Proposed Legislation for Transparency – Land Owner Transparency Act
By Karen Ngan INTRODUCTION A key aspect of the 2018 BC Provincial budget was the “Homes for BC: A 30-Point Plan for Housing Affordability in ... Continued
Property Transfer Taxes: An Added Layer of Disclosure
In keeping with their mandate to require increased transparency from purchasers of real property, the British Columbia Provincial Government (the “Government”) has recently enacted the ... Continued
Canadian Copyright Law Updates
This article reviews material developments in Canadian legislation, case law, and practice in the area of copyright in 2017. All references in this article to ... Continued
Insurance Covenants: Paying For Insurance is No Guarantee of Tort Immunity
Edited by Samantha Ip The Ontario Court of Appeal has made a clear statement on an insurer’s right to make a subrogated claim in the ... Continued
Where do trust assets go when a relationship breaks down?
Upon the breakdown of a spousal relationship, dividing property between the two spouses is often a contentious issue. One common source of conflict is the ... Continued
Various Definitions of “Spouse”
Historically, spouses were those that had undergone a formal marriage ceremony before a religious or secular authority. We now live in a world where the ... Continued
BC Court of Appeal changes the law of consideration
Consideration is a very important concept in contract law. Generally speaking, a contract is not enforceable unless some consideration – payment or other benefit – ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators Consider Most ICOs and Tokens as Securities, Subject to Prospectus
CSA staff (“CSA”) on June 11, 2018 issued CSA Staff Notice 46-308, Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens (’46-308”). 46-308 was intended to respond ... Continued
Playing with Fire: Insurers Need “clear, convincing and cogent” Evidence to Establish Fraud
In a recent Supreme Court of British Columbia judgment, the Court ruled against an insurer who sought to deny coverage for fire damage to an ... Continued
BC Supreme Court Finds Individual Liable For Assisting a Fiduciary In Breaching Their Fiduciary Duty
A fiduciary duty is a legal duty where one person (the “fiduciary”) has to act in the best interests of another (the “beneficiary”). Trust lies ... Continued
Foreign Ownership Restrictions Eased in the Canadian Aviation Sector
With the Transportation Modernization Act (Bill C-49) receiving Royal Assent on May 23, 2018, the longstanding restriction on foreign ownership in the Canadian aviation sector ... Continued
Pre-sale Contracts Disclaimed in Receivership of Real Estate Developer
On April 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a decision in Forjay Management Ltd. v. 0981478 B.C. Ltd., 2018 BCSC 527 [Forjay] ... Continued