Canadian Copyright Law Updates
This article reviews material developments in Canadian legislation, case law, and practice in the area of copyright in 2021. All references in this article to ... Continued
Province of British Columbia Issues New Litigation Directives for Civil Matters with Indigenous Peoples
By Melanee Bryniawsky On April 21, 2022 the Attorney General of British Columbia gave twenty directives to Provincial crown counsel in the Directives on Civil ... Continued
Any Relief for Improper Liens? Case Comment: Century Group Co. Ltd. v. KRS Excavating Ltd., 2022 BCSC 357
Builders liens are commonly referred to as “extraordinary tools” for unpaid contractors, subcontractors or suppliers to ensure that the cost of their unpaid labour and ... Continued
2022 Annual Review of Law & Practice Published
The 31st annual edition of CLE BC’s highly anticipated Annual Review of Law & Practice is now out. Showcasing key developments in all major areas ... Continued
Out of Bounds: When an Insurer’s Investigation of a First Party Claim Goes Too Far
By Denny Chung Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. Ebhodaghe, 2021 ONSC 7343 provides a reminder to insurers: tread carefully when accusing your insureds of ... Continued
Budget 2022: Important Changes Impacting Real Estate
By Jimmy Zhang The Federal Government has released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable (the “Budget”). In connection ... Continued
Pre-Sale Assignments attract GST starting May 7 2022
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable. As part of ... Continued
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
Lien Claims on Multi-Parcel Projects – Update
We previously reported on the decision of JVD Installations Inc. v Skookum Creek Power Partnership, 2020 BCSC 374, where the BC Supreme Court upheld the ... Continued
The American Bar Association Features Article by Scott Lamb and Rosalie Clark
American Bar Association’s Under Construction – Winter 2022 publication features an article written by Clark Wilson partners Scott Lamb and Rosalie Clark, in which they ... Continued