Seminar Papers 2009
November 2009
2009
Reducing Liability in Tendering: An Update
The firm’s 2001 seminar included a presentation entitled "Reducing Liability in Tendering". The paper upon which that presentation was...
2009
Recent Decisions of Courts
Virdis v. North Vancouver (City) 2009 BCSC 1118 This challenge to an OCP amending bylaw dealt with whether the rather distinctive...
2009
Public Hearings
We are all very familiar with the requirement of section 890 of the Local Government Act that local governments hold a public hearing...
2009
Nuisance, Negligence and the Canada Line
Local governments make decisions every day that have a direct effect on the profitability of people’s lands. Fundamentally, local...
2009
New Technology and Social Media in the Workplace
Employee use of the internet and email, both at work and at home, raises unique challenges for employers given the proliferation of the...
2009
Is your security worth the paper its written on
Questions frequently arise regarding forms of security that are available for consideration by local governments. This paper will analyze...
2009
How to achieve a successful remedial action
Council has the power under Part 3, Division 12 of the Community Charter to impose a remedial action requirement on a person. The...
2009
Elected Officials - Game Misconduct
In the last year or two, there have been a number of interesting court decisions involving the behaviour of elected officials and their...
2009
The Basics of Expropriation
How does a local government take land without the consent of the owner of the land? This paper outlines, in very general terms, the...
2009
Appointment and Powers of Bylaw Enforcement Officers
On more than one occasion we’ve been asked about the validity of a specific individual’s appointment as a bylaw enforcement officer. The...