BC Employees Entitled to Paid Sick Leave
Today the BC Government announced permanent sick leave for all employees in BC who are covered under the BC Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) effective January ... Continued
Parenting in a Pandemic: to Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced co-parents to make difficult decisions about parenting schedules, social distancing, online schooling, masks, and now vaccinations. Last week, Health Canada ... Continued
Will-Making Meets the 21st Century: WESA’s New Electronic Will and Electronic Signature Provisions
On December 1, 2021, amendments to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, S.B.C. 2009, c. 13 (“WESA”) are slated to come into effect which will ... Continued
Sometimes “corrosion” Just Means “corrosion”: a Return to the Plain Meaning of the Words Used
MDS Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 594 Last year, we commented on the Ontario Superior Court’s decision in MDS Inc. v Factory ... Continued
Access Copyright and the Education Sector – Background, Context and What’s Next
As reported in University Affairs on September 7, 2021 (link here) and by the writers here, the dispute between Access Copyright and York University ended ... Continued
Constructive Trusts and Certificates of Pending Litigation: Latest Update on Pleading Requirements
In a recent decision Zou v Khatkar, 2021 BCSC 1931, the court revisited the topic of pleading requirements in claiming constructive trust to maintain a ... Continued
BC Government Extends LOTR Filing Deadline
This morning, the Province posted an Information Bulletin announcing that the mandatory filing deadline for pre-existing owners of certain interests in land to file a ... Continued
LOTR for Trusts and Estates
Note: The deadline for compliance with LOTA has now been extended to November 30, 2022 This article is posted as an important update for owners ... Continued
Webinar | The Essentials: Builders Liens in BC, October 28, 2021
Members of our Infrastructure, Construction & Procurement group, Satinder Sidhu, Scott Lamb and Rosalie Clark, presented a webinar yesterday explaining how a solid understanding of BC’s builders’ lien legislation is ... Continued
Big Changes on the Way – Proposed Amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Last week, the BC Government introduced new legislation that, if passed, represents a significant change to the way in which BC public bodies process access ... Continued
Clark Wilson Advises Alcanna Special Committee on Arrangement Agreement with Sundial Growers
Clark Wilson represented the special committee of Alcanna Inc.’s board of directors on Alcanna’s recently announced transaction whereby Sundial Growers Inc. will acquire Alcanna for ... Continued
BC Supreme Court Weighs in on the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employment Agreements
The British Columbia recently released its reasons in Verigen v. Ensemble Travel Ltd., 2021 BCSC 1934 addressing a layoff turned termination that occurred during the ... Continued