What is the test for an order to compel a party to comply with it?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Taherkhani v. Este, 2020 BCCA 226 (CanLII):
… [A]n order alleged to have been breached must be precise and unambiguous in its direction, and the alleged contemnor is entitled to the most favourable interpretation of it: Hama v. Werbes, 2000 BCCA 367, 76 B.C.L.R. (3d) 271 at para. 8 ….
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