2021 BC Newsletter

Summarized Cases:

R. v. Manhas, 2020 BCCA 354– Self-Defence; Section 34(1) of the Criminal Code; Assault- Counsel Comments provided by Eric Gottardi and Chantelle Van Wiltenburg, Counsel for the Defendant

Panegos v. O’Byrne, 2020 BCCA 352– Breach of Contract; Calculation of Damage; Real Estate Commission- Counsel Comments provided by Jaime A Hall, Counsel for the Respondent

Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 349- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Sections 7 and 15 of the Charter; Health Care; Interim Orders Pending Appeal

Waterway Houseboats Ltd. v. British Columbia, 2020 BCCA 378- Water Act; Negligence; Contributory Negligence; Duty of Care of Regulators

R. v. Moazami, 2020 BCCA 350- Record and Courtroom Access Policy; Open Court Principle; Sealing Orders

Summarized Cases:

NBC Ltd. v. Aarts Nursery Ltd., 2021 BCCA 7: Easements; Specific Performance; Section 35 of the Property Law Act

Fonseca v. Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee, 2021 BCCA 27: Riparian Rights; Erosion; Bylaws

DLC Holdings Corp. v. Payne, 2021 BCCA 31: Discontinuances; Rule 9-8 ~ Counsel Comments Provided by Matthew Nied and Danielle DiPardo, Counsel for the Appellant

Sohal v. Lezama, 2021 BCCA 40: Limitation Act; Contribution and Indemnity; Third Party Notices ~ Counsel Comments Provided by Emilie LeDuc and Guy Brown, Q.C., Counsel for the Respondent

Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2021 BCCA 11: Family Law; Relocation; Fresh Evidence; New Evidence ~ Counsel Comments provided by Georgialee Lang, Counsel for the Appellant

Summarized Cases:

Der v. Zhao, 2021 BCCA 82: Negligence; Slip-and-Falls; Duty of Care; Sidewalks

Nagy v. William L. Rutherford (B.C.) Limited, 2021 BCCA 62: Employment Law; Wrongful Dismissal; After-Acquired Cause ~ Counsel Comments provided by Tanvir Sanghera & Navpreet Chhina, Counsel for the Appellant

Osborne v. Family Insurance Solutions Inc., 2021 BCCA 104: Insurance; Insured Property; Insured Perils; Extended Water Damage Coverage

Dhaliwal v. Dhaliwal, 2021 BCCA 72: Family Relations Act; Marriage Agreements; Unfairness ~ Counsel Comments provided by Megan Ellis, Q.C., Counsel for the Appellant

R. v. Virk, 2021 BCCA 58: Criminal Law; R. v. Jordan; Delay; Standard of Review ~ Counsel Comments provided by G.D. McKinnon, Q.C., Counsel for the Appellant

Summarized Cases:

Hall v. Hall, 2021 BCCA 115: Family Law; Separation Agreements; “Material Change in Circumstances” Test

Victory Motors (Abbotsford) Ltd. v. Actton Super-Save Gas Stations Ltd., 2021 BCCA 129: Environmental Management Act; Costs of Remediation; Legal Costs

R. v. A.S.D., 2021 BCCA 119: Criminal Law; Circumstantial Evidence; No-Evidence Motions ~Counsel Comments provided by Thomas Arbogast, Counsel for the Appellant 

Alvaro v. InsureBC (Lee & Porter) Insurance Services Inc., 2021 BCCA 96: Insurance; Negligence of Insurance Agents; Calculation of Damages ~ Counsel Comments provided by Kevin Gourlay, Counsel for the Appellants

Metro Vancouver (Regional District) v. Belcarra South Preservation Society, 2021 BCCA 121: Residential Tenancies; Notices to End Tenancies; Changes in Use

Summarized Cases:

Costello v. ITB Marine Group Ltd., 2021 BCCA 154– Employment Law; Constructive Dismissal; Costs

625536 B.C. Ltd. v. Owners of Strata Plan LMS 4385, 2021 BCCA 158– Strata Property Act; Recovery of Legal Fees; Certificate of Lien; Statutory Interpretation ~ Counsel Comments provided by Jeremy Shragge, Counsel for the Respondents

Bains v. Khalsa Diwan Society of Abbotsford, 2021 BCCA 159– Administrative Law; Procedural Fairness; Societies Act; Reasonable Apprehension of Bias

Beedie (Keefer Street) Holdings Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), 2021 BCCA 160-Administrative Law; Procedural Fairness

McColl v. Sullivan, 2021 BCCA 181– Personal Injury; Damages; Present Value of Future Loss; Gender-Based Statistics ~ Counsel Comments provided by Thomas O’Mahony, Counsel for the Respondent

Summarized Cases:

Ojanen v. Acumen Law Corporation, 2021 BCCA 189: Wrongful Dismissal; Punitive Damages; Legal Profession

Johansson v. Janssen, 2021 BCCA 190: Family Law; Habitual Residence; Jurisdiction; Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act

Cook v. Cook, 2021 BCCA 194: Family Law; Unequal Division of Property; Excluded Assets; Compensatory Spousal Support

Charbonneau Estate v. Charbonneau, 2021 BCCA 206: Summary Judgment; Landlord and Tenant; Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act

Team Transport Services Ltd. v. Unifor, Local No. VCTA, 2021 BCCA 211: Labour Relations; Common Employer Declaration; Bankruptcy

Summarized Cases:

Neufeld v. Hansman, 2021 BCCA 222: Defamation; Fair Comment; Protection of Public Participation Act

Lanfer v. Eilers, 2021 BCCA 241: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments; Private International Law ~ Counsel Comments provided by Christopher Watson, Counsel for the Appellant, and Jana Keeley, Counsel for the Respondent

