Court of Appeal in the position of a Trial Court in Wills Variation Appeals
Appellate courts not required to defer to trial judge except on oral testimony in wills variation cases
Revoking a Will – Destruction of a True Copy Not Sufficient
Detroying true copy does not revoke will when original known to be safe elsewhere.
BC Court of Appeal Considers Validity of Conditional Donation Made to Charity
Conditional donation found to be valid inter vivos gift.
Canadian Cooperative Securities Regulator Gains Ground: Saskatchewan and New Brunswick join Ontario and British Columbia
The Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System gains ground.
Clark Wilson receives CBABC’s Innovative Workplace Award
Clark Wilson has received the Innovative Workplace Award from the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch. The Innovative Workplace Award recognizes law firms who demonstrate leadership ... Continued
Canada High Court Decision Impacts Energy Project Development
Aborignal Title claims and the SCC decision Tsilhqot’ in Nation v British Columbia.
Official Marks Up For Review
A Private Members Bill was introduced in Canada’s federal parliament yesterday, which, if passed, will result in significant amendments to the official mark provisions in the ... Continued
Clark Wilson LLP Appointed to Act as a PAL (Principal American Liaison) and a DAD (Designated Advisor for Disclosure) on the OTC Market Group’s OTCQX and OTXQB.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (the “Group”) recently announced significant changes to its OTCQB marketplace. These changes, which began to take effect on May 1, 2014, ... Continued
Clark Wilson LLP appointed as the first Canadian DAD/PAL to act on the OTCQX and OTXQB
Clark Wilson LLP was appointed the first Canadian Designated Advisor for Disclosure for US incorporated companies.
Final Certificate of Payment – final no more
BC Supreme Court declines to apply final payment certificate release to deny previously unstated claim for interest on late payments BC Supreme Court decision in ... Continued
A Look At Military Wills
The law in BC eases some of the formalities required for military wills.
Bill 17: New Amendments to REDMA
This article outlines the framework of REDMA, summarizes the jurisprudence under REDMA leading up to Bill 17, and lists the various amendments to REDMA under Bill 17.