United States v. Meng

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Associate Chief Justice H. Holmes
Citation2020 BCSC 1461
Date01 October 2020
Docket Number27761

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  • Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Maurice
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • March 12, 2024
    ...Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 47–48 citing S. & K. Processors at para. 6 and United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. [13] Where a party voluntarily puts its state of mind in issue, and legal advice is relevant to the state of mind, implied waiver can be f......
  • Hainan Dehong Real Estate Development Corporation v. WestBay Partners
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 11, 2022
    ...Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 47-48 citing S. & K. Processors at para. 6 and United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. [13] Where a party voluntarily puts its state of mind in issue, and legal advice is relevant to the state of mind, implied waiver can be f......
  • AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. v Fibreco Export Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 8, 2025
    ...cases such as: Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 48, which cites Holmes, A.C.J. in United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461 at para. 37, who in turn cites Warren J., as she then was, in Huang v. Silvercorp Metals Inc., 2017 BCSC 795 at para. 99 The evidence adduced......
  • Gladiuk v Gladiuk
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 18, 2024
    ...Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 47–48 citing S. & K. Processors at para. 6 and United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. [13] Where a party voluntarily puts its state of mind in issue, and legal advice is relevant to the state of mind, implied waiver can be f......
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  • Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Maurice
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • March 12, 2024
    ...Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 47–48 citing S. & K. Processors at para. 6 and United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. [13] Where a party voluntarily puts its state of mind in issue, and legal advice is relevant to the state of mind, implied waiver can be f......
  • Hainan Dehong Real Estate Development Corporation v. WestBay Partners
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 11, 2022
    ...Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 47-48 citing S. & K. Processors at para. 6 and United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. [13] Where a party voluntarily puts its state of mind in issue, and legal advice is relevant to the state of mind, implied waiver can be f......
  • AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. v Fibreco Export Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 8, 2025
    ...cases such as: Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 48, which cites Holmes, A.C.J. in United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461 at para. 37, who in turn cites Warren J., as she then was, in Huang v. Silvercorp Metals Inc., 2017 BCSC 795 at para. 99 The evidence adduced......
  • Gladiuk v Gladiuk
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • September 18, 2024
    ...Graham v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2021 BCCA 118 at para. 47–48 citing S. & K. Processors at para. 6 and United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. [13] Where a party voluntarily puts its state of mind in issue, and legal advice is relevant to the state of mind, implied waiver can be f......
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  • Selective Disclosure = Full Exposure: BC Court Expands Privilege Waiver In Coverage Case
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 25, 2025
    ...v. White, 2024 BCCA 225, at paragraph 49; Soprema Inc. v. Wolrige Mahon LLP, 2016 BCCA 471, at paras. 48/49. 2. United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461 * * Brownlee LLP is a member of the Canadian Litigation Counsel, a nationwide affiliation of independent law firms . The content of this arti......
  • Estate Litigation Noteworthy Case Law 2022
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 20, 2023
    ...disclosure by the party resisting production. The court summarized the applicable principles in this respect in United States v. Meng, 2020 BCSC 1461. Marriage-Like Coad v. Lariviere 2022 BCCA 222 - Marriage like relationship is not a formulaic, check-list type approach. The lower court, wh......