Wang v. Wang, 2020 BCCA 15

JudgeThe Honourable Madam Justice Saunders; The Honourable Mr. Justice Harris; The Honourable Madam Justice Dickson
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
Case DateJanuary 16, 2020
JurisdictionBritish Columbia
Citations2020 BCCA 15
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24 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...458 Wang v De Silva, 2019 ONSC 2781 ..................................................................... 495 Wang v Wang, 2020 BCCA 15 ............................................................................ 467 War Eagle Mining Co v Robo Management Co (1995), [1996] 2 WWR 504, 13 BCLR......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...also Toronto ( City of ) v Polai (1969), [1970] 1 OR 483 (CA), af’d (1972), [1973] SCR 38; Silver-berg , above note 97. 125 Wang v Wang , 2020 BCCA 15 at para 46. 126 Mayer v Mayer , 2012 BCCA 77 at para 86; see also 2324702 Ontario v 1305 Dundas , 2019 ONSC 1885 at para 20. THE LAW OF EQUI......
  • Khela v. Clarke,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 19, 2021
    ...the Khelas’ entitlement to any equitable relief. [118] The “clean hands” doctrine was considered by our appellate court in Wang v. Wang, 2020 BCCA 15, and Madam Justice Saunders, for the court, stated at paras. [45] On the conclusion that Mr. Wang breached his fiduciary duty to Ms. Wang, Ms......
  • The Jurisdiction of Equity
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ..., 2022 ONSC 302 at para 25. 45 Hong Kong Bank of Canada v Wheeler Holdings Ltd , [1993] 1 SCR 167 at para 29, Sopinka J; Wong v Wong , 2020 BCCA 15 at para 46. THE L AW OF EQUITABLE REMEDIES 20 hands. 46 The maxim applies only to the grant of equitable relief and only limits the claimant’s ......
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21 cases
  • Khela v. Clarke,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 19, 2021
    ...the Khelas’ entitlement to any equitable relief. [118] The “clean hands” doctrine was considered by our appellate court in Wang v. Wang, 2020 BCCA 15, and Madam Justice Saunders, for the court, stated at paras. [45] On the conclusion that Mr. Wang breached his fiduciary duty to Ms. Wang, Ms......
  • Vestby v Galloway, 2020 ABQB 361
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 8, 2020
    ...that “he who comes to equity must come with clean hands”: Mayer v Osborne Contracting Ltd, 2012 BCCA 77 at para 85 [Mayer]; Wang v Wang, 2020 BCCA 15 at para 46 [Wang]; and Ridgewood Resources Ltd v Henuset, 1982 ABCA 79 at para 22. [110] The misconduct inviting the possible application of ......
  • Mitchell v Pytel,
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 21, 2021
    ...as by aiding a litigant to achieve a dishonest purpose: see, e.g., KGH v SLV, 2013 ABQB 326, Jeffrey J at paras 48-49; Wang v Wang, 2020 BCCA 15 at para 46. In this case, the dishonest purpose would have been to evade the scrutiny of the competent authorities respecting the ownership of the......
  • Teal Cedar Products Ltd. v. Rainforest Flying Squad,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 26, 2022
    ...between the relief sought and the delinquent behaviour in question that it would be unjust to grant the relief”: Wang v. Wang, 2020 BCCA 15 at paras. 46–47. The remedy sought will not be granted if the applicant is relying on its own misconduct to establish a claim. In th......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...458 Wang v De Silva, 2019 ONSC 2781 ..................................................................... 495 Wang v Wang, 2020 BCCA 15 ............................................................................ 467 War Eagle Mining Co v Robo Management Co (1995), [1996] 2 WWR 504, 13 BCLR......
  • Specific Performance: Discretionary Defences and Considerations that Affect Discretion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...also Toronto ( City of ) v Polai (1969), [1970] 1 OR 483 (CA), af’d (1972), [1973] SCR 38; Silver-berg , above note 97. 125 Wang v Wang , 2020 BCCA 15 at para 46. 126 Mayer v Mayer , 2012 BCCA 77 at para 86; see also 2324702 Ontario v 1305 Dundas , 2019 ONSC 1885 at para 20. THE LAW OF EQUI......
  • The Jurisdiction of Equity
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ..., 2022 ONSC 302 at para 25. 45 Hong Kong Bank of Canada v Wheeler Holdings Ltd , [1993] 1 SCR 167 at para 29, Sopinka J; Wong v Wong , 2020 BCCA 15 at para 46. THE L AW OF EQUITABLE REMEDIES 20 hands. 46 The maxim applies only to the grant of equitable relief and only limits the claimant’s ......

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