Welcome to New Lawyer Winkie Chan
We’d like to warmly welcome our new lawyer, Winkie Chan, to the firm. Winkie joins our Commercial Real Estate Law group following her time maintaining ... Continued
James Speakman and Mike McDonald, Q.C. Recognized Once Again in BIV’s List of the Most Influential Business Leaders in BC
Clark Wilson’s Managing Partner, James Speakman, and Partner Mike McDonald, Q.C. have once again been recognized in Business In Vancouver’s BC 500 List. The list, ... Continued
TSX Venture Exchange Revises Minimum Pricing Requirements
By Maria Starko Effective June 23, 2022, the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) has amended some of the minimum pricing requirements in its Corporate Finance ... Continued
Supreme Court of Canada Decides Mother 1 Has No Claim to Slain Multimillionaire’s Estate
By Zachary Murphy-Rogers The Supreme Court of Canada has announced it will not hear the appeal brought by a woman known as “Mother 1” in ... Continued
An Ideal, or An Obligation? Alberta Court of Appeal Confirms There Is no Fiduciary Duty Between a Post-secondary Institution and its Students
By Maria Starko and Michael Larsen Modern post-secondary institutions devote themselves to promoting student well-being and academic success, whether in the domain of teaching alone, ... Continued
Welcome to New Lawyer Dan W. Melnick
We’d like to warmly welcome our new lawyer, Dan W. Melnick, to the firm. Dan joins our Infrastructure, Construction, & Procurement group where he’ll offer ... Continued
Upcoming ACFI Conference – Wei v. Mei: Practical Tips for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in Canada
Join Clark Wilson partner Lauren Liang as she presents at the Association of Certified Fraud Investigators of Canada‘s 24th Annual Fraud Conference taking place on ... Continued
Duty to Defend Triggered: Ambiguous Pollution Exclusion Clause
By Satinder Sidhu. A tragic workplace accident, resulting in the death of the insured, laid the background for the Ontario Court of Appeal’s (the “ONCA”) ... Continued
Cool Off: The Government of BC Acts on Homebuyer Protection Recommendations
On July 21, 2022, the Government of British Columbia announced a new homebuyer protection period in residential real estate sales. Amendments to the Property Law ... Continued
Discussing the Canadian Economy with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
Last week, Clark Wilson Managing Partner and Western Executive Council (WEC) member James Speakman attended a very special event hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce with The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, ... Continued
B.C. Court of Appeal Confirms There is No Tort of Blacklisting in Canada
Excluding persons from a potential contract or opportunity is a practice referred to as “blacklisting”. FORCOMP Forestry Consulting Ltd. v. British Columbia, 2021 BCCA 465 ... Continued
Employee’s Use of Company Email Leads to Lawsuit Against Former Employer
By Andrea Raso Employers should ensure that they have policies in place governing use of work emails for non-work-related purposes. The issue of employee use ... Continued