Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Unjust Enrichment Principles
The Supreme Court of Canada has recently released an important decision which caps a recent trend to expand the meaning of “juristic reason” in the ... Continued
The Role of an Insurance Adjuster in Property Insurance Claims
Updated April 2013 Many would argue that claims and, more specifically, the handling of claims, is where "the rubber meets the road" in the insurance ... Continued
Raman Johal on changes to the Insurance Act
Raman Johal is quoted in the July 7 issue of Canadian Underwriter, in the article “B.C. changes Insurance Act to protect co-insureds”. The article discusses ... Continued
Latest Word from the Supreme Court of Canada on Collective Bargaining
On April 29, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada weighed in again on the issue of collective bargaining rights. In Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser ... Continued
Employment Practices Liability Insurance: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance has been around a while (since the late 1990’s) but we don’t often see it discussed in Canadian case law. ... Continued
“Double Recovery” Permitted for Some Statutory Benefits
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal recently confirmed that it was unlawful for an employer to make deductions from statutory severance pay owed to a terminated ... Continued
On-Campus Commercial Businesses Now Subject to Property Tax
In an earlier Campus Counsel article, we reported on the First Reading in the Legislature of the Minister of Finance’s Bill 2, the Budget Measures ... Continued
New Innocent Co-Insured Provision of BC’s Insurance Act Now in Force
In our article “A Brave New World” we took you through the history of the Insurance Amendment Act, 2009 (the “Act”) and the expected changes ... Continued
Supreme Court of Canada Masters The Art of Analyzing Trade-mark Confusion
The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Masterpiece Inc. v. Alavida Lifestyles Inc. on May 26, 2011. In reversing the Federal Court Trial ... Continued
Domain Name Update
A new top-level domain (“TLD”), .XXX, is scheduled to launch in September 2011. This new domain is targeted at the adult entertainment industry but trademark ... Continued
Pat Williams on changes to the Strata Property Act
On June 22, 2011, Pat Williams presented on “Property allocation and legal structure of strata corporations in relation to contingency reserve fund studies”, which covered ... Continued
Outsourcing and Letters of Credit: Making Sense Out of Contract Security
Published June 1996 Canadian businesses and governments are looking for outsiders to take over many functions such as printing, mail rooms, fleet management, and data ... Continued