In several earlier posts I discussed a B.C. Supreme Court decision involving problem strata owners who had, for years, defied efforts by the strata council to moderate their poor conduct. The court ordered the sale of the strata unit as the only practical means to bring an end to what was described as “outrageous conduct." The Court of Appeal allowed the owner’s first ...
As is frequently noted in the press, B.C.’s Director of Civil Forfeiture is very aggressive in pursuing forfeiture in all sorts of cases, often without opposition. Occasionally, however, the court steps in to curtail this enthusiasm. One such interesting case took place recently.
Jason Dery, a 40 year old “automotive collision repair technician”, has a terrible ...
In a highly-anticipated and extremely significant pair of decisions for businesses and consumers alike, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) ruled on Thursday (October 31, 2013) that the ultimate consumers at the end of a supply chain can effectively leap-frog the supply chain by having direct legal recourse in a class action against a manufacturer who illegally ...
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