Emily Clough appointed to BC Law Institute’s Board of Directors
Emily Clough has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI). The BCLI carries out scholarly research, writing and ... Continued
Rick Hansen Foundation announces naming of “Lyall Knott BC Neurotrauma Professorship Endowment”
Clark Wilson LLP is pleased to share the following announcement from the Rick Hansen Foundation. Congratulations Lyall on this incredible honour. Rick Hansen Announces: “LYALL ... Continued
Bill 25: Proposed Changes to REDMA
Bill 25 – 2018: Real Estate Development Marketing Amendment Act is subject to change. We will update these changes as they develop. For the latest ... Continued
Bill 23 – 2018: Local Government Statutes (Residential Rental Tenure Zoning) Amendment Act
Bill 23 – 2018: Local Government Statutes (Residential Rental Tenure Zoning) Amendment Act is subject to change. We will update these changes as they develop. ... Continued
West Van Holdings Ltd. v Economical Mutual Insurance – Exclusions Must Exclude Clearly and Completely
In the recent case of West Van Holdings Ltd. v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2017 BCSC 2397, the BC Supreme Court considered whether two successive ... Continued
ICBC Legislative Changes Announced
On February 6, 2018, we advised that BC’s Attorney General was intending to revamp our province’s motor vehicle tort system. Those changes are one step ... Continued
Brendan Morley presenting at upcoming TLABC seminar
Brendan Morley will be presenting at a TLABC seminar next Friday on the topic of Equitable Doctrines, Defences and Remedies. This is a terrific learning opportunity ... Continued
When to change your will
Often, after a will has been made, the circumstances that led a person to make their estate plan in a particular way will change, and ... Continued
2018 Annual Review of Law & Practice Published
The 27th edition of the CLE BC Annual Review of Law & Practice has just been released. The book highlights key developments of the past year ... Continued
The Materiality Scrape
On a recent transaction, a draft purchase agreement I was reviewing contained a “materiality scrape” provision. What’s a “materiality scrape”? In general terms, it’s a ... Continued
Canadian Trademarks: Year in Review 2017
Incredibly, the significant amendments passed in 2014 to the Trade‑\marks Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. T–13 (the “Act”) and the anticipated corresponding amendments to the Trademarks ... Continued
Trademark filings surge in 2017
Statistics released by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and aggregated by IPPractice reveal that our IP group had a busy 2017: they filed more trademark ... Continued