Learning from Serial Litigants – Part 2
In Part 1 of our series on serial student litigants (which can be found here), we discussed two recent decisions of the BC Supreme Court ... Continued
Canada to Regulate Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms
On March 14, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published the consultation paper Joint Canadian Securities Administrators/Investment ... Continued
Ending the “Marriage-Like” Relationship?
In a recent decision, Mother 1 v. Solus Trust Company, 2019 BCSC 200, Justice Myers questioned the relevance of the term “marriage-like relationship”, a central ... Continued
Options for Business Owners
In my role as a lawyer, I help business owners transition their businesses to new owners so they can move on to the next stage ... Continued
Resulting and Constructive Trusts: A Question of Intention
Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of British Columbia illustrate the importance, and difficulty, of determining the intentions someone who transfers property when ownership ... Continued
The Pre-Closing Brief: What You Need to Know About Closing Your Transaction
To a lawyer, a business sale or acquisition is usually a familiar series of steps – negotiate, review, revise, deliver, close. Rinse and repeat. While ... Continued
Uber not in the driver’s seat when it comes to arbitration clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently invalidated a mediation/arbitration clause used by Uber in its standard form driver’s contract. The driver in this case had ... Continued
Student Litigants – Part 1: Judicial Deference to Academic Decisions
Institutions of higher learning offer students a path to personal and intellectual transformation, and to a fulfilling and interesting life. Of course, certificates, diplomas and ... Continued
Trademark Demand Letters – Avoiding Unforced Errors In The Age of Social Media
Building—and then maintaining—a powerful brand is difficult; registering a trademark to protect your brand can also be a challenge. When you discover someone using your ... Continued
The Difficulty With Raising The Dead (Company)
Government of B.C. Unable To Transfer Liability For Pollution to Dissolved Corporation A recent case at the BC Supreme Court, British Columbia v. The Administrator ... Continued
Looks Like We’re Having A Shotgun Wedding: Arbitration Proceedings Merged Without Consent of All Parties
In a recent decision, JACOS v. Toyo Engineering, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench ordered that two related commercial arbitration proceedings could be consolidated (combined) ... Continued
The Tests for Undue Influence for Testamentary Gifts and Inter Vivos Transfers
Background In Seguin v. Pearson, 2018 ONCA 355, the appellant appealed an Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in which the trial judge dismissed her ... Continued