Q1 2021: Changing Winds

Considering ESG and Good Faith in commercial dealings

The CBABC Business Law Section compiles some of the best articles 
on topical issues.

The focus for each quarter is an issue relevant to the practice of 
business law, either in BC specifically or in multiple jurisdictions 
including BC. 

Wastech and Discretion: The Supreme Court of Canada on the Duty to Exercise Contractual Discretion in Good Faith

Article by Nancy Roberts, Jacqueline Code, Lindsay Rauccio, Mary Angela Rowe, Kai Sheffield
– Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP


Rights for Rivers: Quebec River Granted Rights and Legal Personhood by Indigenous Community and Local Municipality

Article by Serin Remedios and Jordan Ardanaz – MT+Co.


Race to the Top: Tracking Efforts to Establish a Global ESG Standard

Article by Selina Lee-Andersen