Gichuru v. Purewal

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Abrioux,The Honourable Mr. Justice Grauer,The Honourable Mr. Justice Voith
Citation2021 BCCA 91
Date01 March 2021
Docket NumberCA46392; CA46407

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13 practice notes
  • Chapman v Chapman
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 6, 2024
    ...error in assessing the facts, or otherwise made an award that is so clearly wrong as to amount to an injustice: Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 at para. 13. Reversing a lower court's discretionary decision is also appropriate where the lower court gives no or insufficient weight to relevan......
  • Gichuru v. Community Legal Assistance Society
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 15, 2021
    ...the Court of Appeal after the start of the pandemic: Gichuru v. British Columbia (Attorney General) 2020 BCCA 374 ; Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91; Gichuru v. Vancouver Swing Society, 2021 BCCA 103 ; Gichuru v. Vancouver Swing Society, 2021 BCCA [64] It may be, as the plaintiff appears......
  • Peace River Partnership v Cardero Coal Ltd
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • September 11, 2023
    ...a palpable and overriding error of fact, or, otherwise, the award is so clearly wrong as to amount to an injustice: Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 at paras. 13–14; Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2011 BCCA 29 at para. Contractual Cost Indemnities 129 As both cross appeals turn largely on the in......
  • Queen Elizabeth Annex (QEA) Parents' Society v Vancouver School District No. 39
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • May 16, 2025
    ...made a palpable error in assessing the facts or came to a decision so clearly wrong that it amounted to an injustice: Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 at paras. 13–14. Legislative and policy framework Closure process 49 The sections of the Act relevant to the closure process read as follows......
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  • Chapman v Chapman
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 6, 2024
    ...error in assessing the facts, or otherwise made an award that is so clearly wrong as to amount to an injustice: Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 at para. 13. Reversing a lower court's discretionary decision is also appropriate where the lower court gives no or insufficient weight to relevan......
  • Queen Elizabeth Annex (QEA) Parents' Society v Vancouver School District No. 39
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • May 16, 2025
    ...made a palpable error in assessing the facts or came to a decision so clearly wrong that it amounted to an injustice: Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 at paras. 13–14. Legislative and policy framework Closure process 49 The sections of the Act relevant to the closure process read as follows......
  • The Owners, Strata Plan VIS 1210 v Ngai Estate
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 25, 2025
    ...that discretion must of course be exercised judicially and in accordance with the Rules and established principles: Gichuru v. Purewal, 2021 BCCA 91 at para. 13. If no party enjoys “substantial success”, the Court may order each party to bear their own costs, or may award the more successfu......
  • Yinghe Investment (Canada) Ltd v CCM Investment Group Ltd
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • August 7, 2024
    ...403 at paras. 2, 4; [ Smithies Holdings Inc. v. RCV Holdings Ltd. 2017 BCCA 177] at para. 113. [At para. 33.] (See also Gichuru v. Purewal 2021 BCCA 91 at para. 13; Giles v. Westminster Savings and Credit Union 2010 BCCA 282 at paras. 73, 44 In ordering costs, the court focuses on the matte......
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