Valerie Dixon's article, "Covenants to Insure", is quoted extensively in the January 30, 2012 issue of Thompson's World Insurance. The article, "Tort immunity can be far reaching, B.C. law firm warns", uses two cases from B.C. and Alberta to illustrates the law of tort immunity arising from covenants to insure. Valerie's article was originally published in our Insurance Group's Insurable Interest newsletter on January 23, 2012.

On Thursday, February 9, 2012, our Construction Group, consisting of Samantha Ip, Oliver Hanson, Satinder Sidhu and Anna Sekunova, will deliver an interactive seminar at the annual BUILDEX Vancouver event. The team will cover hot topics in the construction industry, including key elements of B.C.'s new home warranty program, common mistakes and misconceptions regarding the Builders Lien Act, and the function of a labour and material bond. The full Buildex agenda can be found here: www.buildexvancouver.com/a_seminars2012.htm#t22.

Nicole Byres, Chair of our Labour & Employment Group, is quoted in the December 2011 issue of BCBusiness. The article, "How Do You Know When to Hire?", gives advice to entrepreneurs looking to recruit new employees. Nicole recommends having a detailed contract in place before employees start working to avoid any issues of considerations.