This case, from the world of indoor rock climbing, involved a dispute over made in B.C. software and hardware. In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia decision – Aurora Climbing Inc. v. Kilter, LLC, 2026 BCSC 290– the Court had to determine whether British Columbia was the appropriate forum in a breach of contract…
In a recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision – CIMIC Morningstar Investments Ltd. v. Chandos Construction Ltd., 2026 BCCA 2– the Court had to determine whether a developer had a right to appeal an arbitrator’s decision ordering the developer to pay its contractor over 6 million dollars in damages. The Court decided there was…
Case in point – the 2024 judgment of the British Columbia Supreme Court – Montaigne Group Ltd. v St. Alcuin College for the Liberal Arts Society, 2024 BCSC 1465. Montaigne Group Ltd. is a development company. St. Alcuin College owns land in North Vancouver, British Columbia (the “Land”). Montaigne agreed to build a four-storey building…
Business owners often use “letters of intent” (“LOI”) in the early stages of a deal to buy a business. Even an LOI that is “non-binding”, can create enforceable contractual obligations. Courts look at the wording chosen by the parties and their conduct to determine whether the LOI is enforceable. Case in point – the recent…
