Proper Compliance with Private Placement Exemptions
Two recent British Columbia Securities Commission (“BCSC”) cases demonstrate the standard required of an issuer that wishes to rely on an exemption from the prospectus ... Continued
Proper Compliance with Private Placement Exemptions
Two BCSC cases demonstrate the standard of proper compliance with private placement exemptions.
BCLI Publishes Report on Common-Law Tests of Capacity
BCLI Publishes Report on Common-Law Tests of Capacity
High Stakes Estate Litigation
The $300 million estate of a woman whose father helped build Las Vegas is proceeding to a trial in New York.
When It Comes To Defence Costs, First Layer Is Usually The Payer
In a world of increasing business risks, insureds often purchase one or more layers of excess coverage to secure additional protection from the unknown. Such ... Continued
MACDIMSUM: Challenging a Family of Marks
In Cheah v. McDonald’s Corporation, the Federal Court of Canada held that MACDIMSUM is likely to be confusing with the MacDonald’s family of trademarks. Focusing ... Continued
WESA: Catching Up To The Times
One of the objectives of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) is to modernize BC’s succession laws
Undue Influence: New Law Shifts Burden of Proof
Making a valid will requires not only that the will-maker has the mental capacity to understand what they are doing, but also that the will ... Continued
Patentability of Computer-Implemented and Medical Use Inventions in Canada
As reported in the December 2010 and October 2011 editions of Knowledge Bytes, the patentability of computer-implemented inventions continues to be uncertain in Canada, as ... Continued
A Clearly Descriptive Engineering Trademark
Federal Court dismissed an appeal of the Trade-mark Opposition Board’s refusal to register the mark ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE IS OUR HERITAGE
BCSC Orders Executor to make an Interim Distribution
In Reznik v. Matty, for the first time, the British Columbia Supreme Court ordered that an executor must make an interim distribution of estate funds
Trademark Evidentiary Issues / Colour as a Trademark
JTI Macdonald TM Corp. v. Imperial Tobacco Products Limited, a recent decision of the Federal Court, includes interesting findings regarding the introduction of additional evidence ... Continued