Vlad Calina was previously a partner at Toronto firm Koskie Minsky LLP
Litigator who secured rare decertification order in Ontario joins Fasken’s Vancouver office
BC court awards costs in will rectification case where testator didn’t read draft sent by lawyer
Appeal court refuses to order estate to pay pay costs to will-maker’s brother
BC Court of Appeal extends time for ex-lawyer to appeal denial of negligence claim against doctors
He says craniotomy was unnecessary as he had a stroke, not terminal condition
BC Supreme Court clears strict liability claim in gas explosion case
Strict liability tort proceeds to trial as BC court defers limitation period and non-natural use questions
MAiD IN CANADA: ‘GOING, GOING, GONE’ – NO, I’M GETTING OFF THE MERRY-GO-ROUND!**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM*
By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney
Vol. 17, #8 – Aug. 31, 2026
DATELINE- VANCOUVER, Canada May 03, 2026 -Headline “MAiD raised with Vancouver priest, twice, during hospital stay”” 1 Fr Larry Holland, aged
Margaret Hall named Bora Laskin Faculty of Law dean at Lakehead University
She was a criminology professor at Simon Fraser University
Guest Post: Can You Be Together for 18 Years, and Still Not Be Spouses in BC?
In Major v. Lacey, 2026 BCSC 1362, the parties were in an exclusive romantic relationship for 18 years. They travelled together, spent holidays with each other’s families, supported each other financially, included each other in their estate planning, and even swore
Alleging Errors in Findings of Fact is a Sure Way to Lose Your Appeal
A legal truism is that you need to put your best forward at trial and that you cannot count on an appeal to change the outcome. Appeals are based on identifying errors in law, mere disagreement with the trial judge’s
BC Court of Appeal reduces lost future earning capacity award for taxi accident to $2.55M from $2.9M
Ruling confirms passenger wasn’t contributorily negligent for not wearing seatbelt
Canada’s Pay Transparency Momentum Continues: New Brunswick Signals the Direction of Travel
Special thanks to our articling student Brianna Grieff for contributing to this update.
As pay transparency obligations continue to expand globally, employers with operations in Canada should be paying close attention to a rapidly evolving provincial landscape. Much like developments