Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. et al. v. Greater Vancouver Water District et al.
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Griffin, J. |
| Date | 18 August 2014 |
| Citation | 2014 BCSC 1560,[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1560 (SC),[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1560 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
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17 practice notes
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Taherkhani v. Este
...of Aecon Construction Group Inc. v. Brampton (City), 2010 ONCA 898, Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. v. Greater Vancouver Water District, 2014 BCSC 1560, and Northwest Waste Solutions Inc. v. Super Save Disposal Inc., 2017 BCCA 312 for the proposition that agreements between parties that “cha......
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Greater Vancouver Water District v. Bilfinger Berger AG et al., 2015 BCSC 485
...and made it clear that they did not impugn the professional ethics of opposite counsel. I did not order special costs there (see 2014 BCSC 1560 at paras. 210-213) and I do not order it here. [175] The scale of this litigation and the amounts at stake for their respective clients must be tax......
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No Limits Sportswear Inc. v. 0912139 B.C. Ltd. et al.
...refd to. [para. 36]. Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. et al. v. Greater Vancouver Water District et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1560; 2014 BCSC 1560, refd to. [para. Hodgkinson v. Simms (1988), 33 B.C.L.R.(2d) 129 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 40]. Gichuru v. Information and Privacy Commissioner (B.......
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2025 BCSC 1744
...Fibreco and AGI, AGT referenced the decision of this court in Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. v. Greater Vancouver Water District, 2014 BCSC 1560 [ Bilfinger]. f) On November 7, 2022, AGI filed a third-party claim against Fibreco in the AGT/AGI Action, asserting that Fibreco's negligence cau......
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Taherkhani v. Este
...of Aecon Construction Group Inc. v. Brampton (City), 2010 ONCA 898, Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. v. Greater Vancouver Water District, 2014 BCSC 1560, and Northwest Waste Solutions Inc. v. Super Save Disposal Inc., 2017 BCCA 312 for the proposition that agreements between parties that “cha......
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Greater Vancouver Water District v. Bilfinger Berger AG et al., 2015 BCSC 485
...and made it clear that they did not impugn the professional ethics of opposite counsel. I did not order special costs there (see 2014 BCSC 1560 at paras. 210-213) and I do not order it here. [175] The scale of this litigation and the amounts at stake for their respective clients must be tax......
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No Limits Sportswear Inc. v. 0912139 B.C. Ltd. et al.
...refd to. [para. 36]. Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. et al. v. Greater Vancouver Water District et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1560; 2014 BCSC 1560, refd to. [para. Hodgkinson v. Simms (1988), 33 B.C.L.R.(2d) 129 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 40]. Gichuru v. Information and Privacy Commissioner (B.......
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2025 BCSC 1744
...Fibreco and AGI, AGT referenced the decision of this court in Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. v. Greater Vancouver Water District, 2014 BCSC 1560 [ Bilfinger]. f) On November 7, 2022, AGI filed a third-party claim against Fibreco in the AGT/AGI Action, asserting that Fibreco's negligence cau......
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3 firm's commentaries
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BC Court Considers Striking Out Claims And Defences Of Cooperating Parties Who Delayed In Disclosing Existence Of Cooperation Agreement
...when in the litigation the existence of such an agreement must be disclosed so as to avoid any allegations of impropriety. Footnotes 1 2014 BCSC 1560. 2 2010 ONCA The foregoing provides only an overview and does not constitute legal advice. Readers are cautioned against making any decisions......
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In What Circumstances Must Joint Defence Agreements Be Produced?
...in identifying when JDAs and tolling agreements must be produced. In Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. v. Greater Vancouver Water District 2014 BCSC 1560 ("Bilfinger") the Court concluded that the JDA was producible. More recently, however, the Court in Colburn and Watson's Metropolitan Home v......
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The Duty To Disclose Mary Carter Agreements Immediately: New Guidance From The BC Court Of Appeal
...had not been clearly articulated in B.C. until recently, however: Bilfinger Berger (Canada) Inc. v. Greater Vancouver Water District, 2014 BCSC 1560, released in August 2014, was the first case in which a B.C. court required immediate disclosure of a Mary Carter Accordingly, in Northwest, t......