Li v. British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 256: Constitutional Law; Property Transfer Tax; Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Citizenship ~ Counsel Comments provided by David Wu, Luciana Brasil, Avichay Sharon,Counsel for the Appellant

Walter v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 259: Civil Procedure; Rule 6-2(7); Adding Plaintiffs to an Action

Oddou v. Mpega, 2021 BCCA 258: Family Law; Spousal Support; Self-Sufficiency

Summarized Cases:

Chichak v. Chichak, 2021 BCCA 286: Enforcement of Judgments; Land Titles; Equity; Nemo dat quod non habet

Green Light Solutions Corp. v. Baker, 2021 BCCA 287:Trusts; Trust Accounting ~ Counsel Comments provided by Scott Lemke and Emma Chapple, Counsel for the Appellant

Hobbs v. Warner, 2021 BCCA 290: Defamation; Protection of Public Participation Act

Klassen v. British Columbia (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor
General), 2021 BCCA 294: Issue Estoppel; Abuse of Process; Prosecutorial Immunity ~ Counsel Comments provided by Marshall Putnam and Daniel McNamee, Counsel for the Appellants

Provincial Court Judges’ Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 BCCA 295Judicial Compensation ~Counsel Comments provided by Andrew D. Gay, Q.C., Counsel for the Appellant, Attorney General of British Columbia

Summarized Cases:

Pareto Capital Partners (2011) Ltd. v. DVRM Investments Ltd., 2021 BCCA 305: Commercial Law; Option to Purchase; Breach of Contract; Oppression Remedy

Airside Event Spaces Inc. v. Langley (Township), 2021 BCCA 306: Commercial Lease; Relief from Forfeiture; Remedies

Del Bianco v. Yang, 2021 BCCA 315: Cost of Future Care; Damages; Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation; No-Fault Benefits ~ Counsel Comments provided by Ryan Parsons, Counsel for the Appellants

Chan-Henry v. Liu, 2021 BCCA 318: Family Law; Res judicata; Evidence ~ Counsel Comments provided by Johanna Stein, Counsel for the Respondent

1001790 BC Ltd. v. 0996530 BC Ltd., 2021 BCCA 321: Contracts; Non est factum; Unilateral Mistake

Summarized Cases:

Neufeldt v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2021 BCCA
327: Insurance; Causation; Damages; Personal Injury; Evidence ~ Counsel Comments provided by Elizabeth (Betsy) Segal and Avon Mersey, Q.C., Counsel for the Appellant in CA46811, and Counsel Comments provided by Michelle Sagert, Counsel for the Respondent, Jeffrey Theodore Neufeldt

Kent v. Panorama Mountain Village Inc., 2021 BCCA 332: Real Property; Strata Lots; Contractual Interpretation; Covenants

Snaw-Naw-As First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 BCCA 333: Aboriginal Law; Easements; Statutory Interpretation ~ Counsel Comments provided by Jason Harman, Counsel for the Appellant

Rab v. Prescott, 2021 BCCA 345: Personal Injury; Loss of Future Earning Capacity; Future Care Costs

Roberts v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 BCCA 346: Criminal Code Part XXI.1; Post-Conviction Disclosure ~ Counsel Comments provided by Andrew Guaglio, Counsel for the Intervenor, Innocence Canada

Summarized Cases:

Mercantile Office Systems Private Limited v. Worldwide Warranty Life Services Inc., 2021 BCCA 362: Civil Procedure; Pleadings ~ Counsel Comments provided by Justin Wiebe, Counsel for the Respondent

English v. McCurdy, 2021 BCCA 376: Jurisdiction; Family Law ~ Counsel Comments provided byVivienne Stewart, Counsel for the Respondent

Teal Cedar Products Ltd. v. Rainforest Flying Squad, 2021 BCCA 387: Stay Pending Appeal; Interim Injunction; Balance of Convenience ~ Counsel Comments provided by Charlotte Chamberlain, Counsel for the Respondents, Kathleen Code, Carole Toothill, and William Jones, and Patrick Canning, Counsel for the Respondents, Kathleen Code, Carole Toothill, and William Jones

Rivers v. North Vancouver (District), 2021 BCCA 407: Occupiers’ Liability; Negligence; Standard of Care; Volenti non fit injuria ~ Counsel Comments provided by Dan Barber and Stephen Berezowskyj, Counsel for the Respondent, The Corporation of the District of North Vancouver

Legge v. Legge, 2021 BCCA 365: Family Law; Retroactive Spousal Support; Delay

Summarized Cases:

Gambling v. Dykes, 2021 BCCA 434: Real Property; Encroachments; Easements; Indian Lands Registry System; Equity ~ Counsel Comments provided by Greg Allen, Counsel for the Respondent

Genesis Fertility Inc. v. Yuzpe, 2021 BCCA 420: Shareholders’ Agreements; Fiduciary Duties; Duty of Fidelity; Employment Contracts

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia v. Ezzati, 2021 BCCA 422: Professional Regulation; Unauthorized Practice; Contempt of Court; Sentencing ~ Counsel Comments contributed jointly by Counsel for the Appellant, Brent Anderson and Counsel for the Respondent, Brent Olthuis

Chhina v. Rebecca L. Darnell Law Corporation, 2021 BCCA 430: Contract Law; Meeting of the Minds; Punitive Damages; Special Costs ~ Counsel Comments provided by
Jaspreet Malik, Counsel for the Appellants, and Nojan Kamoosi, Counsel for the Respondents

Lo v. Vos, 2021 BCCA 421: Personal Injury; Damages; Loss of Future Earning Capacity; Contingency Deductions