Lifetime Benefits’ are Benefits for Life
In an effort to sustain the viability and affordability of the benefit plans offered to its retired employees, an employer unilaterally reduces its contributions to ... Continued
Is a disrespectful and inflammatory letter enough to terminate?
An employee, unhappy with her employer’s criticism of her performance at work, retains legal counsel to write a letter on her behalf, demanding that the ... Continued
Proposed Legislation to Address Elder Abuse
Discussion on the recently introduced Bill C-36 to address issues of elder abuse.
Can You Keep a Secret (Trust)?
Discussion about using secret trusts when a will-maker wants to make a discrete gift.
Clark Wilson’s Insurance Group to present at P&C Insurance Seminar
Nigel Kent, Valerie Dixon, Jennifer Loeb and Raman Johal from Clark Wilson’s Insurance Group will be presenting at an Insurance Institute of BC seminar. The ... Continued
BC’s New Insurance Act: Making the Transition to the New World Order
Updated November 2012 In 2003, a lawyer’s negligence case involving a missed limitation period resulted in a Supreme Court of Canada decision declaring that BC’s ... Continued
Western Showdown: WSA vs. WESA
Comparison between BC’s WESA (coming into force) and the Alberta Wills and Succession Act.
7 Reasons You Need a Will
Discussion on potential reasons that one should have a will (pre-WESA).
A New Incapacity Planning Tool: The Advance Directive
In 2011, the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act (the “Act”) was amended to provide adults with the opportunity to plan for their ... Continued
Availability of Estate Planning Tools Confirmed by Court of Appeal
As referenced in our earlier article, Avoiding Wills Variation Claims: How Far is Too Far?, the Wills Variation Act (“WVA”) permits spouses or children of ... Continued
Teachers Get Schooled In Trademarks – Again
In a previous post, we reported on a Federal Court of Canada decision, upholding the decision of the Registrar of Trademarks to refuse registration of the mark TEACHERS ... Continued
Disciplinary Action and the Timeliness of Warnings
Most employers know that it is not easy to fire or discipline an employee for just cause, especially if the reasons are due to performance ... Continued