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Vancouver resident accused of false statements
May 13, 2013 - The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is alleging that an Israeli citizen currently living in... Full Article
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ATM company sues Victoria hotel for breach of contract
May 07, 2013 - An ATM company is suing the owner of the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria for allegedly breaching a contract... Full Article
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Diamond ring buyer sues over alleged 'low-quality' gems
May 14, 2013 - Nazanine Rahnema paid a deposit on a diamond ring that held gems that she says turned out to be of such low... Full Article
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Diamond ring buyer sues over alleged 'low-quality' gems
May 14, 2013 -
Nazanine Rahnema paid a deposit on a diamond ring that held gems that she says turned out to be of such low quality that she wanted a refund,...
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Vancouver resident accused of false statements promoting investment on Craigslist
May 13, 2013 -
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is alleging that an Israeli citizen currently living in Vancouver has breached securities laws...
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Exclusive: Surrey Liberal candidate contesting medical lawsuit
May 10, 2013 -
Dr. Amrik Singh Tung, the BC Liberal candidate in the Surrey-Green Timbers riding, is among four doctors named in a negligence lawsuit by a Surrey ...
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Surrey prospector sues for $16m finder's fee
May 10, 2013 -
A Surrey prospector who used his connections and knowledge of mineral exploration to bring Chinese investors to a Tanzanian mining project owned...
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Hardware firm investor receives sanctions from BCSC
May 08, 2013 -
A B.C. man who lost a fortune in a now-defunct computer hardware company has agreed to pay a fine for illegally selling securities in the company....
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ATM company sues Victoria hotel for breach of contract
May 07, 2013 -
An ATM company is suing the owner of the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria for allegedly breaching a contract and for negligence that allowed over...
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Mounties lay charges against accountant in $1m embezzlement case
May 06, 2013 -
The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform (ICCLR) has announced that the RCMP’s commercial crime section has laid charges against...
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Delta's Avcorp wins $27.4m lawsuit against U.S. aircraft firm
May 06, 2013 -
An arbitrator's decision to award Delta aerospace manufacturer Avcorp US$27.4 million in damages from Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) subsidiary Cessna...
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Edgewater Casino confusion prompts renewed legal action
May 02, 2013 -
A group that opposes a casino at BC Place stadium said Thursday it will proceed with a lawsuit that it filed 18 months ago....
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Scotia Capital paid BCSC $65,000 for contravening cease trade orders
May 02, 2013 -
Scotia Capital Inc. has paid the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) $65,000 for trading in securities that were the subject of cease...
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Bralorne Gold Mines allegedly breached mining rules: BCSC
May 01, 2013 -
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has alleged that Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V:BPM) and two company directors breached mining...
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Defamation lawsuit launched against Vancouver’s Province newspaper over photograph and caption
Apr 30, 2013 -
The Province newspaper allegedly published an incorrect photo with a damning caption that defamed an innocent man, according to a lawsuit filed in ...
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Investor in unprofitable Belize resort sues for repayment
Apr 23, 2013 -
Dolores Houghton is suing 798426 B.C. Ltd. for repayment of $300,000 the plaintiff alleges is a loan, and the defendant counters is an investment, ...
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Law society gets two court orders banning unauthorized practitioners
Apr 22, 2013 -
The British Columbia Supreme Court has handed the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) court orders against two people practicing law who are...
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Methadone business procurer sues pharmacy
Apr 09, 2013 -
Arif Merali is suing Chemist Holdings Ltd. for allegedly failing to pay invoices he submitted as part of a methadone business procurement scheme....
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Global law firm merger helps Dentons Vancouver recruit
Apr 04, 2013 -
One of Vancouver's larger law firms has a new name and more cachet to lure legal talent as it ramps up hiring following a global mega-merger....
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Evergreen Line heads to court
Apr 02, 2013 -
Winemaker seeks damages for alleged delays and devaluation of property along new SkyTrain route
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Duty-free business sues over mouldy cigarettes
Apr 02, 2013 -
The duty-free business Mikado Enterprises Ltd. is suing its cigarette supplier, King Day Import And Export Group Ltd., for $100,000 and general...
