Kornfeld LLP congratulates counsel Dan Parlow, Shane Coblin and Nils Preshaw on their victory for our client in Youyi Group Holdings (Canada) Ltd. v....… Keep Reading
We are pleased to announce that Kornfeld LLP partner Shane Coblin has been recognized in the 2019 edition of Benchmark...… Keep Reading
There is often a misconception about the role of the arbitrator appointed to an arbitration panel by one of the...… Keep Reading
We are pleased to announce that Emmanuel Fung has joined Kornfeld LLP as an Associate in our real estate department....… Keep Reading
Kornfeld LLP is proud to support the Jewish National Fund Negev Dinner honouring Gary, Shannon and Michael Averbach. On June...… Keep Reading
Typically the format of a mediation hearing involves the following stages: The parties meet in a plenary session with the...… Keep Reading
Kornfeld LLP is proud to sponsor the ARThritis Soirée 2017 at The Roof, Hotel Vancouver for an evening to support...… Keep Reading
An unintended consequence of British Columbia’s revised legislation on wills and estates is the possibility that a gift to someone...… Keep Reading
We are delighted to announce that Jordan Langlois has recently become a partner at Kornfeld LLP. Jordan’s practice is primarily...… Keep Reading
One issue that often bedevils a mediator is the role of legal counsel at the Mediation. The goal from the...… Keep Reading
In my last post, I addressed the question of whether an Arbitrator should conduct his or her own independent research...… Keep Reading
As the baby boomer generation see their children move out of the house and settle into their careers and family,...… Keep Reading
Defending a legal action can be an expensive process, even where a defendant is ultimately successful in having the claims...… Keep Reading
When an employee is wrongfully dismissed and the court determines that the employee is entitled to damages in lieu of...… Keep Reading
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently clarified renewal rights in the context of a commercial lease in The Zone...… Keep Reading
One of the most significant mistakes a business owner can make when it comes to engaging a worker is classifying...… Keep Reading
Under the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 (the “FLA”) unless property is “excluded property”, property owned by at...… Keep Reading
The Potter Decision – When an Administrative Suspension Goes Too Far By Alisha Parmar and Shafik Bhalloo The...… Keep Reading
This topic can be divided into two parts – research of the facts and research of the law. This comment...… Keep Reading
In a previous article, we considered some of the situations in which a closely-held company might wish to expand its...… Keep Reading
Many companies start their lives as closely-held entities with few shareholders and only one director, who is often the company’s...… Keep Reading
It is rare that a reasonably straightforward statutory provision receives consideration by the Court of Appeal three times within little...… Keep Reading
In my last Case Comment, I examined some of the elements of the recent watershed Supreme Court of Canada decision, Sattva...… Keep Reading
We are delighted to announce that long time Kornfeld partner (now senior associate counsel), Herb Silber, has been appointed Queen’s...… Keep Reading
By Alisha Parmar and Shafik Bhalloo Introduction Non-competition clauses are hardly a rarity in employment contracts. The classic non-competition clause...… Keep Reading
Sattva Capital Corp v. Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53 (Sattva) In the past I have posed the question as...… Keep Reading
INTRODUCTION In today’s workplace, privacy is an evolving issue and Canadian privacy law is developing rapidly. Perhaps surprisingly, only...… Keep Reading
We are pleased to announce that Daniel Hepburn has recently joined Kornfeld LLP as an Associate. Dan comes to us...… Keep Reading
INTRODUCTION The steps to receiving a suspension when appealing a determination of the Director of Employment Standards (the “Director”) to...… Keep Reading
This is the third and final installment in the series on the topic of how arbitrations can be made more...… Keep Reading