BC’s New Insurance Act: Making the Transition to the New World Order
Updated November 2012 In 2003, a lawyer’s negligence case involving a missed limitation period resulted in a Supreme Court of Canada decision declaring that BC’s ... Continued
Western Showdown: WSA vs. WESA
Comparison between BC’s WESA (coming into force) and the Alberta Wills and Succession Act.
7 Reasons You Need a Will
Discussion on potential reasons that one should have a will (pre-WESA).
A New Incapacity Planning Tool: The Advance Directive
In 2011, the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act (the “Act”) was amended to provide adults with the opportunity to plan for their ... Continued
Availability of Estate Planning Tools Confirmed by Court of Appeal
As referenced in our earlier article, Avoiding Wills Variation Claims: How Far is Too Far?, the Wills Variation Act (“WVA”) permits spouses or children of ... Continued
Teachers Get Schooled In Trademarks – Again
In a previous post, we reported on a Federal Court of Canada decision, upholding the decision of the Registrar of Trademarks to refuse registration of the mark TEACHERS ... Continued
Act to End Mandatory Retirement for Federally Regulated Employers Receives Royal Assent
Bill C-13, Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act, has now received Royal Assent by Parliament. This omnibus legislation implements amendments to various acts, including ... Continued
Disciplinary Action and the Timeliness of Warnings
Most employers know that it is not easy to fire or discipline an employee for just cause, especially if the reasons are due to performance ... Continued
Mining Company Ordered by the Court to Stop Drilling
In the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Wahgoshig First Nation v. Ontario, 2011 ONSC 7708, Solid Gold Resources Corp. (Solid Gold), ... Continued
B.C. Court Grants Injunction to Restrain Mineral Exploration Work
On December 2, 2011, the B.C. Supreme Court granted an interim injunction restraining Taseko Mines Limited (Taseko) from continuing exploratory work under two provincial permits, ... Continued
A Tale of Two Trademark Appeals
Court considered what constitutes “use” in two cases
Priority Between Lien Claimants and Receiver
Our Court of Appeal in Bank of Montreal v. Peri Formwork Systems Inc., 2012 BCCA 4 recently had its first opportunity to consider whether builders ... Continued