Learning From Serial Student Litigants – Part 3
In this, Part 3 of the series (and the final of this trilogy), we outline a set of management strategies for administrators, faculty, staff, and ... Continued
From Trade-marks to Trademarks: What Educational Institutions Should Expect from Canada’s New Trademark Law
Is it “trade-marks” “trademarks” or “trade marks”? Your answer likely depends on how much you care about grammatical rectitude as much as technical legal conformity, ... Continued
Trustworthy: A Primer on Post-Secondary Business Structures. Part 1 – The Wheelhouse Issue
Part 1 – The Wheelhouse Issue* Stories of post-secondary institutions deploying innovative independent, accountable, business structures, most often business trusts, to make the most of ... Continued
Successful Result in Halliday v. Halliday Estate, 2019 BCSC 554
In the recent BC Supreme Court case of Halliday v Halliday Estate, 2019 BCSC 554, Clark Wilson LLP was successful in challenging the validity of ... Continued
New Record Keeping Requirements for Federally Incorporated Private Corporations
On June 13, 2019 new record keeping requirements will take effect for private corporations incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA). Under those requirements, ... Continued
No need for “encyclopedic knowledge” when a will-maker recounts their assets
The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Quaggiotto v Quaggiotto, 2019 ONCA 107 (“Quaggiotto”) helps to clarify the level of knowledge courts expect a ... Continued
Cheese or Chalk – Pay When Paid Clauses
Trades in construction projects expect to be paid when the work they have done is on-time and without defect. However, construction trades are more and ... Continued
UDI Seminar – Clarification on CSAIR
At the Urban Development Institute’s Seminar on April 16, 2019, several important matters were discussed regarding the new Condo and Strata Assignment Integrity Registrar (CSAIR) ... Continued
What’s Your Number?
When it comes to selling their business, business owners frequently focus only on the sale price, to the exclusion of the sale terms. This is a ... Continued
Legalizing Cannabis and Risk: Stirring the Insurance Pot
The Cannabis Act allows adults in Canada to grow up to four marijuana plants per household. Has a new legal risk entered the property insurance ... Continued
M&A – 2018 in Review
It’s hard to believe we’re already starting the second quarter of 2019. It seems like 2018 just finished, and what a year it was for ... Continued
Plaintiff Entitled to Statutory Accident Benefits Even Where Behavior was Reckless and Foolish
In a recent Ontario decision, Charbonneau v. Intact Insurance Company, 2018 ONSC 5660, the insured made a claim for statutory accident benefits. The insurer denied ... Continued