Notable Court Decisions

At Bright Law, the vast majority of our matters are resolved without the need for a court hearing — a testament to our commitment to practical, efficient advocacy. Of the cases that do proceed to a hearing, only some result in written decisions from the courts.

This page highlights some of those notable cases in which we participated, where written reasons were issued. Each entry includes a brief summary of the decision, along with a direct link to the full judgment. Over time, we’ll be expanding these summaries with deeper commentary and insights to reflect not only the legal significance of each case, but also the strategies that helped shape the outcome.

Xu v. Jin, 2025 BCSC 307

Issue: Overturning a finding that a landlord's evidence of occupancy was insufficient

Savage v. Lu, 2025 BCSC 355

Issue: Upholding a possession order after a tenant withheld rent over alleged disrepair

Shigani v. Taylor, 2024 BCSC 979

Issue: Whether an arbitrator's compensation award should be set aside for conflating the good-faith and stated-purpose requirements.

Kong v. Lee, 2021 BCSC 606

Issue: Defending a landlord's monetary award on judicial review under the patent-unreasonableness standard.

Sull v. Trevitt, 2024 BCSC 1463

Issue: Procedural fairness when an award exceeds the amount the tenant claimed

Sull v. Trevitt, 2025 BCSC 1366

Issue: A second judicial review after reconsideration reaches the same result

Naderi v. Cheng, 2026 BCSC 861

Issue: Setting aside a 12-month compensation award against a landlord where the arbitrator's reasons failed to explain the outcome.

Homax Real Estate Services v. Arde, 2025 BCSC 2431

Issue: Whether a property manager named as "landlord" is liable for s. 51 compensation

Zadeh v. Yao, 2025 BCSC 2215

Issue: Overturning an order of possession obtained without disclosing a rent-suspension agreement to the adjudicator.

Sull v. Trevitt, 2026 BCCA 163

Issue: The dispute reaches the Court of Appeal

Sandhu v. Gill, 2024 BCSC 412

Issue: Where the burden of proof lies in a good-faith landlord's-use dispute

Loh v. Niary, 2024 BCSC 1583

Issue: Denial of a fair hearing when an arbitrator cuts off the landlord's response

Panaich v. Martin, 2023 BCSC 2149

Issue: Overturning a 12-month compensation award by substituting the court's own decision

Momeni v. Percy, 2024 BCCA 77

Issue: One valid ground for a for-cause notice makes an order of possession mandatory

Eskandarzadeh v. Nate, 2025 BCSC 1236

Issue: Failure to reoccupy after a mutually agreed end of tenancy

Wong v. Christou, 2025 BCSC 1212

Issue: Setting aside a 12-month compensation award made without proper notice