FIC Real Estate Fund Ltd v Lennie, 2014 ABQB 105

This litigation matter concerned an application by the Plaintiff to hold one of the Defendants in civil contempt of Court arising out of the disposition of funds by the Defendant in the face of a Preservation Order. The issues in the action raised concerned (1) the knowledge of one of the Defendants as to the existence of the Preservation Order, (2) the obligations of a Defendant to maintain communications with his own counsel, and (3) the resulting implications for non-compliance with a Court Order.