The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), the federal government agency that handles air passenger complaints, has recently proposed changes that would allow it to impose fines...

In February of 2016 I wrote a blog entitled "Environmental, Social and Governance Issues – Dealing with them is good business". The premise of that blog, as was evident by the title, was that...

Talkative Towers is a multi-unit residential rental building in Vancouver, British Columbia. This week, the rental property manager received a report from one of its residents that they tested...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently adopted a new harmonized report of exempt distribution (the New Report).

The current general minimum wage in B.C. is $16.75 per hour and will increase to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024. In the past, annual increases, if any, to the minimum wage were discretionary...

Any relative who is more than four degrees of relationship to the deceased is deemed to have predeceased the deceased. When property escheats, it is transferred to the Attorney General who takes possession in the name of the provincial government

When an individual has not planned for mental incapacity by preparing an enduring power of attorney instrument, representation agreement and/or advance directive, a committee application is typically required.

A discussion on how a power of attorney instrument can be altered or revoked by the adult who made it.

There has been a change to how DUI offences are classified in Canada, further preventing entry into Canada of US individuals with DUI convictions.

On December 19, 2012, the British Columbia Legislature brought into force various housekeeping revisions to the Insurance Act Regulation.

In Manson v. Mitchell, 2023 BCSC 723 ("Manson"), the British Columbia Supreme Court (the "Court") considered whether a single waiver form applied to a series of mountaineering expeditions...

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Turpin v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2013 BCCA 282, helps bring certainty back to the interpretation of insurance policies with respect to the application of the "reasonable expectations" principle.

Earlier this year, the British Columbia Supreme Court allowed a plaintiff, Brian Burke, to serve his defamation claim via the message board on which the defamatory publications were posted.

There was a very significant amendment to the British Columbia Supreme Court Civil Rules in relation to expert reports in motor vehicle claims (and as of February 1, 2020, all personal injury actions).

In Der v. Zhao, 2019 BCSC 1996, the defendant homeowners brought a summary trial application to dismiss the plaintiff's action

Mr. Justice Bowden of the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered whether RodRozen Designs Inc. was entitled to register a Certificate of Pending Litigation against a parcel of land in West Vancouver, BC.

In addition to its underlying logic, downing tools can be effective. First, it exercises the most powerful leverage the contractor possesses.

The Montreal Convention is an international treaty, which is incorporated into Canadian law by the Carriage by Air Act. It applies to almost all international flights operated by airlines.

A Vancouver family renting a three-bedroom condo faces ongoing disruptions from upstairs neighbors who converted their unit into a four-bedroom student residence, raising questions about tenant rights in strata communities. When the strata council deflects responsibility, what legal protections do tenants have to enforce bylaws and maintain peaceful enjoyment of their home?

On February 20, 2021, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 departed Denver, Colorado, and was bound for Honolulu, Hawaii. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft