Category: Business Law
Corporate interest holders in British Columbia are now likely familiar with the recently introduced disclosure requirements implemented by the province for companies.
Over the past few months there has been a substantial increase in real estate activity.
When looking a buying a business, buyers will often request that the sellers refrain from competing with the business for a period of time after completion of the sale.
Employees can be an organization’s greatest asset but also – in the circumstances of a corporate transaction – its greatest liability.
Often times parties to a contract have a less than clear understanding of many of the principles of contractual law.
COVID-19 has posed great challenges for employers who are facing an interruption, modification, or perhaps even a closure of their businesses.
Recent changes under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) as of June 30, 2020 have resulted in the formation of a new type of company know as a “benefit company”.
On January 21, 2014, Mr. and Ms. Schellenberg suffered losses when a building on their property was damaged by a fire.
As was discussed in my previous article, Property, Parties, Price – How Far the Court Will Go to Insert the 3 P’s of Real Estate into a Contract, it is critical that parties to a contract of purchase and sale for real property take the time to properly document the terms of their contract.
On March 17, 2020, Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer, declared a public health emergency. The following day, March 18, 2020, Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, declared a provincial state of emergency to support a province wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This signaled the closing of many BC business and the resulting layoff of employees.
As the court observed in its recent decision, All Out Contracting Ltd. v Gourlay, 2020 BCSC 481 (CanLII) (“All Out”), construction work begins before the owner(s) and contractor properly define their contractual relationship, if they ever do so
As you are no doubt aware, we are in Phase 2 of BC’s restart plan.