Lacasse v. Nowak

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeMatthews
Citation2022 BCSC 2219
Date20 December 2022
Docket NumberS231182

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3 practice notes
  • Schwitzer v Little
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 18, 2025
    ...a person is not sufficient evidence on its own to prove that the parties intended to be partners in the legal sense: Lacasse v. Nowak, 2022 BCSC 2219 at para 30; Linnebank v. 0786763 B.C. Ltd., 2016 BCSC 2220 at para 72; Blue Line Hockey Acquisition Co., Inc. v. Orca Bay Hockey Limited Part......
  • Nowak v. Lacasse
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 6, 2023
    ...Hunter (In Chambers) On appeal from: An order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, dated December 20, 2022 (Lacasse v. Nowak, 2022 BCSC 2219, New Westminster Docket S231182). Oral Reasons for Judgment Counsel for the Appellants: J. Leung Counsel for the Respondent: R.S. Deol Place and ......
  • Nowak v Lacasse
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 6, 2023
    ...12, 2022 to September 16, 2022. Judgment was reserved. On December 20, 2022, the trial judge delivered reasons for judgment, indexed at 2022 BCSC 2219, in which she held that there was neither a partnership agreement nor a contract of employment between the parties, but that the elements of......
3 cases
  • Schwitzer v Little
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 18, 2025
    ...a person is not sufficient evidence on its own to prove that the parties intended to be partners in the legal sense: Lacasse v. Nowak, 2022 BCSC 2219 at para 30; Linnebank v. 0786763 B.C. Ltd., 2016 BCSC 2220 at para 72; Blue Line Hockey Acquisition Co., Inc. v. Orca Bay Hockey Limited Part......
  • Nowak v. Lacasse
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 6, 2023
    ...Hunter (In Chambers) On appeal from: An order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, dated December 20, 2022 (Lacasse v. Nowak, 2022 BCSC 2219, New Westminster Docket S231182). Oral Reasons for Judgment Counsel for the Appellants: J. Leung Counsel for the Respondent: R.S. Deol Place and ......
  • Nowak v Lacasse
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 6, 2023
    ...12, 2022 to September 16, 2022. Judgment was reserved. On December 20, 2022, the trial judge delivered reasons for judgment, indexed at 2022 BCSC 2219, in which she held that there was neither a partnership agreement nor a contract of employment between the parties, but that the elements of......