You’re not criminally responsible, but are you covered under your insurance policy?
A violent knife attack in a firearms store leads to a civil action by the victim against the attacker. A criminal proceeding found the attacker ... Continued
Privacy Management Program Requirements Revealed, Come into Effect on February 1, 2023
By Jeff Holowaychuk and Abigail Choi Following on from our recent article, the BC government has now released its Privacy Management Program Direction (“Direction”). From ... Continued
Important Notice about FIPPA – Mandatory Breach Notification and Privacy Management Program Requirements Coming into Effect on February 1, 2023
By Jeff Holowaychuk and Abigail Choi From February 1, 2023, public bodies in BC will be required to comply with the mandatory privacy breach notification ... Continued
Building and Strata Statutes Amendment Act
By Veronica Franco and Juan Pablo Mendez Campos In a marvel of efficiency, the BC government introduced into the legislature and made into law, the ... Continued
Certainty in Surrogacy: The Dangers and Realities of Informal Surrogacy
In a high-conflict case out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the reality and dangers of entering into a surrogacy agreement without proper legal ... Continued
B.C. Supreme Court Reaffirms Low Bar to Trigger an Insurer’s Duty to Defend
KBK No. 11 Ventures Ltd. v. XL Insurance Company Ltd, 2022 BCSC 1652 re-affirms that the threshold for triggering the duty to defend is ... Continued
Changes to Privacy Law: FIPPA and Freedom of Information Requests
By Lauren Zeleschuk British Columbia’s public sector privacy legislation, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”) was amended on November 25, 2021. ... Continued
Clark Wilson | Seminar:
BC Employers’ Fall Outlook: Location, Immigration, Personal Information & Termination
On October 13, 2022, members of our Employment & Labour group, Andrea Raso and Debbie Preston, hosted a timely and informative 90-minute session exploring emerging ... Continued
Case Comment: Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. v. New West Custom Homes (Kelowna) Inc., 2022 BCCA 299 – Interaction between the Builders Lien Act and the Land Titles Act
By Dan W. Melnick In recent years, our courts have considered the interaction between lien rights that arise under the Builders Lien Act, RSBC 1997, ... Continued
Not For Sale: Canada Closes The Door To Foreign Home Buyers
By Chris Sharpe and Manveer Sall The federal government has introduced legislation that bans the purchase of residential real estate by non-Canadians. The Prohibition on the ... Continued
“Ready, Willing, and Able”: BC Court Clarifies Law on Sufficiency of Tender in Real Estate Transactions
By Anna Sekunova and Cameron Fox Parties negotiating agreements for sale of real estate always hope that closing day goes smoothly – but it is ... Continued
Changes to Privacy Law: FIPPA, Data Residency Rules and Privacy Impact Assessments
By Jeff Holowaychuk The amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) late last year ushered in a new era for ... Continued