Congratulations to Clark Wilson’s Newest Partners
We are pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners, effective January 2020: Athar Malik Intellectual Property | Information Technology | Higher Learning Procuring, ... Continued
Student Litigant Update
In previous newsletters, we discussed two recent decisions of the BC Supreme Court involving civil lawsuits brought by university students against their institutions (SFU, and ... Continued
Report from the Annual Conference of the National Association of College and Universities Attorneys (“NACUA”)
June 2019, Denver, Colorado – Maybe inspired by this mile-high location, the annual NACUA conference was a mile-wide and a mile-deep: 1,800 attendees, over 90 ... Continued
Learning From Serial Student Litigants – Part 3
In this, Part 3 of the series (and the final of this trilogy), we outline a set of management strategies for administrators, faculty, staff, and ... Continued
From Trade-marks to Trademarks: What Educational Institutions Should Expect from Canada’s New Trademark Law
Is it “trade-marks” “trademarks” or “trade marks”? Your answer likely depends on how much you care about grammatical rectitude as much as technical legal conformity, ... Continued
Trustworthy: A Primer on Post-Secondary Business Structures. Part 1 – The Wheelhouse Issue
Part 1 – The Wheelhouse Issue* Stories of post-secondary institutions deploying innovative independent, accountable, business structures, most often business trusts, to make the most of ... Continued
A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Jarvis provides a new framework for determining whether an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Although ... Continued
Did you notice? When a notice is not a notice under the Notice and Notice regime.
Introduction – the monkey in the middle The Notice and Notice regime under the Canadian Copyright Act is a made-in-Canada solution to a particular problem, ... Continued
Learning from Serial Litigants – Part 2
In Part 1 of our series on serial student litigants (which can be found here), we discussed two recent decisions of the BC Supreme Court ... Continued
Student Litigants – Part 1: Judicial Deference to Academic Decisions
Institutions of higher learning offer students a path to personal and intellectual transformation, and to a fulfilling and interesting life. Of course, certificates, diplomas and ... Continued
Trademark Demand Letters – Avoiding Unforced Errors In The Age of Social Media
Building—and then maintaining—a powerful brand is difficult; registering a trademark to protect your brand can also be a challenge. When you discover someone using your ... Continued
Legislative Update – Trick or Treat?
Changes to legislation pave the way to changes in Board composition The government brought into force a law, on Halloween, that makes important changes ... Continued