For a PDF version of this article, click here. Introduction Governments, the private sector, the media, and academicians have defined electronic commerce (“e-commerce”) in a variety ways. Narrowly defined, e-commerce…
…search). The obligation is on the searcher to review the similar registrations to make this determination. Whether a registry filing and search program is reasonable in the sense that its…
…in operating scrubs flipped open the first page of the exam booklet (far ahead of everyone else in the exam room). No one at law school ever asked me what…
…to Admit which are permitted as of right and avert the need to examine on non-contentious issues and to obtain admissions of authenticity for documents not emanating from the examinee’s…
…did not afford the police lawful authority to conduct a warrantless search and seizure of the computer material and examine its contents, according to the Supreme Court. In particular, Fish…
…the complainant may avoid the notice requirement by pursuing other statutory or common law remedies such as an oppression or winding-up proceeding or an action founded upon misrepresentation, is beyond…
Approaching its 20th year as niche legal advisors to developers, entrepreneurial and commercial lending clients, Kornfeld, Mackoff, Silber LLP announced today the launch of a new website at www.kornfeldllp.com and…
…2929 (S.C.) exemplifies the application of the Tataryn principles to common-law spouses to similar effect. The court fashioned a remedy comparable to what Esson J.A. would have awarded in Glanville….
Download as PDF On February 19, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously decided that Uber drivers are “workers” for the purpose of UK employment law. This follows…
…commented on it. Before examining these few rare cases, it is helpful, in my view, to first examine the nature and scope of the duty to mitigate in wrongful dismissal…
…the developer got nothing in return. These purchasers lived in these units, free of charge and essentially on the developer’s dime, for nearly 3 years, without any consequence. The developer…
Company websites are ubiquitous. They are a necessary form of marketing in any industry. One of the methods of exploiting the value of this medium is to use images and…
…and Ontario. In the first part of the article, we will examine the statutory regime governing temporary layoffs in all three provinces by examining the varying definitions of “temporary layoffs”…
…Fitterman — Litigation: General Commercial Neil Kornfeld, K.C. — Real Estate Jordan Langlois — Real Estate, Up and Coming Abbas Sabur — Litigation: General Commercial; and Litigation: Securities, Howard Shapray,…
…leading firm in the area of commercial real estate development. However, after meeting my colleagues-to-be during the articling interviews, they became the reason that I chose Kornfeld. They are compassionate,…
…calling for submissions from the profession. Common criticism of Top Line was summarized on page 4 of the consultation paper as follows: The most commonly-heard complaint about the reasoning in…
…the agency’s website. The website indicates that CEWS applications will begin on April 27, 2020. On April 11, 2020, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, No. 2, amending the Income Tax…
…1399 at 1425, online at http://www.weil.com/files/Publication/9389a586-7d86-41df-afe2- fae3dc511661/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/ce013f5b-a292-4ebc-9432-c045b49512e2/VeaseyArticle1.pdf)) Introduction It is in the interests of society to foster a business environment in which corporations can achieve their primary objectives of raising…
…or indirectly owned by another company that is also incorporated federally or provincially within Canada, but at least 3% of that company’s voting shares or value of equity are directly…
…in purchasing real estate in Canada should be aware of the upcoming Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the “Act”), which will come into force on…
…the plaintiff had not asserted a valid claim for an interest in land. At best, the plaintiff was a shareholder of a company that was a shareholder of another company…
…practice to aid clients in matters of bankruptcy, foreclosures, receiverships, and reorganizations. The e-Edition of the Chambers Canada 2021 guide is available to download at their website. …
…the injustice inherent in the common law of matrimonial property”: BNSF Railway Company v. Teck Metals Ltd., 2016 BCCA 350, at para 26. Constructive trust scenarios have also evolved to…
…the dispute between the parties prior to adjudication could contact the complainant after issuance of the adjudicator’s order to ensure employer compliance with the reinstatement order. Failure to comply on…
…in Online Etymology Dictionary. Source location: Douglas Harper, Historian. https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/layoff. Available: https://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: October 12, 2010. The Courts came to the same conclusion in Girling v. Crown Cork & Seal…
Workplace use of spyware surveillance in BC The issue of employees’ misusing company computers is commonplace. In 2000, Xerox was monitoring all of its 92,000 employees’ computer usage and terminated…
…not be adversely affected. Otherwise competitors will quickly see an opportunity to disrupt relationships. The boilerplate explanation in standard private company amalgamation agreements is a good example: “For tax and…
Photo from Mario’s Gelati official website This week award-winning Mario’s Gelati and related businesses commenced litigation to recover devastating economic losses sustained as a result of alleged negligence, nuisance…
…the business community and has worked as an executive officer with technology companies in Vancouver, Seattle and San Diego, responsible for sales and operations in North America, Europe and Asia….
…be expensive, particularly if a trust company is involved. Privacy. While appointing a key family friend or a trust company can avoid conflicts, it also opens up the family’s finances…