Welcoming Our Newest Partner, Virginia Richards
Clark Wilson is pleased to welcome our newest Partner Virginia Richards to the firm’s Family Law practice. With over a decade of experience in family ... Continued
Changes to Privacy Law: FIPPA, Data Residency Rules and Privacy Impact Assessments
By Jeff Holowaychuk The amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) late last year ushered in a new era for ... Continued
Honouring Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The federal government is taking steps to address Canada’s history of colonization and the resulting neglect and forced assimilation of Indigenous peoples. These steps, including ... Continued
Special and Non-Party Costs: AM Gold Inc v Kaizen Discovery Inc., 2022 BCCA 284
By Polly Storey In a recent decision of the Court of Appeal, Justice Goepel has further refined the law of special costs. In AM Gold ... Continued
Therapy, not Therapist – The limits of a child’s consent to healthcare
What happens when a child’s consent to healthcare has major ramifications beyond the treatment itself? This was one of many issues addressed in the BC ... Continued
Upcoming Conference | CLEBC’s Planned Parenthood 2022: Assisted Human Reproduction and the Law
Join Clark Wilson Family Law lawyer Jeannette Aucoin as she presents at the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia‘s Planned Parenthood 2022 virtual conference ... Continued
Potential Liability of Developers for Dangerous Construction Defects
By Dan W. Melnick It has often been assumed that a developer that is not involved in the physical construction of a building is not ... Continued
Upcoming Webinar | People’s Law School: Making a Will in BC Town Hall 2022
In celebration of Make a Will Week in British Columbia, we’re inviting you to join Estates & Trusts partner Michael Scott, TEP as he presents ... Continued
Upcoming Seminar: BC Employers’ Fall Outlook: Location, Immigration, Personal Information & Termination
Business owners won’t want to miss this timely and informative 90-minute session exploring emerging employment topics including remote work, foreign workers, privacy requirements, and terminations. ... Continued
Changes to Privacy Law: FIPPA, Breach Notification and Privacy Management Programs
By Scott Lamb Major changes are underway to privacy law in Canada, and in British Columbia some of these changes have already been made. On ... Continued
A Certain Uncertainty – Discretionary Trusts and the Division of Family Property
Many families choose a discretionary trust when planning their estates for the operative term: discretion. However, along with this discretion comes a high degree of ... Continued
Yang v. Shi, 2022 BCCA 317 – Summary Determinations at the Court of Appeal
By Polly Storey On July 18, 2022, new legislation and rules came into force governing appeals before the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.[1] In ... Continued