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On September 29, 2011 the federal government introduced into Parliament Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act. Canadians have seen a great number of proposals for ... Continued
In the recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal, Elgert v. Home Hardware Stores Limited, an employer learned a very tough lesson about the ... Continued
In a decision handed down in late October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal did not have the ... Continued
A summary of the latest BC minimum wage increases, effective November 1, 2011, are as follows: the general minimum wage went from $8.75 to $9.50 ... Continued
The Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 18) was given first reading on November 3, 2011. Bill 18 introduces new provisions in respect of ... Continued
The SEC approved tougher reverse merger rules for U.S. exchange listings.
Trial in a court of law is, of course, the most traditional process for having commercial disputes resolved by an independent decision-maker. However, the civil ... Continued
Nigel Kent, the head of Clark Wilson’s Insurance Practice Group, was asked to be the keynote speaker at the “Ontario Auto Insurance Conference” hosted by ... Continued
It is evident that a testator will be inviting conflict and discord to the family if he or she does not discharge basic moral parental ... Continued
Under the Mental Health Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c.288 (“MHA”), is dementia included as a mental health disease? The MHA does not define “mental health disease”, ... Continued
While there is a general common-law principle that a testator should be free to arrange for the distribution of his or her assets upon death, ... Continued
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act“) came into force on July 21, 2010 and was designed to “promote the ... Continued