Unionization Made Simpler in BC
By Employment & Labour Today the BC government announced changes to the BC Labour Relations Code that will make the unionization process much simpler for ... Continued
No Freestanding Principle that Assumption of Risk Follows a Covenant to Insure
In Capital Sewer Servicing Inc. v. Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors, 2022 ONCA 10 affirming 2021 ONSC 1091, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that an ... Continued
Child Vaccination – A Decision from Ontario
In February 2023, the Court of Appeal overturned this decision. Please see our updated blog here. Though the world is opening back up, the pandemic ... Continued
Can sharing a hyperlink be considered copyright infringement? Still TBD.
By Michal Jaworski On March 11, 2022, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Proctorio, Incorporated v Linkletter, 2022 BCSC 400 (CanLII), and it ... Continued
Prompt Payment Legislation in Canada – Update
By Scott Lamb and Kim Do What is one thing all contractors are concerned about? Our guess is that they are all concerned that ... Continued
BC government announced changes to COVID-19 orders and guidelines
Today the BC government announced certain changes to COVID-19 orders and guidelines. The following new rules apply to provincially-regulated businesses: Effective March 11, 2022 at ... Continued
The three legs of the Work Integrated Learning stool
By Michal Jaworski Work integrated learning is a priority for many post-secondary institutions and governments. However, work integrated learning (WIL, also commonly referred to as ... Continued
Court of Appeal clarifies limitation period for oppression claims based on continuous conduct
The Court of Appeal in Brockman v. Valmont Industries Holland B.V., 2022 BCCA 80, recently determined that the basic two‑year limitation period under s. 6 ... Continued
BC Supreme Court endorses insurer’s wait-and-see approach to subrogation
In Imperial Metals Corporation v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company, 2022 BCSC 73 the British Columbia Supreme considered an insured’s claim that its business interruption claim ... Continued
Clark Wilson Lawyers Named in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Clark Wilson is proud to share our team’s rankings in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®, a distinction based on an extensive peer survey process ... Continued
Northbridge General Insurance Corp. v. XL Specialty Insurance Co. – “Other Insurance” Provisions May Not Be Triggered Even in the Context of Overlapping Coverage
In the case of Northbridge General Insurance Corporation v. XL Specialty Insurance Company, 2021 BCSC 1682, two liability insurers disagreed over whether the pleadings in ... Continued
Bad Behaviour Leads to Court Intervention: A Cautionary Tale for Co-Parents
Communication can be one of the biggest issues between co-parents. Emails and texting are frequently used as written forms of communication for co-parents to communicate ... Continued