City of Edmonton Fails to Curb Uber
2015-05-21Legal Updates
The recent case of City of Edmonton v. Uber Canada Inc., 2015 ABQB 214 is the latest decision examining whether or not Uber Canada is operating a taxi brokerage business in contravention of local bylaws. In this case, the City of Edmonton argued that Uber was operating in the City without a valid business licence […]
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Opening Prayers at Municipal Council Meetings Violates Freedom of Religion
2015-05-08Legal Updates
The Supreme Court of Canada recently made national headlines with its decision in the case of Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City) 2015 SCC 16. The decision affirms the requirement for state neutrality in matters of religious belief. As a result, it seems there is no place for prayers or other forms of religious observance […]
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Court Approves TLC Restructuring
2015-05-05Legal Updates
Financially troubled land conservation organization TLC The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (“TLC”) recently took a significant step forward in its restructuring efforts under the provisions of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”). With the overwhelming support of its creditors, both secured and unsecured, TLC brought forward for approval of the British Columbia Supreme […]
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Bill 24 Modernizes Societies Legislation
2015-04-15Legal Updates
Bill 24-2015, the Societies Act, has been given First Reading in the Legislature. This Bill repeals the current Society Act, enacted in 1977, replacing it with something akin to a scaled back and simplified version of the BC Business Corporations Act. Local governments may interact with incorporated societies in a number of ways, including as […]
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Upcoming Presentation – Privacy Issues in Pandemic Planning
2015-04-14Announcements
On Thursday, April 30, 2015 Susan Beach will be speaking about Privacy Issues in Pandemic Planning at a joint meeting of the Health Law Section and Freedom of Information & Privacy Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch, to be held in Vancouver at the law offices of Harper Grey LLP.
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Case Law Update – Bradshaw v. Victoria (City)
2015-04-13Legal Updates
In an October 2013 post, we reported on the Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in Bradshaw v. Victoria (City). In reasons for judgment released January 7, 2015, the Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Bradshaw’s appeal and for the most part approved the reasons of the chambers judge. For the facts of the case, please […]
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Bill 27 – A New Liquor Control and Licensing Act
2015-04-10Legal Updates
The ongoing changes to British Columbia’s liquor laws are continuing with the introduction in the Legislature of Bill 27 – the “Liquor Control and Licensing Act” – which if passed will replace the current statute of the same name.
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Building Act Receives Royal Assent
2015-03-27Legal Updates
As an update to our March 9 post about Bill 3, we note that the Building Act received Royal Assent on March 25, 2015.
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Bill 19 – Small Claims Court Goes Digital with the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act
2015-03-12Legal Updates
In recent years, the Provincial Court has been seeking solutions to deal with the challenge of a high volume of court actions and an increasing number of self-represented litigants. The legislature seems to think the solution lies in creating alternate streams of dispute resolution procedures outside the formal court system. In May of 2012 the […]
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