BC Employees Entitled to Paid Sick Leave
Today the BC Government announced permanent sick leave for all employees in BC who are covered under the BC Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) effective January ... Continued
Clark Wilson Recognized As One of Canada’s Best Law Firms in 2022 By The Globe & Mail
Clark Wilson has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2022 by The Globe and Mail and independent market research provider Statista. ... Continued
Parenting in a Pandemic: to Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced co-parents to make difficult decisions about parenting schedules, social distancing, online schooling, masks, and now vaccinations. Last week, Health Canada ... Continued
Will-Making Meets the 21st Century: WESA’s New Electronic Will and Electronic Signature Provisions
On December 1, 2021, amendments to the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, S.B.C. 2009, c. 13 (“WESA”) are slated to come into effect which will ... Continued
FAQs: Land Owner Transparency Register
What is LOTA and why was it enacted?
Clark Wilson Welcomes Two New Associates to the Firm
Clark Wilson is pleased to announce that Liyan Wu and Chapmann Wong have joined the firm as associates. Liyan Wu joins our firm as an ... Continued
Mondaq Webinar | Future Series: Construction Contracts in Canada – Getting it Right!
Getting construction contracts right is critical to the success of any construction project. To get it right, you need to know which contract form is ... Continued
Sometimes “corrosion” Just Means “corrosion”: a Return to the Plain Meaning of the Words Used
MDS Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 594 Last year, we commented on the Ontario Superior Court’s decision in MDS Inc. v Factory ... Continued
Access Copyright and the Education Sector – Background, Context and What’s Next
As reported in University Affairs on September 7, 2021 (link here) and by the writers here, the dispute between Access Copyright and York University ended ... Continued
Constructive Trusts and Certificates of Pending Litigation: Latest Update on Pleading Requirements
In a recent decision Zou v Khatkar, 2021 BCSC 1931, the court revisited the topic of pleading requirements in claiming constructive trust to maintain a ... Continued
BC Government Extends LOTR Filing Deadline
This morning, the Province posted an Information Bulletin announcing that the mandatory filing deadline for pre-existing owners of certain interests in land to file a ... Continued
LOTR for Trusts and Estates
Note: The deadline for compliance with LOTA has now been extended to November 30, 2022 This article is posted as an important update for owners ... Continued