Langley (Township) v. Witschel,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeBlok, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Citation[2015] B.C.T.C. Uned. 123,[2015] B.C.T.C. Uned. 123 (SC),2015 BCSC 123
Date29 January 2015

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7 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...236 Landolfi v Fargione (2006), 79 OR (3d) 767 (CA) ............................................... 53 Langley (Township) v Witschel, 2015 BCSC 123 ...............................................327 Lavallee v Alberta (Securities Commission), 2010 ABCA 48 .............................. 48 L......
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...Bryant, The Law of Evidence in Canada , 2d ed (Markham, Ont: Butter-worths, 1999) at para 14.207. 156 Langley (Township) v Witschel , 2015 BCSC 123 at para 26. 157 Ibid at para 35. 158 See Vancouver (City) (Re) , 2017 BCIPC 37; The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 4006 v Jameson House Ventures Ltd ,......
  • Greater Vancouver Water District v. Bilfinger Berger AG et al., 2015 BCSC 485
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 31, 2015
    ...Inc., 2008 BCCA 195; College of New Caledonia v. Kraft Construction Company Ltd ., 2007 BCSC 1408; Langley (Township) v. Witschel , 2015 BCSC 123 [ Langley ]. b) Cases in which the claim being determined by summary trial was a straightforward claim such as a claim in debt, notwithstanding t......
  • Cultivate Capital Corp. v. 1011173 B.C. Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 28, 2021
    ...privilege protects against disclosure of settlement discussions in litigation surrounding the dispute. In Langley (Township) v. Witschel, 2015 BCSC 123, Justice Blok adopted an expansive test for assessing whether settlement privilege applies to communications between parties. Referring to ......
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5 cases
  • Greater Vancouver Water District v. Bilfinger Berger AG et al., 2015 BCSC 485
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 31, 2015
    ...Inc., 2008 BCCA 195; College of New Caledonia v. Kraft Construction Company Ltd ., 2007 BCSC 1408; Langley (Township) v. Witschel , 2015 BCSC 123 [ Langley ]. b) Cases in which the claim being determined by summary trial was a straightforward claim such as a claim in debt, notwithstanding t......
  • Cultivate Capital Corp. v. 1011173 B.C. Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 28, 2021
    ...privilege protects against disclosure of settlement discussions in litigation surrounding the dispute. In Langley (Township) v. Witschel, 2015 BCSC 123, Justice Blok adopted an expansive test for assessing whether settlement privilege applies to communications between parties. Referring to ......
  • Ali v. Ali,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 17, 2022
    ...on the evidence before the court and facilitates access to justice, a summary trial is appropriate: Langley (Township) v. Witschel, 2015 BCSC 123 at paras. 16-19. [25]       The fact that there are conflicts in the evidence or credibility is in issue does not n......
  • Kendall v. Bouchard,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 3, 2020
    ...Court may consider whether the limitation issue is intertwined with other issues or is a discrete issue: Langley (Township) v. Witschel, 2015 BCSC 123 at para. 19. [29] The plaintiffs argue that there are conflicting affidavits, and in order to determine any of the matters in issue, includi......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...Bryant, The Law of Evidence in Canada , 2d ed (Markham, Ont: Butter-worths, 1999) at para 14.207. 156 Langley (Township) v Witschel , 2015 BCSC 123 at para 26. 157 Ibid at para 35. 158 See Vancouver (City) (Re) , 2017 BCIPC 37; The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 4006 v Jameson House Ventures Ltd ,......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...236 Landolfi v Fargione (2006), 79 OR (3d) 767 (CA) ............................................... 53 Langley (Township) v Witschel, 2015 BCSC 123 ...............................................327 Lavallee v Alberta (Securities Commission), 2010 ABCA 48 .............................. 48 L......