Background: The case centered on allegations of oppressive conduct by Dr. Dong Wang, acting as the sole director of Aikang GP (006) Management Ltd., against minority shareholders Huai Xiang Xing and Bin Chen.

Legal Issues: The key legal issues involved the conversion of the case from a petition to a trial and the application of oppression remedies under the Business Corporations Act.

Held:

• The BC Supreme Court initially dismissed the application to convert the petition into an action, indicating that the affairs of Aikang GP were conducted in an oppressive manner could be summarily determined.
• The Court of Appeal upheld this decision, emphasizing the application of a more flexible procedural approach to handling petitions, influenced by the Cepuran decision.

Costs and Awards: The appeal was dismissed, and each party was ordered to bear its own costs, meaning there was no specific award or total amount of costs assigned to any party.