Oswald v. Start Up SRL

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice Giaschi
Neutral Citation2020 BCSC 1730
Date16 November 2020
Citation2020 BCSC 1730
Docket NumberS166959
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

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14 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Inc, 2020 BCSC 1066 .......................................................................................... 303 Oswald v Start Up SRL, 2020 BCSC 1730, af’d on appeal, 2021 BCCA 352 .................................................................................... 558, 559 Oswald v Star......
  • Specific Performance: Chattels, Shares, and Payment of Money
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...11 at § 8:8.50. 101 UBS Securities Canada Inc v Sands Brothers Canada, Ltd, 2009 ONCA 328 at para 100. See also Oswald v Start Up SRL , 2020 BCSC 1730 at para 304, af’d on appeal 2021 BCCA 352 [ Oswald ]; Bouttell v T-Bay Movers Corp , 2018 ONSC 5532, shares unique and unavailable on the ma......
  • Oswald v Start Up SRL
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 16, 2023
    ...Narendra Mhamunkar: A.P. Morrison Oral Reasons for Judgment Re Special Costs Application In Chambers 1 THE COURT: In reasons reported at 2020 BCSC 1730, I granted judgment to the plaintiffs in this matter and dismissed the counterclaim by the defendant. An appeal of that judgment was dismis......
  • Chillibowl Lanes Ltd v Influent Group Holdings Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 23, 2025
    ...that in fact the document was, as Ms. Berthin had originally thought, merely a set of guiding principles. 114 In Oswald v. Start Up SRL, 2020 BCSC 1730, aff'd 2021 BCCA 352, Justice Giaschi summarized the applicable principles at paras 121–124: [121] Matic v. Waldner, 2016 MBCA 60 at para. ......
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  • 2025 BCSC 2262,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...that in fact the document was, as Ms. Berthin had originally thought, merely a set of guiding principles. 114 In Oswald v. Start Up SRL, 2020 BCSC 1730, aff'd 2021 BCCA 352, Justice Giaschi summarized the applicable principles at paras 121–124: [121] Matic v. Waldner, 2016 MBCA 60 at para. ......
  • 2023 BCSC 386,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...Narendra Mhamunkar: A.P. Morrison Oral Reasons for Judgment Re Special Costs Application In Chambers 1 THE COURT: In reasons reported at 2020 BCSC 1730, I granted judgment to the plaintiffs in this matter and dismissed the counterclaim by the defendant. An appeal of that judgment was dismis......
  • Oswald v Start Up SRL,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 16, 2023
    ...Narendra Mhamunkar: A.P. Morrison Oral Reasons for Judgment Re Special Costs Application In Chambers 1 THE COURT: In reasons reported at 2020 BCSC 1730, I granted judgment to the plaintiffs in this matter and dismissed the counterclaim by the defendant. An appeal of that judgment was dismis......
  • Chillibowl Lanes Ltd v Influent Group Holdings Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 23, 2025
    ...that in fact the document was, as Ms. Berthin had originally thought, merely a set of guiding principles. 114 In Oswald v. Start Up SRL, 2020 BCSC 1730, aff'd 2021 BCCA 352, Justice Giaschi summarized the applicable principles at paras 121–124: [121] Matic v. Waldner, 2016 MBCA 60 at para. ......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...Inc, 2020 BCSC 1066 .......................................................................................... 303 Oswald v Start Up SRL, 2020 BCSC 1730, af’d on appeal, 2021 BCCA 352 .................................................................................... 558, 559 Oswald v Star......
  • Specific Performance: Chattels, Shares, and Payment of Money
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...11 at § 8:8.50. 101 UBS Securities Canada Inc v Sands Brothers Canada, Ltd, 2009 ONCA 328 at para 100. See also Oswald v Start Up SRL , 2020 BCSC 1730 at para 304, af’d on appeal 2021 BCCA 352 [ Oswald ]; Bouttell v T-Bay Movers Corp , 2018 ONSC 5532, shares unique and unavailable on the ma......