Welcoming Our Newest Partner, Robin Dean
Clark Wilson is pleased to welcome our newest Partner, Robin Dean, to the firm’s Indigenous Law practice. Robin joins us with several years of indigenous ... Continued
Vancouver City Council adopts strategy for the implementation of UNDRIP
By Saul Joseph On October 25, 2022, Vancouver became the first city in Canada to formally adopt a strategy (Strategy) for the implementation of the ... Continued
Case Comment: Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. v. New West Custom Homes (Kelowna) Inc., 2022 BCCA 299 – Interaction between the Builders Lien Act and the Land Titles Act
By Dan W. Melnick In recent years, our courts have considered the interaction between lien rights that arise under the Builders Lien Act, RSBC 1997, ... Continued
Not For Sale: Canada Closes The Door To Foreign Home Buyers
By Chris Sharpe and Manveer Sall The federal government has introduced legislation that bans the purchase of residential real estate by non-Canadians. The Prohibition on the ... Continued
“Ready, Willing, and Able”: BC Court Clarifies Law on Sufficiency of Tender in Real Estate Transactions
By Anna Sekunova and Cameron Fox Parties negotiating agreements for sale of real estate always hope that closing day goes smoothly – but it is ... Continued
Welcoming Our Newest Partner, Virginia Richards
Clark Wilson is pleased to welcome our newest Partner Virginia Richards to the firm’s Family Law practice. With over a decade of experience in family ... Continued
Changes to Privacy Law: FIPPA, Data Residency Rules and Privacy Impact Assessments
By Jeff Holowaychuk The amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) late last year ushered in a new era for ... Continued
Honouring Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The federal government is taking steps to address Canada’s history of colonization and the resulting neglect and forced assimilation of Indigenous peoples. These steps, including ... Continued
Special and Non-Party Costs: AM Gold Inc v Kaizen Discovery Inc., 2022 BCCA 284
By Polly Storey In a recent decision of the Court of Appeal, Justice Goepel has further refined the law of special costs. In AM Gold ... Continued
Therapy, not Therapist – The limits of a child’s consent to healthcare
What happens when a child’s consent to healthcare has major ramifications beyond the treatment itself? This was one of many issues addressed in the BC ... Continued
Upcoming Conference | CLEBC’s Planned Parenthood 2022: Assisted Human Reproduction and the Law
Join Clark Wilson Family Law lawyer Jeannette Aucoin as she presents at the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia‘s Planned Parenthood 2022 virtual conference ... Continued
Potential Liability of Developers for Dangerous Construction Defects
By Dan W. Melnick It has often been assumed that a developer that is not involved in the physical construction of a building is not ... Continued