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
Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. Ebhodaghe, 2021 ONSC 7343 provides a reminder to insurers: tread carefully when accusing your insureds of fraud. An insurer’s ... Continued
Budget 2022: Important Changes Impacting Real Estate
By Jimmy Zhang The Federal Government has released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable (the “Budget”). In connection ... 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
In Capital Sewer Servicing Inc. v. Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors, 2022 ONCA 10 affirming 2021 ONSC 1091, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that an ... Continued
Child Vaccination – A Decision from Ontario
In February 2023, the Court of Appeal overturned this decision. Please see our updated blog here. Though the world is opening back up, the pandemic ... 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
Can sharing a hyperlink be considered copyright infringement? Still TBD.
By Michal Jaworski On March 11, 2022, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Proctorio, Incorporated v Linkletter, 2022 BCSC 400 (CanLII), and it ... Continued
Prompt Payment Legislation in Canada – Update
By Scott Lamb and Kim Do What is one thing all contractors are concerned about? Our guess is that they are all concerned that ... Continued
BC government announced changes to COVID-19 orders and guidelines
Today the BC government announced certain changes to COVID-19 orders and guidelines. The following new rules apply to provincially-regulated businesses: Effective March 11, 2022 at ... Continued