Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeWeatherill
Citation2017 BCSC 1017
Date20 June 2017
Docket NumberS144729
Subject MatterCOMPANY LAW,EQUITY,PRACTICE,CONTRACTS,TORTS

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6 practice notes
  • Louis Dreyfus Company Canada ULC v. Canada National Railway Company
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2025
    ...proceedings, with Courts sometimes assigning them no weight, or even excluding them (for instance in Ascent One Properties Ltd v Liao, 2017 BCSC 1017 at paras 160‑162 [Ascent One] and M v F, 2015 ONCA 277 at paras 30‑35). In Ascent One, at para 160, the Court held that cross-examination, ra......
  • Sonic Holdings Ltd. v. Savage
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 23, 2021
    ...into equipment rental contracts with his separate company. At para. 215, the judge referred to Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao, 2017 BCSC 1017, regarding the nature of a director’s fiduciary duties:    [180]    In determining whether a director h......
  • Eisler Estate v. GWR Resources Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 21, 2019
    ...(1999), at p. 715. [215] Justice Weatherill discussed the fiduciary duties owed by a director in Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao, 2017 BCSC 1017. He held, in [177] As was stated by the Supreme Court of Canada in BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debenture Holders, 2008 SCC 69: [37] The fiduciary duty of ......
  • Broer v. Multiguide GmbH
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 24, 2023
    ...ONSC 569 at paras. 167–8; Re Tudor Sales Ltd. 2017 BCSC 119 at paras. 34–40; Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao 2017 BCSC 1017 at [45]       This approach is consistent with other Canadian jurisdictions. In Elefant v. Genwood Industries ......
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  • Louis Dreyfus Company Canada ULC v. Canada National Railway Company
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2025
    ...proceedings, with Courts sometimes assigning them no weight, or even excluding them (for instance in Ascent One Properties Ltd v Liao, 2017 BCSC 1017 at paras 160‑162 [Ascent One] and M v F, 2015 ONCA 277 at paras 30‑35). In Ascent One, at para 160, the Court held that cross-examination, ra......
  • Sonic Holdings Ltd. v. Savage
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 23, 2021
    ...into equipment rental contracts with his separate company. At para. 215, the judge referred to Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao, 2017 BCSC 1017, regarding the nature of a director’s fiduciary duties:    [180]    In determining whether a director h......
  • Eisler Estate v. GWR Resources Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • November 21, 2019
    ...(1999), at p. 715. [215] Justice Weatherill discussed the fiduciary duties owed by a director in Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao, 2017 BCSC 1017. He held, in [177] As was stated by the Supreme Court of Canada in BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debenture Holders, 2008 SCC 69: [37] The fiduciary duty of ......
  • Broer v. Multiguide GmbH
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 24, 2023
    ...ONSC 569 at paras. 167–8; Re Tudor Sales Ltd. 2017 BCSC 119 at paras. 34–40; Ascent One Properties Ltd. v. Liao 2017 BCSC 1017 at [45]       This approach is consistent with other Canadian jurisdictions. In Elefant v. Genwood Industries ......
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