Clarifying the Approach for Admitting New Evidence in Appellate Proceedings
By Dani Gorelov The Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Palmer [1980] 1 SCR 759 (“Palmer”) established the criteria for appellate courts to ... Continued
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Risk Management on Construction Projects
Members of our Infrastructure, Construction & Procurement group, Satinder Sidhu, Scott Lamb, Samantha Ip, Rosalie Clark and Kim Do presented a webinar last week on ... Continued
Province of British Columbia Issues New Litigation Directives for Civil Matters with Indigenous Peoples
By Melanee Bryniawsky On April 21, 2022 the Attorney General of British Columbia gave twenty directives to Provincial crown counsel in the Directives on Civil ... Continued
Any Relief for Improper Liens? Case Comment: Century Group Co. Ltd. v. KRS Excavating Ltd., 2022 BCSC 357
By Rosalie Clark Builders liens are commonly referred to as “extraordinary tools” for unpaid contractors, subcontractors or suppliers to ensure that the cost of their unpaid ... Continued
2022 Annual Review of Law & Practice Published
The 31st annual edition of CLE BC’s highly anticipated Annual Review of Law & Practice is now out. Showcasing key developments in all major areas ... Continued
Out of Bounds: When an Insurer’s Investigation of a First Party Claim Goes Too Far
By Denny Chung Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. Ebhodaghe, 2021 ONSC 7343 provides a reminder to insurers: tread carefully when accusing your insureds of ... Continued
Unionization Made Simpler in BC
By Employment & Labour Today the BC government announced changes to the BC Labour Relations Code that will make the unionization process much simpler for ... Continued
No Freestanding Principle that Assumption of Risk Follows a Covenant to Insure
By Brian Poston and Lauren Zeleschuk In Capital Sewer Servicing Inc. v. Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors, 2022 ONCA 10 affirming 2021 ONSC 1091, the Ontario Court ... Continued
Child Vaccination – A Decision from Ontario
In February 2023, the Court of Appeal overturned this decision. Please see our updated blog here. Though the world is opening back up, the pandemic ... Continued
Can sharing a hyperlink be considered copyright infringement? Still TBD.
By Michal Jaworski On March 11, 2022, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Proctorio, Incorporated v Linkletter, 2022 BCSC 400 (CanLII), and it ... Continued
Prompt Payment Legislation in Canada – Update
By Scott Lamb and Kim Do What is one thing all contractors are concerned about? Our guess is that they are all concerned that ... Continued
BC government announced changes to COVID-19 orders and guidelines
Today the BC government announced certain changes to COVID-19 orders and guidelines. The following new rules apply to provincially-regulated businesses: Effective March 11, 2022 at ... Continued