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London Drugs sues for cost of damaged goods
Mar 19, 2013 -
One of B.C.’s largest retailers is alleging that a supplier would not give it credit for returned goods that were defective....
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Small claims, strata disputes to be resolved online
Mar 18, 2013 -
The B.C. government is moving ahead with a plan to unclog courts with niggling strata disputes and small claims court actions with an online...
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BCSC issues warning about Profitable Sunrise
Mar 13, 2013 -
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is warning the public not to send money to Profitable Sunrise, which it describes as "an entity...
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Legal action launched over truckload of spoiled potatoes
Mar 12, 2013 -
A truckload of allegedly spoiled potatoes has triggered a lawsuit against two Richmond-based companies.
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Women's day brings legal rights in workplace closer to home
Mar 08, 2013 -
It is International Women's Day today, March 8 – an opportunity to bring the challenges women face in the workplace to the fore....
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Lawyer sues client over commission for sculpture sale
Mar 05, 2013 -
Cascade Law Corp. is suing its former client Kevin Stone and Metal Animation Studio Inc. for a slice of the $168,000 sale price for a stainless...
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Exclusive: Revised BC Place lawsuit claim seeks $39m from cable installer
Feb 26, 2013 -
BC Place stadium's steel contractor made it official on February 22, filing an amended statement of claim in the BC Supreme Court for almost $40...
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Lawsuit claims PNE petting zoo transmitted E. Coli
Feb 26, 2013 -
An E. Coli infection allegedly contracted at a Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) petting farm is at the heart of a lawsuit filed December 17, 2012,...
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Junior kindergarten dispute sparks civil suit
Feb 19, 2013 -
Natacha Beim, who was a Business in Vancouver Forty under 40 winner in 2010, and her CEFA Systems Inc. is being sued by a franchisee who claims...
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Airplane ownership tiff triggers legal action
Feb 12, 2013 -
A part owner in an aircraft has filed suit against a co-owner, alleging breach of the terms of an ownership agreement....
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Vancouver woman sues daughter’s acting coach and performing arts school
Feb 05, 2013 -
Vancouver resident Mei Rong Wei has filed suit against her daughter’s acting coach and the coach’s performing arts school over what...
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Vancouver real-estate lawyer admits fraud, resigns
Feb 04, 2013 -
A Vancouver lawyer who specialized in real estate conveyances has admitted to fraud and inadequate bookkeeping and has agreed to a voluntary seven-...
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Exclusive: BC Place steel contractor increases lawsuit claim by $13m
Jan 30, 2013 -
The lawyer for BC Place stadium's steel contractor told a BC Supreme Court judge this morning that his client, Canam Group, is increasing its...
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Auditor General loses bid to see BC Rail agreement
Jan 29, 2013 -
The chief justice of the BC Supreme Court upheld the principle of solicitor-client privilege today, in a verdict against Auditor General John...
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Former Air Canada pilot alleges Boeing and Airbus planes made him sick
Jan 29, 2013 -
Former Air Canada pilot David Bruce Zaharik is suing a raft of aircraft manufacturers and parts makers alleging that, while flying, he was exposed ...
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Former Forty under 40 winner among survivors suing over Richmond crash
Jan 25, 2013 -
A Business in Vancouver Forty under 40 winner is among the six survivors of a plane that crashed on October 27, 2011, near Vancouver International ...
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BCSC throws out charges against local finance exec
Jan 24, 2013 -
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has dismissed allegations that the former president and CEO of TSX Venture Exchange-listed Coltstar Ventures...
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$135m Ponzi scheme targeted at least 355 B.C. investors: BCSC
Jan 22, 2013 -
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has launched proceedings against Doris Nelson, alleging that she operated a payday loan business that was a...
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First Nation files legal challenge against Canada-China deal
Jan 22, 2013 -
A Port Alberni First Nation has launched a legal challenge against a Canada-China investment deal that was concluded last September....
