With the introduction of the Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024, the British Columbia provincial government is proposing legislation that will enable First Nations recognized as legal ...

On May 4, 2020 the BC government announced that it has amended the BC Employment Standards Act to extend the maximum allowable period for a temporary layoff.

On September 17, our Workplace Law Group hosted their third Ask Us Anything Employer Webinar of 2025, a deep-dive into a finding by the court of improper conduct on the part of the employer in a termination.

Our readers may recall we previously wrote about the dangers of failing to disclose partial settlement agreements to non-settling parties.

Forced labour is still a reality in our world. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are approximately 27.6 million victims of forced labour worldwide, including 17.3 million in the private economy.

A recent decision from the BC Human Rights Tribunal highlights that an employee will not be able to establish a prima facie case of discrimination where there is a compelling non-discriminatory reason for the termination.

Prime Minster Trudeau announced on May 8 that the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) will be extended. This should be welcome news for employees and employers.

Employer's automobile insurance policy did not respond to a motor vehicle accident involving an employee in a rental vehicle which was itself insured as required by law.

The insured was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Texas while driving a rental vehicle with his spouse as passenger.

The insured's business suffered a leak of liquid chlorine from its premises that damaged the plaintiff's property. The trial judge found the insurer had a duty to defend, despite a pollution exclusion clause in the policy.

The BC Human Rights Tribunal has sent a loud and clear message that they are taking sexual assault and harassment seriously and willing to award significant damages to compensate victims.

London District Catholic School Board v. Weilgosh, [2024] O.J. No. 1127, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 13, 2024, N.L. Backhouse, G.W. King and J. Krawchenko JJ.

A broker's negligence claim was dismissed because the broker was not required to recommend excess UMP coverage which the insured had consistently declined.

In the recent decision of Ramirez Carabantes v. Ivanhoe Cambridge, 2024 BCSC 520 (here), the BC Supreme Court dismissed a case in favor of a retailer due to inordinate and inexcusable prosecution delays...

It often arises in retail cases that the retailer takes post-accident measures to prevent a similar accident from occurring in the future.

In my practice I am often faced with employers who have implemented a practice of putting offers to prospective employees in a letter, and then presenting that employee...

Korzeniowski v. Alberta (Assn. of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists), [2024] A.J. No. 291, Alberta Court of Appeal, March 15, 2024, D. Pentelechuk, W.T. deWit and J.A. Fagnan JJ.A.

A recent decision of the Civil Resolution Tribunal applied the Intimate Images Act, awarding the Claimant $5,000 in damages. The Tribunal used the findings in the from the protection order...

With the current COVID-19 pandemic affecting virtually all industries, many businesses have been forced to temporarily close their doors or scale back their operations due to the nature of their business.

Dominion was not entitled to equitable contribution because Bay of Quinte's policy was not in force over the same period of time and thus Dominion was only incurring costs for damage alleged ...