In what circumstances have courts found that an instrument is illegal or unenforceable?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from McLaren v. Little, 2006 BCSC 1746 (CanLII):

And, in Grant v. MacDonald,[4] Seaton J.A. wrote, at para. 22, p. 583: I do not think that we should struggle to conclude that an instrument is illegal or unenforceable. ...

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