Canadian Copyright Law Updates
This article reviews material developments in Canadian legislation, case law, and practice in the area of copyright in 2021. All references in this article to ... Continued
Province of British Columbia Issues New Litigation Directives for Civil Matters with Indigenous Peoples
By Melanee Bryniawsky and Lauren Zeleschuk On April 21, 2022 the Attorney General of British Columbia gave twenty directives to Provincial crown counsel in the ... 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
Budget 2022: Important Changes Impacting Real Estate
By Dani Marshall and Jimmy Zhang The Federal Government has released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable (the ... Continued
Pre-Sale Assignments attract GST starting May 7 2022
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable. As part 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
By Chantal M. Cattermole and Lauren Zeleschuk Though the world is opening back up, the pandemic roars on, and co-parents continue to ask the court ... Continued
Lien Claims on Multi-Parcel Projects – Update
We previously reported on the decision of JVD Installations Inc. v Skookum Creek Power Partnership, 2020 BCSC 374, where the BC Supreme Court upheld the ... Continued
The American Bar Association Features Article by Scott Lamb and Rosalie Clark
American Bar Association’s Under Construction – Winter 2022 publication features an article written by Clark Wilson partners Scott Lamb and Rosalie Clark, in which they ... Continued