Happy New Year – 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to Business Matters, the newsletter of Clark Wilson’s Private Company Transaction Group. Last year was a busy year for our ... Continued
Private Company M&A Deals: FAQ
What is the best structure for a purchase and sale transaction from a tax perspective? While this is a question we are frequently asked, it ... Continued
Competition Bureau Seeks Order Unwinding British Columbia Purchase Transaction
In light of recent proceedings commenced by the Commissioner of Competition, parties to purchase and sale transactions (including those that fall below the thresholds for ... Continued
Wealth Preservation lawyers to present on the Changing Dynamics for Executors
Valerie Dixon and Richard Weiland of our Wealth Preservation Group will be speaking at a seminar presented by the Canadian Bar Association on January 25, ... Continued
Wills Variation and Modern Canadian Values
British Columbia introduced dependant relief legislation in 1920 and despite varying interpretations by the courts over time, the legislation itself has remained substantially the same ... Continued
Trademark Expungement Proceedings: Standing as a “Person Interested”
In McCallum Industries Ltd. v. HJ Heinz Co. Australia Ltd., the Federal Court dismissed the applicant’s action to expunge the respondent’s trademark under s. 57(1) ... Continued
Santa’s Clauses… Insurance Act Amendments effective July 1, 2012
(to the tune of “Jingle Bells” with apologies) Dashing is a kind of overstatement, Lagging far behind here comes the Government, With changes to the ... Continued
Canadian Regulators Adopt Amended Policy for Electronic Delivery of Documents
The CSA adopted amendments to policy for electronic delivery of documents.
Happy Holidays from the Corporate Finance & Securities Group at Clark Wilson
We wish our readers the best of the season and a prosperous and healthy 2012.
NAIOP Panel Discusses Trends in Retail Sector
This article summarizes NAIOP Vancouver’s 2011 December breakfast, where an expert panel discussed development trends in the retail sector
Jeffrey Vicq and Michael Roman present to BCTIA on IP protection
On December 8, 2011 Jeffrey Vicq and Michael Roman of our Intellectual Property group will deliver a workshop at the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) ... Continued
Malicious Defamation and the Duty to Defend ‘Mixed’ Claims
The recent BCMA v. Aviva Insurance case is not only interesting on its facts, but provides educational summaries of important principles on such matters as, ... Continued