration
  • Oral modification of contract
  • Reserve account
  • Creditor set-off
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Civil law 1999 BCCA 673

Adams v. Cox

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal challenging findings of wrongful conversion of a mother’s funds, the use of Rule 18A, and the award of punitive damages.

  • Wrongful conversion
  • Standard of proof in civil cases
  • Credibility findings
  • Rule 18a summary trial procedure
  • Punitive damages
  • Civil-procedure
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Securities [1933] SCR 163

Solloway et al. v. Blumberger

The Supreme Court of Canada held that wrongful conversion of securities was not proved and allowed the appeal, dismissing the action with costs.

  • Wrongful conversion
  • Broker-client relationship
  • Collateral securities
  • Stock exchange customs
  • Onus of proof
  • Street certificates
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Contract (1903) 33 SCR 432

Wilson v. Canadian Development Co.

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a carrier could not rely on a stamped limitation clause to avoid liability for wrongful sale and conversion of goods shipped under an earlier special contract.

  • Shipping receipt
  • Limitation of liability
  • Negligence
  • Wrongful conversion
  • Bill of lading
  • Variation of contract
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