Residential Tenancy Law Update
By Jonathan Blair, Lawyer, Community Law Program As the affordability crisis continues to grow in British Columbia, more tenants are fighting eviction notices, as the consequences of losing their housing in the current market [...]
5 Red Flags for Workplace Sexual Harassment Investigation
By Angela Leung, SHARP Workplaces Coordinator Workplace bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, is difficult to deal with. Most people have experienced or witnessed this in one form or another. In a recent survey, [...]
More Changes Coming to BC’s Worker’s Compensation System
By Kevin Love, Lawyer at CLP The BC government has continued to make positive changes to improve BC’s workers’ compensation system. There is a lot for workers to like in Bill 41, the government’s [...]
Increase Supply Good but won’t Fix Housing Crisis
By Jonathan Blair, Lawyer at CLP This week Premier Eby announced a standalone ministry to deal with the housing crisis in British Columbia and, as a first step, new legislation to increase the supply [...]
Who Are We Really Protecting? The Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) in Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Cases
By Jennifer Khor, SHARP Workplaces Supervising Lawyer With the #MeToo Movement, more stories of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct have become public. Stories of harassers like Harvey Weinstein who repeatedly took advantage of their position [...]
Advanced Topics in Judicial Review: Adequacy of Reasons
In this series, we build on the foundations of our "Intro to Judicial Review" series to learn more about the issues arise in judicial reviews. Please note, this guide does [...]