A Mixed Grill: 2016 Mid-Market Technical Update
This paper offers a summary of important bankruptcy and insolvency case law from the last 12 months. Included are a variety of cases from Atlantic Canada, Ontario, and Alberta.
Tread Carefully – Enforcement of Farming Assets
Agriculture has long been a key industry in Atlantic Canada. Prior to lending or attempting to realize on debt secured by assets in a farming operation, it is prudent to tread carefully and consider the following.
Oil & Gas: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Calls for...
In an announcement last week, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (“CNSOPB”) has issued Call for Bids NS16-1 for Exploration Licences consisting of six (6) parcels of the coast of Nova Scotia.
Beware of the One Month Per Year of Service “Rule”:...
There is no shortage of cases which confirm the perils of assuming that an employer’s liability for reasonable notice of termination will be capped at one month per year of employment.
Truth or Consequences: Municipal Governance for the 21st Century
In our globalized world, there are many things we can’t control. Delivering high quality infrastructure and services at the lowest possible cost is decidedly within our control. Citizens don’t want more talk. They want action.
Substantial Changes to Employment for Employee Returning from Maternity Leave...
Dealing with employees who take maternity and/or paternity leave and then return to the workplace can be challenging for employers. However, the ability of parents to take maternity and/or paternity leave, and return to their employment, is a legislated right.
Employer’s Denial of Request for Summer Off, a Breach of...
Family status cases continue to work through human rights tribunals across the country.
Once After a Lifetime: An Author’s Life, Death and Copyright...
Canadian copyright law is primarily governed by the federal Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42 (the “Act”). The Act, among other things, sets-out the rights covered by copyright, including the length of such rights and how such rights may be licensed, transferred or waived.
Title Insurance: Peace of Mind for the Commercial Lender
Title insurance is available for a wide variety of commercial and residential transactions. In the commercial lending context, a lender may secure a loan against real property of the borrower.
The Enforceability of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Clauses
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently addressed the enforceability of restrictive covenants: Non-competition and non-solicitation clauses in Specialized Property Evaluation Control Services Ltd. V. Les Evaluations Marc Bourret Appraisals Inc., 2016