Testamentary Trust Proposals: Not Much of a Consultation
Discussion on the testamentary trust consultation paper relased on June 3, 2013
Understanding authority levels – applied to RFPs and tenders
In a recent article titled “Understanding authority levels” that appeared in the Journal of Commerce (June 17, 2013 issue), Stephen Bauld (a procurement consultant and ... Continued
Dealing with Digital Assets in an Estate
The term “digital assets” is used in different ways by different people. In a broad sense, digital assets include all of the electronic “possessions” an ... Continued
Missing Will: Misplaced or Intentionally Revoked?
Discussion on what happens when one dies and an original copy of the will cannot be located
Case Update
The BC Court of Appeal recently released decisions in two cases that were the subject of previous Work Place Post articles. In the September 2012 ... Continued
Crown Corporation Collective Bargaining and Bill C-60
On April 29th of this year, the federal government introduced Bill C-60. Division 17 of Bill C-60 makes amendments to the Financial Administration Act and ... Continued
Violating Employer’s Trust – Grounds for “With Cause” Termination
Dismissing an employee without notice on the basis of “cause” can only be justified by misconduct of the most serious kind and it is often ... Continued
Declaring Control in Expungement Proceedings
Trade-marks Opposition Board maintained registration for YEAR-IN-A-BOX mark; issue was whether the registrant had demonstrated suficient control over the entity selling the calendars in Canada
Duty to Defend: Who is “you”?
In Dominion of Canada General Insurance v. Hannam, 2013, NLCA 37, the Newfoundland Court of Appeal has issued another reminder to the insurance industry that ... Continued
Injunction for Trademark Infringement: Québec
In Solutions Abilis Inc. v. Groupe Alithis Inc., the Québec Superior Court granted the plaintiff an interlocutory injunction precluding the defendant from using ALITHIS as part ... Continued
Wills Variation under WESA
Discussion on how a wills variation claim will be made under the incoming Wills, Estates and Succession Act
Federal Court Upholds Hiring of Temporary Foreign Workers
In a decision issued on May 21, 2013 in Construction and Specialized Workers’ Union, Local 1611 v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), the Federal ... Continued