Expungement: A Poisoned Trademark – for Both Parties
Plaintiffs sought expungement of Canadian trade-mark FUSION and declaration that defendants had breached s. 7(a) of the Trade-marks Act
Samantha Ip featured in Canadian Builders Quarterly
The July/August 2010 edition of Canadian Builders Quarterly profiles Clark Wilson partner Samantha Ip. Samantha discusses the nature of construction claims and how they’ve changed ... Continued
Nicole Byres attends roundtable with Minister of Labour
Nicole Byres, chair of our Labour & Employment Group, participated in a roundtable discussion of key employment and labour issues with Canada’s Minister of Labour, ... Continued
Managing Employees on Disability
One of the most frustrating aspects of managing an employee on a disability leave is the uncertainty surrounding the employee’s return to work. Either the ... Continued
What happened to my bonus?
For some employees, their annual bonus forms a significant part of their employment compensation. Even where the employment contract specifically provides that a bonus is ... Continued
BC Hydro’s Bioenergy Phase 2 Call
BC Hydro’s request for the long term clean or renewable biomass energy proposals.
Outsourcing and Letters of Credit: Making Sense Out of Contract Security
Canadian businesses and governments are looking for outsiders to take over many functions such as printing, mail rooms, fleet management, and data or computing services. ... Continued
The ‘Privilege Clause’ in construction tender documents – Supreme Court of Canada decision in M.J.B. Enterprises v. Defence Construction Ltd.
This much–awaited decision has come down. It always was a simple case. The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed what we already knew, from Ron Engineering, ... Continued
BC Court of Appeal speaks on tendering – Midwest vs. BC Gas case of Contract Security
This is a righteous decision. In our Fall, 1999 issue of the Construction Law Bulletin we reported that in this case the BC Supreme Court ... Continued
Pat Williams in Canadian Lawyer
Pat Williams is quoted in the July 2010 edition of Canadian Lawyer. The article titled It’s not easy being green discusses Ontario’s consumer-protection provisions and ... Continued
Refusal of Temporary Resident Visa – Applicant must be Provided an Explanation of the Elements that Weighed Against the Application Rather than a Litany of Factors
On February 11, 2010, the Federal Court released its decision in Asong Alem v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2010 FC 148 (“Asong”). Madam Justice Tremblay-Lamer ... Continued
Expedited Labour Market Opinion Pilot Project Ended as of April 15, 2010
Effective as of April 15, 2010, the Expedited Labour Market Opinion (“E-LMO”) pilot project, that had been running in British Columbia and Alberta since 2007, ... Continued