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“Music Bingo” trademark holder sues over bar game
Jan 22, 2013 -
A Burnaby-based marketing firm has filed suit against a rival company and a North Delta pub, alleging that a "Music Bingo" trademark has been...
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Securities commission alleges fraud in Island investment
Jan 18, 2013 -
Three B.C. residents and their companies committed fraud when they continued to sell shares in a Vancouver Island investment while the property...
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Exclusive: BC Place roof trial gets bigger as parties argue
Jan 15, 2013 -
The multimillion-dollar trial between feuding BC Place Stadium renovation contractors has already been extended to 100 days instead of 85, amid...
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Surrey man alleges pharmacy incorrectly filled prescriptions
Jan 15, 2013 -
A Surrey man is suing his pharmacy, claiming that it did not accurately fill a prescription and, instead, gave him medicine that worsened his...
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BCSC fines directors $6.9m for securities misconduct
Jan 10, 2013 -
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has permanently banned two directors of a B.C. company and fined them $6.9 million for breaching securities...
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Supreme court tells yoga college to straighten up
Jan 09, 2013 -
A BC Supreme Court judge this week ordered a Vancouver yoga teachers' school to stop offering courses until it meets provincial requirements....
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Production companies sue over film credits
Jan 08, 2013 -
Production companies Network Entertainment Inc. and Network Pictures Twelve Inc. have filed suit after a film deal for the companies to produce a...
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BC Place roof costs lawsuit gets sticky over grease stains
Jan 04, 2013 -
A BC Supreme Court filing by a lawyer for Canam Group indicates BC Place stadium's grease-stained roof has further complicated the multimillion-...
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Surrey resident alleges property damage, seeks compensation
Jan 01, 2013 -
Surrey resident Deborah Kobelt has filed suit against her neighbours and four subcontractors who were working on improvements to the neighbours'...
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U.S. company sues PavCo for $737,000 over BC Place work
Dec 27, 2012 -
U.S. sign company ES&A Sign Corp. is suing BC Pavilion Corp. (PavCo) as well as another U.S. company for $737,000 related to work on the BC...
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Engineer sues golf course for $529,000
Dec 21, 2012 -
Engineering company Focus Corp. is suing the owner of Shadow Mountain golf course for $667,568, alleging that it provided work between 2009 and...
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B.C. man fined $700,000 for fraud
Dec 18, 2012 -
A B.C. man has been fined $700,000 and permanently banned from the province's capital markets for knowingly making false statements to potential...
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Hospitalized diabetes patient sues local acupuncturist for alleged negligence
Dec 18, 2012 -
A Vancouver man with diabetes is suing a local acupuncturist for alleged medical negligence, according to a document filed recently in the BC...
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Coffee company admits to improperly distributing securities
Dec 17, 2012 -
The British Columbia Securities Commission has issued a notice of hearing alleging that former investment adviser and B.C. resident Robert Waters...
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B.C. appoints 30 new QC lawyers
Dec 12, 2012 -
Attorney General Shirley Bond announced December 11 that she has appointed 30 lawyers with the honourary designation of Queen’s counsel (QC)....
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Garbage companies fight turf war, legal battle
Dec 11, 2012 -
Two waste disposal and recycling companies have filed suit against each other in BC Supreme Court in an apparent turf war over clientele....
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Timeshare company directors admit securities law violations
Dec 10, 2012 -
Two directors of timeshare company Aviawest Resurts Inc. have reached a settlement with the BC Securities Commission (BCSC), in which they...
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Mining directors fined, banned from securities trading
Dec 05, 2012 -
Two directors for a mining company claiming reserves the BC Securities Commission says it didn’t have are to be fined and banned from...
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Alleged Wal-Mart ceiling collapse triggers suit
Dec 04, 2012 -
Vancouver writer Susan Conners has filed suit against Wal-Mart Canada, alleging that she suffered injuries from a ceiling collapse at a Wal-Mart...
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Another Vancouver law firm goes global with merger
Nov 30, 2012 -
It's official – partners at Vancouver law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP have approved a merger with Salans LLP and SNR Denton to create...
