Two New Lawyers Join the Clark Wilson Team
We are pleased to welcome two new lawyers to our growing team: Anne Amos-Stewart Associate | Employment & Labour Group When dealing with legal ... Continued
When will the Court remove an Executor? Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of British Columbia
Two recent BC Supreme Court decisions required the Court to determine when it is appropriate to remove an executor of an estate: Nieweler Estate (Re) ... Continued
The Changing Environment of Denials & Bad Faith Claims
This paper was initially authored for the Insurance Institute of British Columbia’s (IIBC) Insurance Symposium, April 2019. Over the course of the past two decades, ... Continued
Becoming One of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ in Professional Services
We are proud to announce that Clark Wilson has been named on the 2019 list of Best Workplaces™ in the Professional Services category by the ... Continued
Learning From Serial Student Litigants – Part 3
In this, Part 3 of the series (and the final of this trilogy), we outline a set of management strategies for administrators, faculty, staff, and ... Continued
From Trade-marks to Trademarks: What Educational Institutions Should Expect from Canada’s New Trademark Law
Is it “trade-marks” “trademarks” or “trade marks”? Your answer likely depends on how much you care about grammatical rectitude as much as technical legal conformity, ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq Speaks on Trade-mark Issues to National Audience
Jeffrey Vicq, Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Group, recently delivered a presentation to members of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. The webinar, entitled “Trade-mark ... Continued
Assignment Collection and Filing Obligations
Any developer that enters into a presale purchase agreement in respect of “development property” is obligated to file with the CSAIR a report within 30 ... 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
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
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