No Way?! No Fault!!
This morning it was announced that ICBC will move to a “no-fault” system starting May 1, 2021. No-fault insurance guarantees medical and rehabilitation benefits while ... Continued
Amendments to BC Securities Act to Clamp Down on Promotional Activities for Securities Issuers
Recently BC’s Securities Amendment Act, 2019 received Royal Assent. The Act amendments are significant and extensive and provide the BC Securities Commission with significant new ... Continued
Don’t Get Burned: Why Providing Financial Disclosure in a Family Law Case is Essential
As family law lawyers, we see a lot of mistrust between spouses. Frequently spouses will accuse the other of hiding money or assets to keep ... Continued
Update on the Federal Government’s Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Employee Stock Options
Last June, we provided the bulletin below outlining the Federal government’s proposed changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options, and indicated the Federal ... Continued
Deposit, Break Fee or Neither?
The sale of a business to a third party is a great business succession strategy. While a sale is a complex and time consuming process, ... Continued
New RRSP Rules Make Separation Less Taxing
On January 1, 2020, the federal government changed the tax law relating to the way property is divided in family law matters which will make ... Continued
There’s Something About the 17th: The Tinkering Continues with More Canadian Trademark Practice Changes
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) recently amended three Practice Notices and a Guidance Document related to applications and registrations for trademarks in Canada. These ... Continued
CIPO Limits the Availability of Extensions: Don’t Delay, Instruct Today!
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has published a new practice notice limiting an applicant’s ability to obtain extensions of time to respond to an Examiner’s ... Continued
Firewalls: Protecting the Proceeds from your Business Sale Transaction
Many business owners make the mistake of thinking that the only objective of a seller of a business is to get as much money as ... Continued
Breach of Broker Duties, Beware
In the recent case of Duraguard Fence Ltd. v. Badry, the Court held that an insurance broker, in failing to consider the insured’s loss history ... Continued
Interlocutory Injunctions in Trademark Cases: A POWERful Tool—When Available
As Canadian trademark practitioners know, it has generally been difficult to obtain interlocutory (or interim) injunctions in trademark infringement matters, particularly at the Federal Court ... Continued
Surprise! A Blog on Secret Trusts
Our office has previously written on the topic of secret trusts. This article will discuss some further case law where attempts were made, both successful ... Continued