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Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
Developments in General Causation Methodologies for Class Certification
In product liability class actions, general causation (i.e., a product's propensity to cause alleged injuries) is often a threshold issue to…
DLA Piper | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
Minimum wage increasing in British Columbia
Effective June 1, 2023, the minimum wage in British Columbia increases from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour. This seven percent increase reflects the…
Bennett Jones LLP | Canada | 1 Jun 2023
The Lack of Present Injuries and Reliable Scientific Evidence Proves Fatal in North American Pharmaceutical Impurity Litigation
After reports were made regarding the presence of nitrosamines in certain pharmaceutical products in 2018 and 2019, and subsequent precautionary…
Harper Grey LLP | Canada | 30 May 2023
Workplace Law Strategies Blog: Pay Transparency Act is now in effect in BC
This is an update to our blog post on May 8, 2023. The Pay Transparency Act (the Act) in BC was passed on May 11, 2023. Here is a link to our…
Littler LLP | Canada | 30 May 2023
British Columbia Tribunal Confirms Time Theft Proven by Time-Tracking Software May Justify Employment Termination for Cause
The decision of the British Columbia, Canada Civil Resolution Tribunal (Tribunal) in Besse v. Reach CPA Inc., 2023 BCCRT 27 is especially relevant…
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP | Canada | 30 May 2023
Kingsgate Property Ltd. v. Vancouver School District No. 39: Issue Estoppel and Prior Arbitrations under the Same Agreement
The British Columbia Supreme Court’s decision in Kingsgate Property Ltd. v. Vancouver School District No. 39, 2023 BCSC 560 (Kingsgate v. VSD39) has…
Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP | Canada | 29 May 2023
Bill 27, the Money Judgment Enforcement Act: An Overview of Proposed Key Changes to the Enforcement of Money Judgments in B.C.
On May 1, 2023, the BC government tabled Bill 27, the Money Judgment Enforcement Act (“MJEA”). Long in the making, the MJEA is designed to modernize…
Harper Grey LLP | Canada | 29 May 2023
Workplace Law Strategies Blog: New Statutory Holiday on Sept 30th for BC
On March 9, 2023, the BC government passed legislation to make September 30th a statutory holiday. This makes National Day for Truth and…
Miller Thomson LLP | Canada | 25 May 2023
British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds implied undertaking of confidentiality
In the recent case of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columba v. Engineer X, 2023 BCCA 211, the…
DLA Piper | Canada | 25 May 2023
Recent changes to the Wildfire Regulation: What does it mean for forestry operators in British Columbia?
On April 24, 2023, the Government of British Columbia made amendments to the Wildfire Regulation, BC Reg 38/2005 (the “Regulation”) under the…
