In the case of Skycope Technologies Inc. v Jia dated July 27, 2023, a dispute arose from the breakdown of the friendship between Zhenhua "Eric" Liu, the principal of the plaintiff, Skycope Technologies Inc. ("Skycope"), and Junfeng "Jack" Jia, the principal of the defendant, Bluvec Technologies Inc. ("Bluvec"). The animosity between the parties had led to the present litigation in British Columbia and legal proceedings in other jurisdictions. Skycope's main claim was that the defendants had taken Skycope Technology, developed in confidence, and used it to compete against Skycope. Meanwhile, the defendants had denied these allegations, asserting that very little, if any, of the Skycope Technology was confidential and that they had independently developed Bluvec Technology. The court had made the following orders that defendants: a) Breached their employment agreements with Skycope. b) Breached the interlocutory injunction issued by the court on October 24, 2018. c) Were jointly and severally liable to Skycope for $800,000 in general damages; and d) Defendant, Leyuan Pan was liable to pay Skycope's legal fees incurred in its claim against him for breach of contract on a full indemnity basis. e) Skycope was liable to pay Junfeng Jia $12,475, representing the amount of his loan to Skycope and two weeks' pay in lieu of notice. f) Skycope was liable to pay Junfeng Jia damages equivalent to a 30% equity interest in Skycope as of the date of termination of his employment.