The Clark Wilson LLP Podcast

Members of our Infrastructure, Construction & Procurement group, Satinder Sidhu, Scott Lamb and Rosalie Clark, presented a webinar yesterday explaining how a solid understanding of BC's builders' lien legislation is critical for any construction professional in BC. They took the attendees through the following essential aspects of the legislation as well as answered many lien questions. Their objective was to build on the attendees' understanding of the workings of a lien claim in the event that payment issues arise on their project.

1. Time Limits for Filing a Lien: Certification, completion, abandonment and termination explained
2. Lienable Lands: What does in relation to an improvement mean?
3. Quantum of Liens: What constitutes the price of the work?
4. Discharge of Liens: How to prepare for timely discharge?
5. The Holdback and Liens Against the Holdback: What will come of the Shimco Lien?
6. Priorities Between Lien Claimants and other Creditors: Considerations upon insolvency
7. Reforms: Prompt payment and interim adjudication

Members of our Labour & Employment group, Andrea Raso and Catherine Repel, presented a webinar earlier today on COVID Issues in the Workplace and provided attendees with an overview of the most current issues facing employers as well as having quite a bit of time for a Q&A discussion.

Workplace issues continue to evolve with the COVID-19 pandemic and many employers have questions about how to navigate these murky and uncertain circumstances. There are various legal issues to consider as well as practical considerations.

Our Labour & Employment group – Andrea Raso, Anne Amos-Stewart and Debbie Preston – along with guest speaker, Brendan Morley, of our Business Litigation group recently hosted a webinar where they explored the key challenges facing today's innovative businesses and their unique work environments. At this webinar, they provided in-depth insights and practical guidance on:

• Ex-Employees and Social Media: Dealing with Defamation – Brendan Morley
• Trials and Tribulations of Terminations: What to Do and Not Do When Ending Employment – Anne Amos-Stewart
• Employee "Accommodation": What Is It and How Does It Work? – Andrea Raso & Debbie Preston

Did you know that Canadian companies have more control over how they handle their personal information? Individuals and organizations, both large and small, are increasingly faced with challenging issues in the area of privacy and information handling. Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020, seeks to modernize Canadian privacy legislation through the introduction of the Consumer Privacy Protection Act ("CPPA").

Scott Lamb and Jeff Holowaychuk (Clark Wilson, British Columbia), and Marc Yu and Richard Stobbe (Field Law, Alberta) recently hosted a webinar that discussed the proposed changes to the federal privacy legislation and what organizations and businesses can do to adapt. This interprovincial webinar covered:

• How does the CPPA compare with the existing Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act?
• What new privacy "rights" have been granted to individuals, and what does this mean for organizations?
• How will the CPPA affect organizations employing emerging technologies such as automated decision-making?
• What new regulatory powers will be used to enforce the CPPA, and what are the risks of non-compliance?
• What is the status of reform of provincial privacy legislation in British Columbia and Alberta?

Our Charities & Not-For-Profits group key contacts, Raman Johal and Areet Kaila, recently hosted this second in a series of informative webinars.

Charities and Not-For-Profits are employers and may have volunteers, so ought to be aware of the responsibilities, duties and risks that accompany these relationships. The current pandemic has imposed another layer of complexity on the relationship that must be carefully maneuvered. Clark Wilson's Employment & Labour group lawyers provided important information on these topics.

• Employees, contractors, and volunteers: obligations and mitigating risks (Catherine Repel)
• Human rights, diversity, and inclusion: requirements and best practices (Anne Amos-Stewart)
• Workplace safety and COVID-19: tips, tricks and tough questions (Debbie Preston)