Last Lines of Defence
Published April 2009 In the January issue of the Advocate, Mr. Justice Goepel and I discussed apportionment of damages between multiple tortfeasors. The purpose of ... Continued
Survey On Preparation For New gTLDs
A survey is now being conducted by World Trademark Review (WTR), seeking input from marketing and trademark professionals as to their views on how industry ... Continued
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