Kornfeld LLP Updates

Urgent Insolvency Matters – BC Courts British Columbia courts remain open for essential and urgent matters. All other hearings, trials...… Keep Reading

In hard times, fraud litigators tend to receive an increase in calls from clients who believe they are the victim...… Keep Reading

The Provice of British Columbia is suspending the operation of all limitation or other mandatory time periods set out under...… Keep Reading

On March 23, 2020, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 received Royal Assent.  Here are the highlights of...… Keep Reading

Virtual meetings a practical alternative to in-person shareholder meetings during COVID-19 pandemic In the current environment, many companies are looking...… Keep Reading

Print version available here. In British Columbia, B.C. Employment Standards Act1 (“B.C. ESA”) governs the relationship between employers and employees with...… Keep Reading

Print version available here Temporary Layoff Law in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario . I. INTRODUCTION In a fluctuating economy,...… Keep Reading

At Kornfeld, Jennifer Lowson will assist clients with their private company transaction and business needs – from buying and selling...… Keep Reading

After 10 years of steady growth, Vancouver-based ToursByLocals has had an injection of $33 million CAD ($25M USD) in private...… Keep Reading

Tracing in real estate litigation arises in several different instances. Otherwise known as “following,” it can be used to describe...… Keep Reading

Kornfeld LLP is excited to welcome Nassim Baharian as an associate in our litigation group.  Nassim brings experience in a...… Keep Reading

Looking for insights that will help grow your commercial litigation practice?   Dan Parlow has been practicing law at large...… Keep Reading

Built in 1903, when there were 60,000 people living in the city, Woodward’s was geographically split between the premier downtown...… Keep Reading

Lana Li was a guest speaker at “Hot Tips from Top Mentors” at the BC Women Lawyers Forum on September...… Keep Reading

For law firm associates, making partner can seem like a long road. At Kornfeld LLP, that path may be more...… Keep Reading

The Independent: Ahead of the Millenium Line construction off the Broadway corridor, Mount Pleasant’s newest development is open to residents,...… Keep Reading

July 1, 2019 Kornfeld LLP welcomes Mike Nienhuis as a new senior associate lawyer with extensive experience in commercial real...… Keep Reading

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 and Litigator Shane Coblin has been recognized in the 2019 edition...… Keep Reading

There is often a misconception about the role of the arbitrator appointed to an arbitration panel by one of the...… 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

July 1, 2016 We are delighted to announce that Jordan Langlois has recently become a partner at Kornfeld LLP. Jordan’s...… 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

Security for Costs: Defending a legal action can be an expensive process, even where a defendant is ultimately successful in...… Keep Reading

When an employee is wrongfully dismissed and the court determines that the employee is entitled to damages in lieu of...… Keep Reading