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Kornfeld LLP: Recognized for Excellence by Chambers and Partners
We are pleased to announce that Kornfeld’s has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in their upcoming 2024 guide. Chambers...… Keep Reading
We are pleased to announce that Kornfeld’s has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in their upcoming 2024 guide. Chambers...… Keep Reading
We are excited to announce that 6 lawyers from Kornfeld LLP have been included in the 18th Edition of The Best...… Keep Reading
Kornfeld LLP is pleased to announce that Devin Lucas has been named to the 2023 Benchmark 40 & Under List,...… Keep Reading
Nils Preshaw is an experienced litigator with a background that includes 12 years as a Crown Prosecutor working on files,...… Keep Reading
* An abbreviated version of this article is published in the Advocate Jan 2022 Use and Abuse of Certificates of...… Keep Reading
TLABC Vancouver’s innovative virtual joint seminar, “Making Equity Work for Your Practice”, provides an introduction to applying the principles of...… Keep Reading
As the Courts in British Columbia continue to grapple with the consequences of the worldwide pandemic, it has become clear...… Keep Reading
Kornfeld LLP partner Shane D. Coblin has been recognized by Best Lawyers in its 2021 edition of the prestigious ranking,...… Keep Reading
Youyi Group Holdings (Canada) Ltd. v. Brentwood Lanes Canada Ltd., 2020 BCCA 130 Kornfeld LLP congratulates client Brentwood Lanes Canada...… Keep Reading
Kornfeld lawyers, Nils Preshaw and Shane Coblin, were recently successful (May 2020) in removing a Red Notice issued by the...… Keep Reading
Urgent Insolvency Matters – BC Courts British Columbia courts remain open for essential and urgent matters. All other hearings, trials...… Keep Reading
The Provice of British Columbia is suspending the operation of all limitation or other mandatory time periods set out under...… Keep Reading
Looking for insights that will help grow your commercial litigation practice? Dan Parlow has been practicing law at large...… Keep Reading
Kornfeld LLP congratulates counsel Dan Parlow, Shane Coblin and Nils Preshaw on their victory for our client in Youyi Group Holdings (Canada) Ltd. v....… Keep Reading
There is often a misconception about the role of the arbitrator appointed to an arbitration panel by one of the...… Keep Reading
Typically the format of a mediation hearing involves the following stages: The parties meet in a plenary session with the...… Keep Reading
One issue that often bedevils a mediator is the role of legal counsel at the Mediation. The goal from the...… Keep Reading
In my last post, I addressed the question of whether an Arbitrator should conduct his or her own independent research...… Keep Reading
As the baby boomer generation see their children move out of the house and settle into their careers and family,...… Keep Reading
Security for Costs: Defending a legal action can be an expensive process, even where a defendant is ultimately successful in...… Keep Reading
When an employee is wrongfully dismissed and the court determines that the employee is entitled to damages in lieu of...… Keep Reading
The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently clarified lease renewal rights in the context of a commercial lease in The...… Keep Reading
Under the Family Law Act, S.B.C. 2011, c. 25 (the “FLA”), unless property is “excluded property”, property owned by at...… Keep Reading
This topic can be divided into two parts – research of the facts and research of the law. This post...… Keep Reading
In my last Case Comment, I examined some of the elements of the recent watershed Supreme Court of Canada decision, Sattva...… Keep Reading
By Alisha Parmar and Shafik Bhalloo Introduction Non-competition clauses are hardly a rarity in employment contracts. The classic non-competition clause...… Keep Reading
Sattva Capital Corp v. Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53 (Sattva) In the past I have posed the question as...… Keep Reading
INTRODUCTION In today’s workplace, privacy is an evolving issue and Canadian privacy law is developing rapidly. Perhaps surprisingly, only...… Keep Reading
This is the third and final installment in the series on the topic of how arbitrations can be made more...… Keep Reading
In my last article I looked at what could be done at the time the arbitration clause is negotiated to advance the...… Keep Reading