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How similar must new property be to old one for replacement cost coverage?
General Insurance Company (25 February 2025), VLC-S-171963 (BCSC), serves as a warning to the insureds that they need to build … Read more
CRT Dismisses Owner’s Claim seeking up to a $2.7 Million Exterior Repair
Unlike may other aspects of it’s jurisdiction, the Civil Resolution Tribunals’ jurisdiction to resolve strata disputes does not have a … Read more
Owners, Strata Plan EPS 3699 v Siemens, 2025 BCSC 227
In Owners, Strata Plan EPS 3699 v. Siemens, 2025 BCSC 227, the BC Supreme Court reviewed the Civil Resolution Tribunal’s … Read more
Trinden Enterprises Ltd. v The Owners, Strata Plan NW2406, 2024 BCSC 2297
In the recent decision, Trinden Enterprises Ltd. v The Owners, Strata Plan NW2406, 2024 BCSC 2297, BC Supreme Court finds … Read more
Sandher Fruit Packers – Movement on a New Tort of Harassment in BC?
The BC Supreme Court revisits the tort of harassment in the recent case of Sandher Fruit Packers Ltd v MacAskill, … Read more
Briefing Note: Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20
In Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, the Supreme Court of Canada considered the … Read more
Briefing Note: Alberta Health Services v Johnston, 2023 ABKB 209
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench recently recognized a tort of harassment in Alberta Health Services v Johnston, 2023 ABKB … Read more
Court Dismisses Vicarious Liability Claims against School District in Child Sexual Abuse Case Involving Volunteer Tutor
The recent case of H.N. v School District No. 61 Greater Victoria , 2024 BCSC 128 demonstrates the courts’ ability … Read more
Giacomini Consulting Canada Inc. v. The Owners, Strata Plan EPS 3173, 2023 BCCA 473
In 2022, the Court of Appeal in Drennan v. Smith, 2022 BCCA 86, noted that it might be time to … Read more
Court of Appeal confirms carelessness test for liability in recreational sport
The BC Court of Appeal has confirmed that the test for liability in recreational sport is careless conduct falling outside … Read more