Greg Allen and Jorie Les win 14 day trial

On October 2, 2019, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision in Pink et al v 0957765 BC Ltd et al. This case was heard over a 14 day period in April and May 2019, with Greg Allen and Jorie Les representing the defendants.

In the case, Allen / McMillan’s client owned a piece of real estate in downtown Vancouver which was subject to a purchase agreement in the amount of $39 million. The transaction did not close, but the real estate agents on the transaction nevertheless sought payment of $1.3 million in commission. The trial judge held that the real estate agents themselves contributed to the collapse of the transaction, and rejected the real estate agents’ claim to a commission in its entirety. Costs of the trial were awarded to Allen / McMillan’s client.

Read the decision of the trial judge here: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/19/16/2019BCSC1684.htm