Bernard Pinsky, Q.C. in the Latest Issue of BC Business Magazine
Our Capital Markets, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Co-Chair, Bernard Pinsky was quoted in the April 2019 BC Business Magazine article “The Promised Land: B.C. is ... Continued
Clark Wilson Once Again the Most-named Law Firm in BIV’s 100 Biggest Real Estate Deals of 2018
We are proud to again be the most-named law firm in Business in Vancouver’s annual list of the biggest real estate deals with a total ... Continued
Assignment Collection and Filing Obligations
Any developer that enters into a presale purchase agreement in respect of “development property” is obligated to file with the CSAIR a report within 30 ... Continued
Learning from Serial Litigants – Part 2
In Part 1 of our series on serial student litigants (which can be found here), we discussed two recent decisions of the BC Supreme Court ... Continued
Canada to Regulate Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms
On March 14, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published the consultation paper Joint Canadian Securities Administrators/Investment ... Continued
An honour for Emily Clough
We are pleased to announce that our Emily Clough has received the tremendous honour of being nominated as one of eleven businesswomen for the YWCA ... Continued
Uber not in the driver’s seat when it comes to arbitration clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently invalidated a mediation/arbitration clause used by Uber in its standard form driver’s contract. The driver in this case had ... Continued
Student Litigants – Part 1: Judicial Deference to Academic Decisions
Institutions of higher learning offer students a path to personal and intellectual transformation, and to a fulfilling and interesting life. Of course, certificates, diplomas and ... Continued
Trademark Demand Letters – Avoiding Unforced Errors In The Age of Social Media
Building—and then maintaining—a powerful brand is difficult; registering a trademark to protect your brand can also be a challenge. When you discover someone using your ... Continued
Amy Mortimore speaks at the STEP 2018 Year in Review Seminar
Estates & Trusts Co-Chair Amy Mortimore recently presented at the STEP 2018 Year in Review Seminar. The seminar was focused on the relevant key developments ... Continued
The Difficulty With Raising The Dead (Company)
Government of B.C. Unable To Transfer Liability For Pollution to Dissolved Corporation A recent case at the BC Supreme Court, British Columbia v. The Administrator ... Continued
Looks Like We’re Having A Shotgun Wedding: Arbitration Proceedings Merged Without Consent of All Parties
In a recent decision, JACOS v. Toyo Engineering, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench ordered that two related commercial arbitration proceedings could be consolidated (combined) ... Continued