2025 BC Newsletter

Summarized Cases:

Valley Traffic Systems Inc v Malak, 2024 BCCA 370: Torts; Joint Liability; Common Design; Defamation; Damages ~ Counsel Comments by Roger McConchie, Counsel for the Respondents

Yegre EB Ltd v Seguin,2024 BCCA 365: Jurisdiction; Contractual Interpretation;Forum non conveniens; Forum Selection Clause ~ Counsel Comments by Shane Coblin, Counsel for the Appellant

JM Food Services Ltd v Waheed, 2024 BCCA 381: Business Corporations; Limitation Periods; Statutory Interpretation

Sidhu v Kalgidhar Darbar Sahib Society, 2024 BCCA 402: Societies; Governance; Bylaw Interpretation ~ Counsel Comments by Alex Eged,Counsel for the Appellants

Choi v Westbank Projects Corp,2024 BCCA 410: Residential Tenancies; Negligence; Jurisdiction; Striking Pleadings ~ Counsel Comments by Charles Batrouny,Counsel for the Respondents

Summarized Cases:

Cascade Aerospace Inc v Viking Air Limited,2025 BCCA 2: Civil Procedure; Injunctions; Remedies; Replevin

NV Highway Properties v 115524 BC Ltd,2025 BCCA 8: Property; Remedies;Nemo dat; Contracts

Galiano Forest Lot Owners Association v Galiano Island Local Trust Committee, 2025 BCCA 15: Municipal Law; Administrative Law; Bylaws; Statutory Interpretation

Surrey (City) v Kallu, 2025 BCCA 19: Civil Procedure; Evidence; Hearsay; Municipal Law

Kassian v British Columbia,2025 BCCA 20: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Judicial Review ~ Counsel Comments by Geoffrey Trotter,Counsel for the Appellants

Summarized Cases:

Dignard v Dignard, 2025 BCCA 43: Family Law; Division of Property; Capital Gains Tax

Chisholm v Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48: Public Law; Immunity; Transportation; Statutory Interpretation ~ Counsel Comments by Robert McNeney,Counsel for the Appellant

Schrader v Schrader, 2025 BCCA 50: Family Law; Spousal Support; Separation Agreements

Wilkinson v Chartier, 2025 BCCA 53: Summary Judgment; Estates; Trusts; Limitation Periods; Discovery ~ Counsel Comments by J. Michael Hutchison, K.C.,Counsel for the Appellants

Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd v Lee, 2025 BCCA 57: Class Actions; Contracts; Employment; Duty of Honest Performance

Summarized Cases:

Bradley v Callahan, 2025 BCCA 69: Family Law; Property Division; Marriage Agreements; Spousal Support

Ursuliak v Collins, 2025 BCCA 71: Civil Practice and Procedure; Settlement Agreements

Argo Mezzanine Financing No 1 Ltd v Plaza 88 Development Ltd, 2025 BCCA 73: Contracts; Contractual Interpretation; Summary Trial; Standard of Review ~ Counsel Comments by David Church, K.C.,Elise Dolinsky, and Ian Schildt, Counsel for the Respondents

Busato v Gore Mutual Insurance Company, 2025 BCCA 79: Insurance; Contractual Interpretation; Exclusion Clauses; Relief from Forfeiture ~ Counsel Comments by Sepideh Alimirzaee andJordan Jutras, Counsel for the Appellant

Ghag Estate v Ghag, 2025 BCCA 88: Civil Practice and Procedure; Real Property; Certificates of Pending Litigation; Want of Prosecution

Summarized Cases:

Direct Horizontal Drilling Inc v North American Construction Management Ltd, 2025 BCCA 104: Civil Procedure; Summary Trial; Leave to Appeal; Evidence ~ Counsel Comments by Cobi Dayan,Counsel for the Respondents

Lewis v Gibeau, 2025 BCCA 127: Personal Injury; Damages; Costs of Future Care; Past and Future Loss of Earning Capacity ~ Counsel Comments by Don McKnight,Counsel for the Appellant

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v Ari, 2025 BCCA 131: Privacy Law; Class Actions; Torts; Nominal Damages; General Damages

Chung v Chung, 2025 BCCA 136: Constructive Trusts; Fiduciary Duties; Settlement Agreements; Punitive Damages

Bhatti v Grewal, 2025 BCCA 138: Family Law; Civil Procedure; Pleadings

Summarized Cases:

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v Dhaliwal, 2025 BCCA 142: Personal Injury; Damages; Loss of Earning Capacity; Concessions; Standard of Review ~ Counsel Comments by Greg Allen and Danielle Wierenga, Counsel for the Respondent

Trigon Pacific Terminals v Prince Rupert Port Authority, 2025 BCCA 155: Civil Procedure; Document Discovery; Evidence; Redactions ~ Counsel Comments by Mark Youden, Quinn Rochon, and Gabrielle Matheson, Counsel for Ridley Island Energy Export Facility Limited Partnership

Kingdom Langley Project Limited Partnership v WQC Mechanical Ltd, 2025 BCCA 169: Construction Law; Builders Liens; Remedies; Statutory Interpretation ~ Counsel Comments by Michael Morgan, Counsel for the Respondent, WQC Mechanical Ltd. ~ Counsel Comments by Chris Moore, Counsel for the Respondent, Metro-Can Construction (TC) Ltd.

Canada (Attorney General) v Wu, 2025 BCCA 171: Tax Law; Debtor-Creditor; Foreclosure; Remedies; Statutory Interpretation

Hill v Herd,2025 BCCA 173: Torts; Nuisance; Remedies ~ Counsel Comments by Tim Pearkes, Counsel for the Appellant

Summarized Cases:

Han v Han,2025 BCCA 184: Foreclosure; Mortgages; Resulting Trusts; Pleadings

Su v Atom Holdings, 2025 BCCA 199: Remedies; Mareva Injunctions;Anton PillarOrders; Disclosure; Materiality

Murdoch v Kim, 2025 BCCA 211: Remedies; Damages; Pecuniary Loss

7-Eleven Canada Inc v Tommy, 2025 BCCA 220: Tort Law; Mental Health Damages; Causation; Divisibility

Summarized Cases:

Wang v Li, 2025 BCCA 256: Family Law; Torts; Jurisdiction; Credibility; Pleadings

Aspen Technology, Inc v Wiederhold, 2025 BCCA 261: Contract Law; Arbitration; Jurisdiction; Stay of Proceedings

Chan v Chan, 2025 BCCA 262: Contract Law; Implied Terms; Repudiation; Mutual Release

Culos Development (1996) Inc v Baytalan, 2025 BCCA 265: Contract Law; Contractual Interpretation; Damages; Specific Performance; Optionto Purchase ~ Counsel Comments by Jaime Hall,Counsel for the Appellant

Sarao v Fraser Health Authority, 2025 BCCA 267: Labour Arbitration; Jurisdiction; Collective Agreement ~ Counsel Comments by Chris Bolan,Counsel for the Appellant ~ Counsel Comments by William Kunimoto,Counsel for the Respondent