A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan,

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeThe Honourable Madam Justice Stromberg-Stein,The Honourable Mr. Justice Willcock,The Honourable Mr. Justice Fitch
Neutral Citation2021 BCCA 175
Date23 April 2021
Citation2021 BCCA 175
Docket NumberCA46789
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)

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6 practice notes
  • Brad Paddison Contracting Ltd v Sumitomo Canada Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Yukon Territory)
    • July 22, 2025
    ...v. Factory Sales & Engineering Inc. d.b.a. FSE Energy, 2018 BCCA 272 at paras. 26–34; A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175 at paras. 25–28; Grey Owl Engineering Ltd. v. Propak Systems Ltd., 2015 SKCA 108 at para. 32; Farm Credit Canada v. Gustafson, 2021 SKCA 38 at para.......
  • 2023 BCSC 712,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...because it creates a preference in favour of one creditor over another (at para. 9). 44 In A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175 [ A.W. Kennedy] the Court of Appeal reviewed extensively the conclusions reached in Nita Lake. As part of that discussion, the Court commented on 5......
  • Orbital Construction Inc. v Hansen,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 1, 2023
    ...because it creates a preference in favour of one creditor over another (at para. 9). 44 In A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175 [ A.W. Kennedy] the Court of Appeal reviewed extensively the conclusions reached in Nita Lake. As part of that discussion, the Court commented on 5......
  • 2023 BCSC 961,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...2013). 18 The defendants also rely on 581582 B.C. Ltd. v. Habib, 2013 BCSC 378 [ Habib], and A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175. 19 In Habib, the lien was extinguished under s. 22 of the BLA because it did not accurately describe the party entitled to claim a lien. The lie......
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  • Brad Paddison Contracting Ltd v Sumitomo Canada Ltd,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Yukon Territory)
    • July 22, 2025
    ...v. Factory Sales & Engineering Inc. d.b.a. FSE Energy, 2018 BCCA 272 at paras. 26–34; A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175 at paras. 25–28; Grey Owl Engineering Ltd. v. Propak Systems Ltd., 2015 SKCA 108 at para. 32; Farm Credit Canada v. Gustafson, 2021 SKCA 38 at para.......
  • 2023 BCSC 712,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...because it creates a preference in favour of one creditor over another (at para. 9). 44 In A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175 [ A.W. Kennedy] the Court of Appeal reviewed extensively the conclusions reached in Nita Lake. As part of that discussion, the Court commented on 5......
  • Orbital Construction Inc. v Hansen,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 1, 2023
    ...because it creates a preference in favour of one creditor over another (at para. 9). 44 In A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175 [ A.W. Kennedy] the Court of Appeal reviewed extensively the conclusions reached in Nita Lake. As part of that discussion, the Court commented on 5......
  • 2023 BCSC 961,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...2013). 18 The defendants also rely on 581582 B.C. Ltd. v. Habib, 2013 BCSC 378 [ Habib], and A.W. Kennedy Construction Inc. v. Wan, 2021 BCCA 175. 19 In Habib, the lien was extinguished under s. 22 of the BLA because it did not accurately describe the party entitled to claim a lien. The lie......
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