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Purchasers cannot walk away: British Columbia Court of Appeal confirms unpaid deposits must be paid

There has been some uncertainty about whether a purchaser who enters into a contract but fails to pay the deposit still forfeits the deposit for repudiating the contract. The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently answered that question in Argo Ventures Inc. v. Choi, 2020 BCCA 17.

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Can an employee take back a resignation even if the employer accepted it?

Writing for the Ontario Court of Appeal in Kieran (2004), Justice Lang stated that, where an employee has resigned, he may resile from the resignation if the employer has not detrimentally relied upon it.

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