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The BC Supreme Court dismissed a nonprofit member petition after the association reinstated his membership to correct inadequate notice and could proceed with a properly notified review of allegations about its election process. Correcting an invalid disciplinary decision did not stop the board from investigating those allegations again, and the renewed procedure was neither oppressive nor an abuse of process.
A private club recovered $5,000 in unpaid membership charges after the member stopped using its facilities but never resigned. The Tribunal found that a business partner's guest privileges hadn't become a shared membership and that the club had not treated the member unfairly.
A BC appeal court upheld procedural rulings arising from a completed strata unit sale and awarded special costs to the strata corporation. The underlying appeal about the sale remains undecided.
The Supreme Court restored approval of BCE's proposed arrangement and dismissed the debentureholders' oppression claims. Their contractual rights remained intact, and the evidence didn't establish the additional protection of trading value they asserted as a reasonable expectation.
Alberta's PDD appeal process distinguishes service eligibility and service levels from provider contract decisions. That distinction matters for boards responsible for people who depend on funded supports.
British Columbia's strata council guidance makes good faith, prudent decisions and managing conflicts central responsibilities. Familiarity among neighbours doesn't displace those duties.
The B.C. Court of Appeal permitted 2 faculty associations to intervene jointly on limited terms but rejected a different intervention that would broaden the appeal. The ruling didn't decide the validity of the underlying resolutions.
A BC society dispute shows the difference between a defective membership decision, a genuine correction, and a court order taking over a voluntary organization's affairs.
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