Law360 Canada ( July 14, 2025, 2:54 PM EDT) -- Appeal by appellant against a court order dismissing its application to strike certain portions of respondent’s response to civil claim. The appellant was a Chinese company in the business of commercial lending. The respondent was a founding contributor and chair of the appellant company’s board of directors. The appellant brought two actions against the respondent in Chinese courts, alleging that he perpetrated a scheme that constituted an unlawful withdrawal of capital under Chinese law. The respondent was ordered to pay significant sums in Chinese currency, which the appellant sought to enforce in Canada. The appellant also claimed unjust enrichment, alleging that the respondent diverted funds into property in British Columbia. The respondent was found liable in the successive Chinese actions. The appellant sought to enforce two judgments obtained in China against the respondent, who was residing in British Columbia. The judgments were related to allegations of unlawful withdrawal of capital by the respondent. The appellant applied to strike certain portions of the respondent’s response to the civil claim, arguing that the defences presented were not viable. The chambers judge dismissed the application, finding that the defences were arguable and not bound to fail. The appellant appealed the decision....