Kornfeld LLP Updates

Two recent appellate decisions make it harder for companies to resist certification of class action lawsuits. A critical threshold for...… Keep Reading

Editor’s note: This is a historical post in need of updating Effective July 1, 2010, the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)...… Keep Reading

New guidelines assist insiders in reporting derivative-based transactions in which they are able to monetize their equity without simultaneously transferring… Keep Reading

According to Statistics Canada, divorce is on the decline but for those who are divorcing, nearly three-quarters of them are...… Keep Reading

For print version, click here This article is published in the Verdict, a publication of the Trial Lawyers Association of...… Keep Reading

The BC Securities Commission issued reasons on Thurdsay, April 8, 2010 for its recent decision not to enter the fray of a...… Keep Reading

This is the fourth and final post in a series of posts on this subject. The full version of the...… Keep Reading

In a case being heard before the B.C. Supreme Court this week, a mortgagee who has discharged its security  is...… Keep Reading

This is the third in a series of posts on this subject. The full version of the article was published...… Keep Reading

  This week award-winning Mario’s Gelati and related businesses commenced litigation to recover devastating economic losses sustained as a result of alleged...… Keep Reading

New Rule 7-1 will replace existing Rule 26(1) by mandating a two-step process for obtaining discovery of documents. This will,...… Keep Reading

The focus of the civil justice system over the past number of years has, in large measure, been driven by...… Keep Reading

This is the second in a series of posts on this subject.  The full version of the article was published...… Keep Reading

Print version available here. This post was published by Vancouver Bar Association‘s The Advocate. Introduction Prior to the Supreme Court...… Keep Reading

Print version available here. This article was published by the Institute of Corporate Directors in its Journal and as a...… Keep Reading

It is in the interests of society to foster a business environment in which corporations can achieve their primary objectives...… Keep Reading

This article is also available as PDF. Introduction As instances of default under collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) rise, uncertainty over...… Keep Reading

This article is available as a PDF Introduction When seeking leave to commence a derivative action for and on behalf...… Keep Reading

For a print version of this article, click here. Editor’s Note: Please note this article is based on Supreme Court...… Keep Reading

The effect of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd.1 is irrefutably...… Keep Reading

Prior to the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd.,1 in a case of...… Keep Reading

For a PDF version of the article, click here. Introduction Claims by opposing members of blended families((Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate,...… Keep Reading

This article is also available as a PDF Introduction Claims by and involving adult children since Canada’s landmark wills variation...… Keep Reading

For a PDF version of this article, click here. Introduction Governments, the private sector, the media, and academicians have defined...… Keep Reading

For a PDF version of this article, click here. The Personal Property Security Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 359 (the “PPSA”),...… Keep Reading

Assistance of my former colleague Tricia Auton is gratefully acknowledged. This post was published in Vancouver Bar Association‘s The Advocate, May...… Keep Reading