Valerie Mann discusses the importance of human dynamics in mergers and acquisitions in her Business in Vancouver column "People, corporate culture are fundamental to an M&A's success."

 Tweet  Email In response to British Columbia's red-hot real estate market, various levels of government have taken measures to mediate the growth of the residential market and to address public concerns regarding perceived loopholes related to rental regulations.

In Canada, the federal (national) and provincial/territorial (regional) governments have responsibility for the protection of the environment.

The B.C. government has announced that the allowable length of a temporary layoff period under the Employment Standards Act will be further extended during the COVID-19 pandemic, from 16 weeks...

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) remains open and in operation, but has advised that we should expect significant delays in all services.

The article discusses the driving force behind the passing of the new Societies Act (British Columbia), which will come into force on November 28, 2016, replacing the existing British Columbia Society Act.

Murray Campbell was featured in the Industry News Section in Benefits and Pensions Monitor Online.

On May 14, 2015, Bill 9, the Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2015, was given Royal Assent.

The Court of Appeal found that such a duty is not one that should be imposed upon employers.

The B.C. Court of Appeal released a decision last week on Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd., a case we reported on our blog last May.

In this chapter, Karen MacMillan and Khaled Abdel-Barr discuss the relevant authorities and legislation, mineral and land rights, foreign ownership and indigenous ownership requirements and restriction, taxes and royalties, as well as environmental and health and safety considerations.

Read the full chapter about their projections of the industry for 2019 in the related materials sections below.

Karen MacMillan and Khaled Abdel-Barr's article on the BC government changing water-use regulation, "Commentary: Tapped resources - Water use and its impact on mining in Canada" was featured in The Northern Miner on January 19, 2016.

Update: On June 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear an appeal from Yukon Court of Appeal's Peel watershed decision.

Senior Mining Partners, Karen MacMillan and Khaled Abdel-Barr have written the Canadian chapter of this year's International Comparative Legal Guide: Mining Law.

In our previous Project Law blog post, we discussed the triggers for project Impact Assessment, as well as the transition provisions for existing projects, and provisions to substitute assessment...

The article examines a recent decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal clarifying the threshold requirement to trigger a BC environmental assessment.

Law firm mergers are a phenomenon, but some clients are better served by staying close to home.

Marko Vesely was recently interviewed by Financier Worldwide for its Commercial Arbitration Annual Review.

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