James Un

Succeeded in having a client be recognized as a deceased’s spouse and be entitled to all of the deceased’s assets, despite opposition from the deceased’s sister, before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on March 10, 2023.

Succeeded in obtaining a court judgment of $154,567.48 plus costs of $6,572.35 at a summary trial before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on January 13, 2021.

Succeeded in appeal before the Court of Appeal relating to a real estate development, on September 23, 2022. The court decision is published in Firestar Custom Home Builders Inc. v. 1099000 B.C. Ltd., 2022 BCCA 324.

Succeeded on behalf of a purchaser before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on March 11, 2022. The court decision is published in Chan v. Dhaliwal, 2022 BCSC 571.

Succeeded on behalf of vendors in preventing a real estate dispute from escalating into a lawsuit, on September 15, 2024.

Succeeded in dismissing a lawsuit relating to environmental contamination before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on behalf of a property owner, on April 8, 2024.

Succeeded in recovering possession of building for a commercial landowner from a difficult commercial tenant, on May 19, 2022, using only one month’s time.

Succeeded in obtaining a desirable settlement for a commercial tenant in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on May 26, 2022, by significantly postponing the date that the tenant was required to vacate the lands.

Succeeded in obtaining $300,000.00 for two adult claimants for retroactive child support, through litigation, on December 11, 2020.

Succeeded in obtaining a desirable settlement for a defendant in the Federal Court of Canada on July 6, 2022, by reducing the claim amount of USD $229,290.00 to USD $42,000.00.

Succeeded in defending a mortgage foreclosure on behalf of a property owner before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on April 27, 2023.

Succeeded in enforcing a contract of purchase and sale for a purchaser, through litigation, from a vendor who was not willing to comply with the contract, on January 4, 2022. In favour of the purchaser, the purchase price was further deducted by $5,000.00.

Succeeded in recovering for a purchaser, through litigation, from a vendor who was not willing to comply with a contract of purchase and sale, the purchaser’s deposit of $100,000.00 plus a desirable settlement amount that was $10,000.00 more than what the purchaser had asked for, on October 18, 2021.

Succeeded in obtaining a restraining order before the Supreme Court of British Columbia to prevent disposition of assets, on April 29, 2024.

Succeeded on behalf of a defendant before the Supreme Court of British Columbia to recover $768,973.85 that was improperly garnished into court, on March 11, 2021.

Succeeded in obtaining both a monetary order for a landowner against tenants and an order to allow the landowner to keep the security deposit, on February 8, 2024.

Succeeded in obtaining both an Order of Possession and a monetary order for a landowner against tenants, on November 20, 2023.

Succeeded in obtaining a court judgment of $110,905.75 before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on August 9, 2023.

Succeeded in opposing an application before the Provincial Court of British Columbia with respect to jurisdiction and enforcement issues, on November 23, 2020.

Succeeded in obtaining a divorce order on behalf of a client before contested family issues such as property division and spousal support could be resolved, on April 2, 2024.

Succeeded on behalf of a defendant before the Supreme Court of British Columbia to cancel a judgment of HKD $6,800,000.00 that was registered on the defendant’s lands, on June 21, 2023. The court decision is published in Venetian Macau Limited v. Huang, 2023 BCSC 1534.

Succeeded in dismissing a lawsuit of approximately CAD $1,176,907.21 (converted from HKD $6,800,000.00) before the Supreme Court of British Columbia on behalf of a defendant on December 15, 2023. The plaintiff was represented by well-known Vancouver law firm.

Succeeded on behalf of a client to recover $1,000,000.00 from the client’s debtor, in the month of May 2024.

Succeeded in opposing applications to adjourn a trial and to testify by video before the Provincial Court of British Columbia, on November 26, 2020.