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Quickscribe 2.0 offers you the ability to make and save annotations as Private (only readable by you) or Organizational (accessible to only those in your organization); both are encrypted. Annotations can also be posted to the Quickscribe Community. These are moderated and some restrictions apply. Quickscribe's Expert Annotators will contribute annotations for the benefit of all users.
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The Court in Triad Mechanical Inc. v. Maple Leaf Green World Inc., 2021 BCSC 1865 considered the dictionary definition of "conclusively", and determined that "conclusively deemed" within s. 33(4) of the Builders Lien Act, does not leave open the question of whether there is a ...
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Christopher Hirst, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP on BUILDERS LIEN ACT
Gill v. Fraser Health Authority, 2022 BCSC 1553
Plaintiff brought civil action against hospital for Charter damages in relation to death of infant patient. The court held a civil action against hospital for Charter damages requires more than proof of a breach of ...
Joel Morris, Harper Grey LLP on HOSPITAL ACT(2023-03-08)
The Director of Adjudication allowed the Ministry of Attorney General, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Health’s request that the commissioner grant certain remedies on the basis that an individual was abusing FIPPA’s review and inquiry process: the com...
Karen Zimmer, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP on FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
In Champ’s Fresh Farms Inc. v. British Columbia (Employment Stanards Tribunal), 2023 BCSC 1075, the BC Supreme Court considered a petition for judicial review from a decision of the Employment Standards Tribunal relating to minimum wage for farm workers picking mush...
Scott Marcinkow, Harper Grey LLP on EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS REGULATION 396/95
It is not always necessary to show that the proposed action is in the best interest of the estate. It may be sufficient if it is necessary or expedient to protect the interest of a specified person.
Stanley Rule, Sabey Rule LLP on WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT
Greg GEHLEN, GEHLEN DABBS CASH LLP on BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY ACT [FEDERAL]
In Bison Acquisition Corp 2021 ABASC 188 after unsuccessful discussions, Bison (which was formed by funds managed by Brookfield) made an unsolicited offer for IPL. Subsequently IPL executed an arrangement agreement with Pembina which contained a $350M termination fee.
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Teresa Tomchak, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 62-104 TAKE-OVER BIDS AND ISSUER BIDS (B.C. Reg. 21/2008)
Section 5(2) of the Builders Lien Act (together with ss. 10, 11 and 14) are the subject of Douglas J. Connolly and Ashley K. Dhaliwal's article "Understanding and Applying the Trust provisions of the Builders Lien Act: Five Things to Know" (2023) 81 Advocate 27. The trus...
D. Michael Bain, K.C., Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould on BUILDERS LIEN ACT
This section was drawn from section 2.1 of the Arbitration Act, RSBC 1996, c. 55, and is needlessly confusing. On the one hand it seems to say that people can agree to arbitration anything that "may be the subject of a family law dispute in the future," while on the other is s...
John-Paul Boyd QC, John-Paul E. Boyd Arbitration Chambers on FAMILY LAW ACT
In R. v. Christensen, 2020 BCPC 208 the Court accepted expert medical evidence that it would be unethical to use the authority of the Mental Health Act to enforce compliance with anti-androgen medication for someone convicted of repeated sexual offences. The expert physicians ...
Laura Johnston, Health Justice on MENTAL HEALTH ACT(2023-01-31)
Greg GEHLEN, GEHLEN DABBS CASH LLP on BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY ACT [FEDERAL]
The litigation conduct of a corporation that is a co-defendant to an oppression action, in particular a corporation’s vigorous conduct of its defence and the filing of a counterclaim, cannot be actionable as oppression. In this case, the parties were shareholders of the ...
Debby Cumberford, Deborah M. Cumberford on BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
In Bison Acquisition Corp 2021 ABASC 188 after unsuccessful discussions, Bison (which was formed by funds managed by Brookfield) made an unsolicited offer for IPL. Subsequently IPL executed an arrangement agreement with Pembina which contained a $350M termination fee.
&...
Teresa Tomchak, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 62-104 TAKE-OVER BIDS AND ISSUER BIDS (B.C. Reg. 21/2008)
In British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Le, 2023 BCCA 200, the appellants challenged an order that s. 5 of the Disbursement and Expert Evidence Regulation, BC Reg 210/2020 (the "Regulation") was both invalid and unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal held that a reg...
