Kaizen Discovery Announces Positive Ruling by The British Columbia Court of Appeal
Vancouver, January 21, 2022 - Eric Finlayson, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaizen Discovery Inc. (TSXV: KZD) otherwise "Kaizen" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that the appeal lodged by AM Gold following the March 22, 2021 dismissal of its legal action against Kaizen by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has itself been dismissed by the British Columbia Court of Appeal, which concluded that no errors were made in the trial judge's reasoning and that "there is no basis upon which this Court should interfere." The judgment is available on the Court of Appeal's website.
The trial judge made a supplementary judgment dated September 9, 2021, awarding "special costs" payable jointly by AM Gold and its principal, John Fiorino (refer to Kaizen's press release dated September 13, 2021). The award entitles Kaizen to pursue an indemnity for the costs it has incurred through a formal assessment process. Kaizen has incurred costs in excess of $3.2 million but the ultimate costs award may be varied in the assessment process.
Kaizen's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Eric Finlayson, commented, "As anticipated, the AM Gold appeal was found to be without merit. AM Gold and its principal John Fiorino have also appealed the September 9, 2021 Supreme Court order that AM Gold and Mr. Fiorino personally pay Kaizen's costs on an indemnity, special costs basis. We look forward to the hearing of that appeal and eventual recovery of the costs that we have been forced to incur in defending this litigation."
About Kaizen
Kaizen is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company with exploration projects in Peru and Canada. More information on Kaizen is available at www.kaizendiscovery.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
Eric Finlayson, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Information contact
Ran Li +1-604-689-8765
info@kaizendiscovery.com
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