345 Builders Ltd. v. Su

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeRiley
Citation2022 BCSC 949
Docket NumberS181673
Date08 June 2022

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4 practice notes
  • Real Organics & Natural House Ltd v Canadian Phytopharmaceuticals Corporation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 2, 2025
    ...awarded after trial was less than $100,000, even though they had never been designated as fast track cases: see 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949, Dhillon v. Labelle, 2023 BCSC 32, and Dhaliwal v. Kakkar, 2024 BCSC 2182. Those cases suggest that, in cases that did not proceed as fast t......
  • Belknap v. Hicks
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 6, 2023
    ...relies on two cases: a decision of this Court and a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. [15] In 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949 [345 Builders], Mr. Justice Riley awarded costs to the plaintiff to be assessed under Appendix B. The case involved a builders lien claim of ......
  • Dhaliwal v Kakkar
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 3, 2024
    ...because of the amount of the damages, even though they were never designated as fast track litigation. 34 In 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949 Justice Riley, then a member of this court, was faced with a situation in which a builder's lien action had resulted in an award of damages of ......
  • All Seasons Roofing (2001) Ltd v Newport Village Courtenay Developments Ltd
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 27, 2025
    ...and I do find myself, in large part, in agreement with, if not bound by, the comments of Justice Riley in 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949, a case that Mr. Rakhra referred to, and specifically in para. 29, where Justice Riley says: … Special costs should generally only be awarded to p......
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  • Real Organics & Natural House Ltd v Canadian Phytopharmaceuticals Corporation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 2, 2025
    ...awarded after trial was less than $100,000, even though they had never been designated as fast track cases: see 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949, Dhillon v. Labelle, 2023 BCSC 32, and Dhaliwal v. Kakkar, 2024 BCSC 2182. Those cases suggest that, in cases that did not proceed as fast t......
  • Dhaliwal v Kakkar
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 3, 2024
    ...because of the amount of the damages, even though they were never designated as fast track litigation. 34 In 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949 Justice Riley, then a member of this court, was faced with a situation in which a builder's lien action had resulted in an award of damages of ......
  • Belknap v. Hicks
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 6, 2023
    ...relies on two cases: a decision of this Court and a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. [15] In 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949 [345 Builders], Mr. Justice Riley awarded costs to the plaintiff to be assessed under Appendix B. The case involved a builders lien claim of ......
  • All Seasons Roofing (2001) Ltd v Newport Village Courtenay Developments Ltd
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 27, 2025
    ...and I do find myself, in large part, in agreement with, if not bound by, the comments of Justice Riley in 345 Builders Ltd. v. Su, 2022 BCSC 949, a case that Mr. Rakhra referred to, and specifically in para. 29, where Justice Riley says: … Special costs should generally only be awarded to p......