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
Zippity Doo Da… What a Wonderful Waiver of Liability!
A local zipline operator (or at least their CGL insurer) is probably thanking their lawyers for doing such a good job drafting their wavier of ... Continued
Mining Group attending PDAC 2011
Members of Clark Wilson’s Mining Group are co-hosting a series of receptions with CNSX and BDO at the 2011 PDAC Convention in Toronto from March ... Continued
Recent Arbitral Decisions on Termination for Cause
Employers with unionized workforces know that it is always difficult to have a termination for just cause upheld in a unionized setting. This is because ... Continued