A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision highlighted what is acknowledged to be a frequent problem in construction cases and “one that has admittedly no easy solution”. The problem: how to measure damages for breach of a construction contract; in this case, where deficiencies are alleged? FACTS A contractor built a home for an…
The Christian community has an on-going internal debate about the appropriateness of using the courts to protect or advance rights. People often quote I Corinthians 6 to me as authority for the proposition that Christians ought to stay out of the civil courts entirely. I do not want to debate that here as the scripture…
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently took a local church to task over its ongoing disputes and failure to comply with its own bylaws. On April 18, 2007, Justice Smith delivered a somewhat gentle but nonetheless embarrassing rebuke of Church members and their ongoing arguments over compliance with legal requirements governing church process (these…