Kornfeld LLP Updates

The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently clarified lease renewal rights in the context of a commercial lease in The...… 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 post...… 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

June 2, 2014 We are pleased to announce that Daniel Hepburn has recently joined Kornfeld LLP as an Associate. Dan...… 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

  by Devin Lucas and Shafik Bhalloo In IBM Canada Limited v. Richard Waterman[1], Richard Waterman (“Waterman”) was employed by...… Keep Reading

In my last article I looked at what could be done at the time the arbitration clause is negotiated to advance the...… Keep Reading

The Supreme Court of Canada has opened the door more widely to consumer class actions in a case which follows...… Keep Reading

Perhaps the most important stage of the process to try to ensure the efficiency and cost effectiveness of an arbitration...… Keep Reading

Introduction One of the reasons often given as to why parties to an agreement build in a reference to Arbitration...… Keep Reading

Employment Contracts and Fresh Consideration By Shafik Bhalloo, Sasha Ramnarine, Devin Lucas   What is “consideration” in a contract?  ...… Keep Reading

Limiting Common Law Notice in Employment Contracts By Shafik Bhalloo and Devin Lucas It is settled law in Canada that...… Keep Reading

In a prior article I extolled the virtues of mandatory mediations. The context of that article was in the litigation forum that...… Keep Reading

May 16, 2013 We are pleased to announce that Devin Lucas, having completed his articles with us, has joined Kornfeld...… Keep Reading

Kornfeld LLP is proud to announce that April 1, 2013 will mark the firm’s 20th anniversary. The partnership of Kornfeld,...… Keep Reading

Litigation lawyers are often approached by multiple prospective clients to represent their similar interests. Such prospects may include multiple investors...… Keep Reading

Section 18(1) of the British Columbia Commercial Arbitration Act[1] (the “Act”) provides two grounds upon which a party may apply to...… Keep Reading

By Shafik Bhalloo In a recent criminal decision, R. v. Cole [1], the Supreme Court of Canada provided much needed...… Keep Reading

Many entrepreneurs perceive securities laws to apply only to large publicly-listed entities.  However, securities laws apply to every business, and...… Keep Reading