OnPoint Legal Research, Onpoint Legal Research Law Corporation on DISBURSEMENTS AND EXPERT EVIDENCE REGULATION 210/2020
This provision is mandatory and there is no discretion to order payment to be made to someone other than the PGT. See 2019 BCCA 171 at paras 7 - 11.
Dan Orsetti, Public Guardian And Trustee of British Columbia on WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT(2020-04-05)
The litigation conduct of a corporation that is a co-defendant to an oppression action, in particular a corporation’s vigorous conduct of its defence and the filing of a counterclaim, cannot be actionable as oppression. In this case, the parties were shareholders of the ...
Debby Cumberford, Deborah M. Cumberford on BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
As was the case in A.H.H. Construction Services Ltd. v Washington Properties (QEP) Inc., 2021 BCSC 1912, it may be considered an abuse of process to file and maintain a lien in an overstated amount.
Christopher Hirst, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP on BUILDERS LIEN ACT
This section was drawn from section 2.1 of the Arbitration Act, RSBC 1996, c. 55, and is needlessly confusing. On the one hand it seems to say that people can agree to arbitration anything that "may be the subject of a family law dispute in the future," while on the other is s...
John-Paul Boyd QC, John-Paul E. Boyd Arbitration Chambers on FAMILY LAW ACT(2021-11-24)
The class action privacy case, Ari v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2022 BCSC 1475 involved a claim by individuals (and those who lived with them) whose personal information was improperly accessed without an apparent business purpose, by an ICBC adjuster. The adj...
Karen Zimmer, Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP on PRIVACY ACT
Section 36 of the Property Law Act does not apply to the Crown land owned or controlled by the Provincial government: Fox v British Columbia (Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development), 2022 BCSC 541
Peter Roberts, Lawson Lundell LLP on PROPERTY LAW ACT
In R. v. Christensen, 2020 BCPC 208 the Court accepted expert medical evidence that it would be unethical to use the authority of the Mental Health Act to enforce compliance with anti-androgen medication for someone convicted of repeated sexual offences. The expert physicians ...
Laura Johnston, Health Justice on MENTAL HEALTH ACT
The policy considerations underlying section 60 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, together with the nature of constructive trusts was the subject of some debate in a series of articles published in The Advocate in 2022.
A healthy and respectful canvassing of p...
D. Michael Bain, K.C., Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould on WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT
This amendment removes "an architect, as defined in the Architects Act" in 31(a) but adds "an architect under the Professional Governance Act" in 31(f.1). This is a consequential amendment after the Architects Act was repealed on February 10, 2023 and architects are now ...
Scott Marcinkow, Harper Grey LLP on EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS REGULATION 396/95
Section 36 of the Property Law Act does not apply to the Crown land owned or controlled by the Provincial government: Fox v British Columbia (Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development), 2022 BCSC 541
Peter Roberts, Lawson Lundell LLP on PROPERTY LAW ACT
Decisions of the court under s. 17 are not limited appeal orders and therefore leave is not required under s. 11 of the Court of Appeal Rules to appeal.
Melanie Harmer, McMillan LLP on JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCEDURE ACT
The BC Court of Appeal has held that because the CRT's determinations resemble judicial decision making, procedural protections closer to the trial model are required by the duty of fairness. However, the tribunal has discretion whether to hold an oral hearing and permit witne...
Melanie Harmer, McMillan LLP on CIVIL RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL ACT
In Hawthorn v Hawrish, 2023 BCCA 182, the Court of Appeal upheld the chambers judge’s order dismissing applications made under s. 7 of the Arbitration Act, SBC 2020, c 2 (the "Act") for a partial stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration. The Court of Appeal held that...
OnPoint Legal Research, Onpoint Legal Research Law Corporation on ARBITRATION ACT
Gill v. Fraser Health Authority, 2022 BCSC 1553
Plaintiff brought civil action against hospital for Charter damages in relation to death of infant patient. The court held a civil action against hospital for Charter damages requires more than proof of a breach of ...
Joel Morris, Harper Grey LLP on HOSPITAL ACT
It is not always necessary to show that the proposed action is in the best interest of the estate. It may be sufficient if it is necessary or expedient to protect the interest of a specified person.
Stanley Rule, Sabey Rule LLP on WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT(2022-11-02)
This provision is mandatory and there is no discretion to order payment to be made to someone other than the PGT. See 2019 BCCA 171 at paras 7 - 11.
Dan Orsetti, Public Guardian And Trustee of British Columbia on WILLS, ESTATES AND SUCCESSION ACT
