Making Family Conflict Less Taxing: Are My Legal Fees Tax Deductible?
Separation can be taxing, both emotionally and financially, and is a time when surprises are generally unwelcome. Knowing the effects separation will have on your ... Continued
Double the Benefits: How Bespoke Family Law Agreements Can Also Bring Tax Savings
One major advantage of having a professionally-prepared family law agreement is the possibility that, with advance planning and careful drafting, obligations under the agreement can ... Continued
A mortgagee or not a mortgagee, that is the Standard Mortgage Clause question
Most property insurance policies include a one-page document, in relatively fine print, that has a huge impact on whether insurance monies are payable under a ... Continued
How to Optimize Your Tax Payments Upon Separation or Divorce
With emotions running high and a new reality to get used to, separations are difficult enough without taking into account how you may be taxed ... Continued
Family Tax Series: What BC Families Need to Know Before Filing This Year’s Taxes
Families need to understand that their tax obligations and opportunities are more complex and dynamic than regular taxpayers, requiring a proactive approach to tax planning ... Continued
Unpaid Invoice – what happens after internal collection efforts are exhausted?
By Lauren Zeleschuk Even the most successful businesses deal with delinquent accounts. Usually, your customers pay their invoices, but when they don’t, legal action may ... Continued
Arbitration for Small & Medium-Sized Business: 5 Reasons to Include Arbitration Clauses in Your Agreements
By Brent Meckling Business disputes are often an unwelcome disruption to owners, often leading to financial losses, damaged reputations, and a decrease in productivity. This ... Continued
Two Kicks At The Can: Appeals Three Years Later Under the 2020 BC Arbitration Act
The decision of Justice Dickson in A.L. Sims and Son Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Infrastructure), 2022 BCCA 440 [AL Sims], provides a recent ... Continued
Webinar Now Available | Construction Law:
Year in Review
On February 28, 2023, our Infrastructure, Construction & Procurement group hosted a seminar, “Construction Law: Year in Review”. Speakers included Satinder Sidhu (Moderator), Roy Nieuwenburg, ... Continued
When your flood exclusion doesn’t actually exclude loss caused by a flood: A recent example
How will a court resolve ambiguity in a policy where an exclusion purports to remove from coverage damage caused by flood but the same policy ... Continued
Lien Claims on Multi-Parcel Projects – Further Update
We have previously reported on the decision of JVD Installations Inc. v Skookum Creek Power Partnership, 2020 BCSC 374, where the BC Supreme Court upheld ... Continued
Been Hacked? Your Organization Could be Liable for Privacy Breaches – Potential Impact of the Consumer Privacy Protection Act
By Lauren Zeleschuk and Abigail Choi In Canada, individuals affected by a privacy breach can and do commence legal actions for compensation associated with the ... Continued