Kornfeld LLP Updates

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

 By Devin Lucas and Shafik Bhalloo In Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation v. Kelcher[1], three employees, David Kelcher, Mark MacLean, and...… Keep Reading

Many jurisdictions have mandatory mediation schemes of one type or another. Some are by a legislative scheme as is the...… Keep Reading

*By Devin Lucas and Shafik Bhalloo In Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP v. British Columbia (Human Rights Tribunal)[1], the equity partner,...… Keep Reading

  What does the Employment Standards Act say about overtime wage for managers?   Section 40 of the British Columbia...… Keep Reading

  By Shafik Bhalloo* Like the mythical sasquatch, the Loch Ness monster, or the abominable snowman, most of us have...… Keep Reading

On June 21, 2012, the Court of Appeal released its reasons in 299 Burrard Residential Limited Partnership v. Essalat, 2012...… Keep Reading

Editor’s Note: The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program was ended in 2018. Nevertheless, the IRS stated it “will continue to hold...… Keep Reading

Importance of Employment Contracts  The importance of having a written and executed employment contract is invaluable for both the employer...… Keep Reading

Does an employee have a duty to mitigate where there is a fixed severance entitlement set out in the contract...… Keep Reading

Developers’ rights, if you can call them that, were eroded even further in the latest decision by the BC Supreme...… Keep Reading

  Forum non conveniens is a legal doctrine which allows a court to decline to exercise its jurisdiction over a...… Keep Reading

Approaching its 20th year as niche legal advisors to developers, entrepreneurial and commercial lending clients, Kornfeld, Mackoff, Silber LLP announced… Keep Reading

The Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed that in determining whether a “real and substantial connection” exists for a court...… Keep Reading

Refusal to work during working notice period does not extinguish employee’s right to damages In Raymond Giza v. Sechelt School...… Keep Reading

PDF version is available here The key functions of executors are to call in the estate assets, to manage them...… Keep Reading

We are delighted to announce that senior litigation partner, Herb Silber was appointed by Order In Council to serve for...… Keep Reading

Planning for ownership of U.S. real estate Introduction  If you have not yet received this call, you will. “My wife/husband...… Keep Reading

Canadian courts adapting to new technologies Courts and law have often been criticized for being slow moving and not keeping...… Keep Reading

Can an employer discipline or terminate an employee for cause for her off-duty conduct? This question, no doubt, was at...… Keep Reading

Common Law Tort of Invasion of Privacy: while British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland all have general privacy legislation creating...… Keep Reading

We are delighted to announce that Shane Coblin, James McRae and Dan Parlow have recently become partners. Congratulations Shane, Jamie...… Keep Reading

Senior Litigation Partner, Herb Silber, was selected to participate, together with more than 40 other legal practitioners and other professionals...… Keep Reading

How much is the minimum wage in BC? Minimum wage applies to all employees regardless of how they are paid-hourly,...… Keep Reading

Workplace use of spyware surveillance in BC The issue of employees’ misusing company computers is commonplace.  In 2000, Xerox was...… Keep Reading

In British Columbia, the Privacy Act (“Act”) enacted in 1968 was the first in the country.  It created a statutory...… Keep Reading

If you are an employer and you have made an overpayment to your employee, whether or not that overpayment was...… Keep Reading