Class Actions in British Columbia: A Brief Primer - This guide is intended to provide a very brief historical overview of class actions in BC, and to describe briefly the procedural steps normally required in a class action in British Columbia.

The Production of Documents in Law Suits: An Overview of the Client's Obligations - "Discovery" of documents is one of the most crucial steps in any lawsuit. Much useful information can be learned from documents. Each party to a lawsuit must produce all relevant documents and each party’s lawyer has an ethical obligation to ensure that the production is complete. This booklet is intended to provide you with an outline of the obligations of the parties and their lawyers throughout the document discovery process.

What to Do When the Tax Auditor Calls - Canada’s income tax system is based on the self-assessment model; every taxpayer must report their own income by completing and filing a tax return. If any taxes are owing then the taxpayer must remit the required payment to the Canada Revenue Agency. Because the system depends on the taxpayers to report their own income, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the department responsible for the administration of the Income Tax Act and the collection of taxes, sends auditors out into the field to review the books and records of taxpayers to ensure that they are in proper compliance.

Privacy and the Protection of Personal Information: An Introduction for Clark Wilson LLP Clients - All organizations, whether they are businesses or non-profit entities, are discovering that privacy protection is what customers and clients want and expect. This paper is written to assist Clark Wilson LLP’s clients with taking proper steps to protect the privacy of the personal information they collect, store, use and disclose.

Business Succession - How do I retire on the wealth I've built into my business? - As a business owner who may be contemplating retirement, you have many more issues to consider than does an employee who is contemplating retirement. If you are in your mid fifties or older, or if you intend to retire within the next five years, now is the time to start planning your retirement.

Starting Your Business - Legal Issues to Consider - This publication is intended to give you a general overview of some of the legal issues that you will wish to consider as you start your business.

An Introduction to Mediation: for Clark Wilson LLP Clients - All civil litigation proceeding in the British Columbia Supreme Court, with the exception of family law, administrative and sexual abuse matters, is now subject to mandatory mediation. This paper serves as an introductory guide to the Mediation process.

Protecting Wealth from Marital Claims: Raising the Shield - Most individuals rarely consider the significant potential for future encroachment upon his or her assets which arises by virtue of marriage and the consequences in the event that such marriage ends. This guide will provide you with some basic information about matrimonial property laws in B.C. and some mechanisms that might be available to you to protect yourself from marital claims that you might become subject to in the future.

Anatomy of a Law Suit: An Introduction for Clark Wilson LLP Clients - This paper provides a brief outline of the litigation process in British Columbia. The focus is on civil litigation, which basically means all litigation other than criminal proceedings. The paper is intended to provide non-lawyers involved in a lawsuit with an outline of how the process unfolds.