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The Supreme Court of Yukon refused to strike claims arising from a joint development venture because using a corporation to carry out the project did not necessarily extinguish direct contractual obligations between its participants. Whether the company or individual venturers owned particular claims, and whether fiduciary duties arose, required evidence at trial rather than determination on the pleadings.
A Yukon landlord discriminated when it ended a tenant's lease over paperwork and other problems without providing a simple disability accommodation through her support workers. The adjudication board ordered an apology and repayment of the remaining damage deposit, but awarded no additional compensation.
The Yukon Supreme Court set aside a refusal to release vehicle accident data after finding that the government hadn't supported its re-identification concerns or meaningfully answered the privacy commissioner's detailed report. It ordered disclosure in a reusable format rather than another reconsideration.
After a former employee kept publishing defamatory accusations against a Yukon shelter operator despite a court order, the Supreme Court awarded the nonprofit $50,000 in general damages, $5,000 in costs and a permanent injunction. The ruling was made after default judgment, not a contested trial.
Yukon's Supreme Court held that a public body's rejection of a privacy commissioner's disclosure recommendation is the decision subject to judicial review. Reasonableness was the governing standard, but the court hadn't yet decided access to the requested information.
A Yukon costs ruling applied the 2009 tariff, rather than the higher 2022 version, to an earlier standing motion. Scale B and specific permissible charges controlled the account. It didn't decide the underlying Charter challenge.
A Yukon tour company couldn't remain on its operating land after a short lease expired. A conditional suggestion of renewal wasn't an enforceable extension, and a possible damages claim didn't justify delaying the owner's possession.
The Yukon Supreme Court found a trucking partnership in civil contempt over repeated breaches of land use orders. The court imposed 5 days of imprisonment on 2 partners, preserved unpaid fines and ordered site clearance by December 31, 2026.
The Yukon Supreme Court awarded $8,000 in costs after a union executive's civil claims were struck for lack of jurisdiction. The court refused to pass along the cost of an opinion by a lawyer associated with the successful parties' own firm.
The Yukon Supreme Court set aside a contractor's default on a homeowners' counterclaim and restored its dismissed construction lawsuit. Careless missed notices were not deliberate, the company acted promptly and its disputed account of the unfinished work merited a hearing. No construction liability was determined.
A Yukon court ordered disputed crushing equipment returned before trial because purchase records gave the claimant substantial grounds for possession. Allegations about diverted money couldn't defeat the interim order without supporting evidence.
The Yukon Supreme Court approved a mineral-interest sale, ended an unsuccessful receivership bidding process and ordered time-limited protection for bids.
The Yukon Supreme Court reduced a mine receiver's care and maintenance powers after a contractor assumed those duties, retaining general and emergency powers.
The Yukon Supreme Court ordered the government to delete the original production of approximately 34,000 documents after Chance conducted a court ordered relevance review reducing it to about 22,000. The implied undertaking rule did not justify retaining records already found clearly irrelevant.
The Yukon Supreme Court refused to remove McCarthy Tétrault as counsel for Glencore in a shareholder oppression action. Limited evidence that lawyers advised on contested transactions did not establish a disqualifying conflict or show they were likely material witnesses. Increased costs were awarded to Glencore.
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