When Contempt Meets Consequences: The Troubling Tale of Helen Chan Sun The recent jailing of multimillionaire developer Helen Chan Sun serves as a stark reminder that even in high stakes real estate, accountability has consequences.
For months, Sun had been ordered by B. C. Supreme Court Justice Richard Fowler to provide full disclosure on her financial dealings with creditor GC Capital Inc. , including a $4.
5 million mortgage issued for a failed Burnaby project. Despite repeated warnings and deadlines, Sun's conduct was deemed "nothing short of reprehensible" by the judge. Sun's case is instructive.