Certification Mark Under the Trade-marks Act Refused: Evidence of Use by Others
Federal Court set aside two decisions of the Registrar, allowed a third to stand in part regarding the certification mark HALLOUMI
Do on-campus barber shops, mini-marts and travel agencies qualify as university purposes?
What is a university? What are its purposes? These are big and important questions for academics, policy-makers and the general public, especially in light of ... Continued
Unjust Enrichment and Estate Claims
Typically, when a spouse or child has not been adequately provided for under a testator’s will, the remedy has been to make a claim under ... Continued
Support Binding on the Estate?
One of the more difficult situations that may arise in the administration of an estate is a claim by a former spouse of the deceased ... Continued
Expungement: A Poisoned Trademark – for Both Parties
Plaintiffs sought expungement of Canadian trade-mark FUSION and declaration that defendants had breached s. 7(a) of the Trade-marks Act
Managing Employees on Disability
One of the most frustrating aspects of managing an employee on a disability leave is the uncertainty surrounding the employee’s return to work. Either the ... Continued
What happened to my bonus?
For some employees, their annual bonus forms a significant part of their employment compensation. Even where the employment contract specifically provides that a bonus is ... Continued
BC Hydro’s Bioenergy Phase 2 Call
BC Hydro’s request for the long term clean or renewable biomass energy proposals.
Outsourcing and Letters of Credit: Making Sense Out of Contract Security
Canadian businesses and governments are looking for outsiders to take over many functions such as printing, mail rooms, fleet management, and data or computing services. ... Continued
The ‘Privilege Clause’ in construction tender documents – Supreme Court of Canada decision in M.J.B. Enterprises v. Defence Construction Ltd.
This much–awaited decision has come down. It always was a simple case. The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed what we already knew, from Ron Engineering, ... Continued
BC Court of Appeal speaks on tendering – Midwest vs. BC Gas case of Contract Security
This is a righteous decision. In our Fall, 1999 issue of the Construction Law Bulletin we reported that in this case the BC Supreme Court ... Continued
Refusal of Temporary Resident Visa – Applicant must be Provided an Explanation of the Elements that Weighed Against the Application Rather than a Litany of Factors
On February 11, 2010, the Federal Court released its decision in Asong Alem v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 148 (“Asong”). Madam Justice Tremblay-Lamer ... Continued