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Fitness centre sues former director, alleges equipment and client list theft
Nov 27, 2012 -
A fitness centre is suing a former director who allegedly took some of the gym's exercise equipment and established her own fitness centre in...
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Sports bar targeted in suit filed after car accident
Nov 20, 2012 -
A Vancouver man is suing a sports bar for what he claims is a breach of duty of care resulting in injuries caused by a motor vehicle accident as a ...
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B.C. man and company sanctioned for illegal distribution of securities
Nov 15, 2012 -
Berkeley Coffee & Tea Inc. and its CEO, president and sole director, Sean Tan, have reached a settlement with the British Columbia Securities...
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Fraser Milner Casgrain partners discuss mega-merger
Nov 13, 2012 -
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP partners are meeting today to discuss merging with two other large law firms: Salans and SNR Denton....
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Condominium plumbing mishap floods acupuncture clinic
Nov 13, 2012 -
An acupuncture and health centre is suing the owner of a condominium and a plumbing company for what it claims is damage caused by the...
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Surrey mill fire spurs lawsuit
Nov 09, 2012 -
Fraserview Cedar Products Ltd. and Fraserview Re-manufacturing Inc. are being sued for unspecified damages as a result of one of the many recent...
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Law firms increasingly going global – but at what cost?
Nov 06, 2012 -
Fasken Martineau expands internationally; London's Norton Rose expands in Canada
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B.C. penny stock promoter arrested and charged with fraud
Oct 30, 2012 -
A B.C. man with a string of defunct OTC companies to his name has been arrested, charged and fined for fraud.
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Chinese company initiates lumber litigation
Oct 30, 2012 -
A Chinese company is suing a Richmond-based company, alleging that it failed to fulfil a contract to provide lumber.Shanghai Dongzhan...
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Property crime tops list of offences in Vancouver
Oct 30, 2012 -
Last year's Stanley Cup riot dampened, but didn't reverse, the overall trend to a lower crime rate in the City of Vancouver....
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Partnerships key to cutting city’s property crime
Oct 30, 2012 -
Determining the most effective combination of security guard deployment and technological deterrence is among recommended tactics for reducing...
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Fasken Martineau merges with South African firm
Oct 23, 2012 -
Fasken Martineau LLP is merging with Johannesburg-based Bell Dewar and will become the Canadian law firm with the largest international footprint, ...
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Bar association critiques B.C. court reform plan
Oct 23, 2012 -
The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) says the province’s just-announced 10-step plan to reform B.C.’s justice system...
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Mystery dinner cruise triggers lawsuit
Oct 23, 2012 -
Mystery dinner cruise triggers lawsuitA woman who was allegedly injured while attending a mystery dinner suit has filed suit in BC Supreme Court....
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Multimillion-dollar BC Place roof trial scheduled for one year's time
Oct 19, 2012 -
The date has been set for a multimillion-dollar trial that will uncover the troubled construction of BC Place stadium's cable-supported...
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Craigslist stock promoter gets $50,000 fine, lifetime securities ban
Oct 18, 2012 -
The director of a company that allegedly promised risk-free, high-return investments in renewable energy projects in developing countries via...
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Uniglobe suit alleges former employee leaked information
Oct 16, 2012 -
Uniglobe suit alleges former employee leaked informationUniglobe Geo Travel is suing former employee Robert Spencer for allegedly leaking...
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Vancouver film promoter gets lifetime securities trading ban
Oct 12, 2012 -
A Vancouver man who claims to be a film producer has been handed a $35,000 fine and a lifetime ban in securities trading by the BC Securities...
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Patron alleges Earls served him too much booze
Oct 02, 2012 -
Ontario's Michael John Brown has filed a lawsuit against Earls Restaurant (Whistler) Ltd. alleging that it served him so much alcohol in February...
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Insurance brokerage sues competitor, former employee
Sep 25, 2012 -
Insurance brokerage Marsh Canada Ltd. has filed suit in BC Supreme Court against a former employee and a rival brokerage....
