In This Issue - #180 February 28, 2014

Why did you become a lawyer?

An Executor/Trustee has a wide range of obligations and responsibilities to fulfill. When doing your Estate Planning and choosing an Executor/Trustee, you have a number of important considerations to keep in mind.

In the recent Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decision A.I. Enterprises Ltd. and Alan Schelew v. Bram Enterprises Ltd. and Jamb Enterprises Ltd., 2014 SCC 12 4, the Court clarified the tort of interference with economic relations (the “Unlawful Means Tort”).

I will often get calls or emails from people wondering “do I have an ICBC claim?”  In most cases, these people actually do have an ICBC claim.  What often surprises me is how often ICBC tells you that you that you do not have a claim, when you actually do (or at least that is what the client hears).

This post discusses the hundreds, if not thousands, of land contracts in British Columbia that may be negatively affected by section 73 of the Land Title Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 250 and the line of legal authorities stemming from International Paper Industries Ltd. v. Top Line Industries Inc.

 The BC Government announced the introduction of Bill 13, the Off Road Vehicle Act, which seeks to change the Province’s system regulating the use of off road vehicles.

At this time there are no municipal bylaws or workers’ compensation regulations preventing the use of electronic cigarettes in the workplace. Does this mean that employers need to allow their employees to use these devices?

A student who recently completed her Legal Administrative Assistant Certificate at Okanagan College now has a much closer relationship with her new employer than she ever imagined.

A South Carolina woman has been arrested for never returning a VHS rental.