by James R.G. Cook | Feb 27, 2025 | Columnists, Legal Issues
QUICK HITS A buyer who failed to close on a Burlington property due to lack of funds attempted to rely on legal defences of force majeure and frustration, citing difficulties accessing inherited money from Afghanistan and a failed sale of another property. The...
by Jordana Springgay | Jan 20, 2025 | Legal Issues
Alan Hu/pacificevergreenrealty.com The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ordered Alan Hu, a Surrey-based Realtor, to surrender his profits from the sale of a $3.35-million property after breaching his fiduciary duty to a client. According to a court decision...
by James R.G. Cook | Sep 27, 2024 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS Property owner (Kranenburg) overburdened shared laneway by increasing traffic; ruling limits use of laneway to reduce disruption to neighbours (Grices). Court sided with Grices, stating laneway’s use must revert to original purpose of serving a summer camp,...
