Employee’s Use of Company Email Leads to Lawsuit Against Former Employer
By Andrea Raso Employers should ensure that they have policies in place governing use of work emails for non-work-related purposes. The issue of employee use ... Continued
Termination of Employee Related to Dispute with Husband Leads to Large Damage Award
By Andrea Raso In the decision of Natasha Martin v. Grapevine Optical and Charles Fellnermayr, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (“HRT”) recently awarded over ... Continued
Clark Wilson Completes Landmark Collaboration Agreement for Kwakiutl First Nation
Clark Wilson’s Saul Joseph, Melanee Bryniawsky, and Mike McDonald. Q.C. of our Indigenous Law Group recently completed a landmark Collaboration Agreement between our client, the ... Continued
Privacy, Penalties and AI Regulation – The New Digital Charter Implementation Act
By Jeff Holowaychuk and Lauren Zeleschuk Almost two years since it was first introduced as Bill C-11, Parliament is once again considering the Digital Charter ... Continued
Procedure, Policy and Practice: Continued Commentary on the BC Builders Lien Act
This year our courts have made many decisions that provide comment and clarity on certain procedural requirements of the Builders Lien Act (the “Act”). Our ... Continued
The Lawyer’s Daily Interviews Polly Storey
Our Estates & Trusts lawyer Polly Storey has been quoted in a new article from The Lawyer’s Daily, a national publication providing legal news, analysis, ... Continued
Unintended Tax Liability? Supreme Court of Canada Says No Take-Backs
By Ryan Lincoln The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 (“Collins Family Trust”) recently set ... Continued
The other side of the teeter totter—Copyright Advocacy and Reform in 2022
By Michal Jaworski There is no place for entrenched “sides” in copyright. Writers are readers first. Readers are writers too. Teachers and researchers are both ... Continued
Claims of Lien: Naming Owner is a Mandatory Requirement for a Lien Action
By Anna Sekunova and Kim Do We previously reported on Trans Canada Trenchless Ltd v Targa Contracting (2013) Ltd, 2021 BCSC 2518, a decision where ... Continued
First Impressions: Rectification of Wills at the Court of Appeal
By Polly Storey In August of 2021, we commented on Simpson v. Simpson Estate, 2021 BCSC 1486, a decision that considered, for the first time, ... Continued
Welcome New Associate Bo Carter
We’d like to warmly welcome the newest member of our Insurance group, Bo Carter. Bo’s practice includes specialty insurance defence and insurance coverage matters. She ... Continued
Clark Wilson | Webinar: Navigating New Employee Entitlements: A Crash Course for Employers
On June 9, 2022, members of our Employment & Labour group, Andrea Raso, Catherine Repel and Debbie Preston, hosted a fast-paced, informative and interactive breakfast ... Continued