Vancouver City Council adopts strategy for the implementation of UNDRIP
By Saul Joseph and Harkeerit Shoker On October 25, 2022, Vancouver became the first city in Canada to formally adopt a strategy (Strategy) for 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 Rosalie A. Clark and Dan W. Melnick In recent years, our courts have considered the interaction between lien rights that arise under the Builders ... 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
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
Special and Non-Party Costs: AM Gold Inc v Kaizen Discovery Inc., 2022 BCCA 284
By Polly Storey and Jaicee Payette In a recent decision of the Court of Appeal, Justice Goepel has further refined the law of special costs. ... 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
Potential Liability of Developers for Dangerous Construction Defects
By Dan W. Melnick and Denny Chung It has often been assumed that a developer that is not involved in the physical construction of a ... Continued
Changes to Privacy Law: FIPPA, Breach Notification and Privacy Management Programs
By Scott Lamb Major changes are underway to privacy law in Canada, and in British Columbia some of these changes have already been made. On ... Continued
A Certain Uncertainty – Discretionary Trusts and the Division of Family Property
Many families choose a discretionary trust when planning their estates for the operative term: discretion. However, along with this discretion comes a high degree of ... Continued
Yang v. Shi, 2022 BCCA 317 – Summary Determinations at the Court of Appeal
By Polly Storey On July 18, 2022, new legislation and rules came into force governing appeals before the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.[1] In ... Continued
New Public Company Financing Exemption Will Streamline Process for Raising Capital
By Mani Saggu and Virgil Hlus The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) approved a new prospectus exemption available to public companies listed on a Canadian ... Continued