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Notaries society sued after alleged Mark Anthony Group Ponzi scheme
Sep 18, 2012 -
Investor claims society should have supervised the actions of former member Rashida Samji
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ICBC insider allegedly inappropriately accessed information
Sep 18, 2012 -
Ufuk Ari is suing the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) for breached privacy and vulnerability after one of its employees allegedly ...
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BCSC alleges illegal distributions, fraud and breach of order
Sep 18, 2012 -
The executive director of the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that Jeffrey Karl Wiegel and...
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Van Dongen’s lawyer adds weight to AG’s case in corruption settlement hearing
Sep 13, 2012 -
The ability of MLAs to do their jobs will be "severely impaired" if the government blocks Auditor General John Doyle from examining the deal that...
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Sweet business sours investors
Sep 11, 2012 -
Corporate misrepresentations allegations set to land global sugar-substitute supplier GLG Life Tech in court following share price plummet
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AG seeks judge’s help to make government reveal corruption case settlement
Sep 10, 2012 -
B.C.’s auditor general cannot fulfill his duty if he is blocked from seeing the deal that paid $6 million in legal bills for two government...
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BCSC and Saanich police arrest men over securities sales
Sep 04, 2012 -
Last week, the British Columbia Securities Commission’s (BCSC) criminal investigations team and the Saanich Police Department arrested two...
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Boating club sues over alleged misrepresentation, boat removal
Aug 28, 2012 -
Richmond-based West Bay Boating Club has filed suit in BC Supreme Court, alleging that two purported owners of a marina facility fraudulently...
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Competition lowers salary bar for in-house lawyers
Aug 28, 2012 -
Dearth of head offices in the province drags down compensation for company legal teams
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BCSC issues notice of hearing to mining firm over alleged illegal distributions
Aug 24, 2012 -
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that mining company Cinnabar Explorations Inc. and three ...
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Alleged defects at North Vancouver water filtration plant trigger suit
Aug 21, 2012 -
The Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) has filed suit against local design engineer firm SSBV Consultants Inc. over what it claims are design ...
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Class action targets WCB rules on retroactive awards
Aug 14, 2012 -
A class action suit has been launched that, if successful, could see more than 10,000 injured and disabled workers claiming damages from the...
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Petition filed over alleged “bawdy house” bias
Aug 14, 2012 -
Haiyang Enterprises Ltd. is petitioning BC Supreme Court for an order to require Vancouver’s director of planning to reconsider its...
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Timeshare accused of illegal securities trading
Aug 10, 2012 -
A Nanaimo-based timeshare company has been ordered to answer charges that it illegally sold securities.
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BCSC panel finds that B.C. company and two directors broke securities laws
Aug 09, 2012 -
A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has found a B.C.-based company and its two directors breached securities laws by selling...
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Securities regulator issues notice of hearing alleging that three B.C. men sold securities illegally
Aug 08, 2012 -
The executive director of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that three B.C. men sold...
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Pattison sues PavCo in BC Place lawsuit
Aug 07, 2012 -
Jim Pattison Industries (Pattison) is suing a variety of companies including B.C. Pavilion Corp. (PavCo) for $707,278 for work performed as part...
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Landlord sues Little Sisters bookstore for $47,121
Aug 07, 2012 -
Being sued by a Saskatchewan landlord for $47,181 has done nothing to slow sales at 29-year-old gay-niche bookstore Little Sisters Book and Art...
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Vander Zalm wants Lloyd’s Underwriters to cover libel judgment
Aug 03, 2012 -
Former premier Bill Vander Zalm launched court action August 1 to get his insurance company to pay all costs incurred earlier this year when he...
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Securities Commission alleges $7 million market manipulation
Aug 03, 2012 -
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a temporary order and notice of hearing alleging that five B.C. residents manipulated the market,...
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BCSC alleges Abbotsford man involved in secret OTCBB promotion
Aug 02, 2012 -
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued a notice August 1 that an Abbotsford-based tout sheet promoter joined forces with a...
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