Jeffrey Vicq to speak at Seattle University’s School of Law
Jeffrey Vicq is speaking at Seattle University’s School of Law on March 31. The topic of his lecture is “Canadian Trade-mark Practice for US Trademark ... Continued
PETA’s Use Of Canadian Club Trademark Gets Whacked
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is in the news again for its cheeky ad campaigns, which sometimes use well known trademarks of ... Continued
Recent BC Cases Continue the Debate – What is Bad Faith in Terminations?
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays (“Honda”) suggested that awards against employers for bad faith in the handling of ... Continued
Ontario Court Says Employee Can Sue Employer While Still Employed
For most employers, the prospect of a current employee suing them during the employment relationship is simply outlandish. For the most part, the courts have ... Continued
“I Quit!” – When is a Resignation Truly a Resignation?
In our previous article regarding bad faith, we referred to the February 18, 2011 decision Beggs v Westport Foods Ltd. in which the BC Court ... Continued
BC Minimum Wage Increases Announced
The BC Government has announced that the BC minimum wage will increase in 3 stages from $8.00/hr to $10.25/hr over the next year as follows: ... Continued
2011 Annual Review of Law and Practice
The 20th edition of the CLE BC Annual Review of Law & Practice has been released, with contributions from several Clark Wilson lawyers. Allyson Baker, ... Continued
Clark Wilson tops BIV’s Biggest Real Estate Deals of 2010
Business in Vancouver has published its “Top 100 real estate deals of 2010” list and for the third year running, Clark Wilson’s Commercial Real Estate ... Continued
Five tips to enhance the value of your business and prepare for a sale
In a perfect world all privately owned businesses would have impeccably maintained corporate records, contracts, employment relationships and regulatory filings. While such businesses do exist, ... Continued
Canada’s New Consumer Product Safety Act
After two unsuccessful attempts to pass similar legislation, Bill C–36, the Consumer Product Safety Act (the “Act”) was passed by Parliament on December 14, 2010 ... Continued
Nicole Byres quoted on Extended Leaves
Nicole Byres, Chair of our Labour & Employment Group, is quoted in “Extended leaves, extensive challenges” (Globe & Mail, March 7, 2011). In this article, ... Continued
Proposed Amendments to the University Act: On-Campus Commercial Businesses Targeted for Property Tax
On February 15th 2011, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill 2 – the Budget Measures Implementation Act (the “Bill”) which may impact the tax liability ... Continued