Unintended Tax Liability? Supreme Court of Canada Says No Take-Backs
By Ryan Lincoln The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 (“Collins Family Trust”) recently set ... Continued
The other side of the teeter totter—Copyright Advocacy and Reform in 2022
By Michal Jaworski There is no place for entrenched “sides” in copyright. Writers are readers first. Readers are writers too. Teachers and researchers are both ... Continued
Claims of Lien: Naming Owner is a Mandatory Requirement for a Lien Action
By Anna Sekunova and Kim Do We previously reported on Trans Canada Trenchless Ltd v Targa Contracting (2013) Ltd, 2021 BCSC 2518, a decision where ... Continued
First Impressions: Rectification of Wills at the Court of Appeal
By Polly Storey In August of 2021, we commented on Simpson v. Simpson Estate, 2021 BCSC 1486, a decision that considered, for the first time, ... Continued
Welcome New Associate Bo Carter
We’d like to warmly welcome the newest member of our Insurance group, Bo Carter. Bo’s practice includes specialty insurance defence and insurance coverage matters. She ... Continued
Clark Wilson | Webinar: Navigating New Employee Entitlements: A Crash Course for Employers
On June 9, 2022, members of our Employment & Labour group, Andrea Raso, Catherine Repel and Debbie Preston, hosted a fast-paced, informative and interactive breakfast ... Continued
Clark Wilson Welcomes Eight New Associates
Clark Wilson is pleased to announce that Imroz Ali, Kim Brown, Kim Do, Jessica Dorfmann, Jared Knott, Mani Saggu, Lauren Zeleschuk, and Jimmy Zhang, have ... Continued
The New Framework for Relocating Children in Mobility Applications
By Dani Gorelov In Gordon v Goertz ([1996] 2 SCR 27) (“Gordon”), the Supreme Court of Canada drafted a framework for mobility applications. Since Gordon, ... Continued
Clarifying the Approach for Admitting New Evidence in Appellate Proceedings
By Dani Gorelov The Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Palmer [1980] 1 SCR 759 (“Palmer”) established the criteria for appellate courts to ... Continued
Upcoming Seminar: Navigating New Employee Entitlements: A Crash Course for Employers
Workplaces across the province are transforming as British Columbians re-evaluate where, when, how, and why they work. Employment and labour laws are similarly evolving. Recent ... Continued
Mark Weintraub, Q.C. and Polly Storey Published in The Advocate
Clark Wilson’s Estates & Trusts lawyers Mark Weintraub, Q.C. and Polly Storey‘s article, “Binding The Will-maker’s Conscience: Is it Time to Use the Good Conscience ... Continued
Enforcing Copyright, Protecting Students: University of Toronto v. Easy EDU
By Michal Jaworski Note: None of the allegations described below have been proven in court, and as at the time of writing, Easy EDU has ... Continued