Supershuttle Loses Rebuttal – Canadian Registration Scuttled
In a recent Federal Court of Canada (the “FC”) decision, 2015 FC 1259, the FC dismissed an appeal by Supershuttle International, Inc. (“Supershuttle”) to overturn ... Continued
Pat Williams recognized for work on the Strata Property Law Reform Project Committee
Pat Williams was acknowledged in the Advocate for his work with the BC Law Institute’s project committee on strata property law reform. The committee examines ... Continued
Do The New Registration Thresholds in the U.S. Really Help? New Rule 12g-1
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (known as the JOBS Act), which became law in 2012, was intended to encourage investment in small businesses by ... Continued
Estop and Think Before Relying on Future Estate Interests
Recent BCCA case might signal return to more stringent application of the doctrine of proprietary estoppel.
Fort McMurray wildfire could cause insurance rates to increase
Insurance companies keep reserves for unanticipated events, such as fires, floods and storms, says Raman Johal in an interview with CBC News. However, the reserves ... Continued
Proposed New French Language Requirements in Québec
As discussed in our previous blog entry, after losing the battle in court over the requirement that businesses must add French language to English trademarks ... Continued
CHOA’s 40th Anniversary AGM and Strata Symposium
We are proud to have been part of the Condominium Homeowners Association of BC’s 40th Anniversary AGM and Strata Symposium. Pat Williams, Veronica Franco, Allyson ... Continued
David Austin in the Financial Post
David Austin was interviewed for a Financial Post article on the Royal Dutch Shell Plc casting fresh doubt on BC LNG project due to funding. ... Continued
Richard Weiland interviewed by CBC Radio
On the subject of musician Prince dying without a will, Richard Weiland was interviewed by All In a Day on CBC Radio in Ottawa yesterday ... Continued
CSA Targets Brokers to Raise Conduct Standards
On April 28, 2016, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published CSA Consultation Paper 33-404 (“CP 33-404”) which proposes for discussion regulatory action to hold securities ... Continued
Hot Topics Seminar on Tax Issues Relating to Stock Options – May 18, 2016
Virgil Hlus and Angela Blake are speaking at an upcoming event being put on by Manning Elliott Accountants & Business Advisors.
TSX Venture Exchange Announces Four Character Stock Symbol Reservations
The TSX Venture Exchange has announced that it is accepting initial reservation requests for four letter root trading symbols.