Tax planning for private corporations and family law
Cathie Brayley, Richard Weiland and Areet Kaila presented recently to advisors, and subsequently to family law lawyers, on tax planning for private corporations. Both presentations ... Continued
Private Company Tax Proposals: Consequences for Trusts and Estates
Our prior posts in this series gave an overview of the government’s consultation paper, and outlined the paper’s proposals to limit the lifetime capital gains ... Continued
Best Lawyers in Canada 2018
Congratulations to our lawyers peer-selected for the 12th edition of Best Lawyers in Canada 2018: Diane Bell, QC, Darren Donnelly, Brock Johnston, Peter Kenward, Neil Melliship, Amy Mortimore, Roy Nieuwenburg, QC, Alex Petrenko, Bernard Pinsky, QC, Chris ... Continued
Cathie Brayley appointed to Joint Committee on Taxation, Canadian Bar Association
Congratulations to Cathie Brayley on being named to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Canadian Bar Association (Taxation Law Section). Comprised of the most highly regarded ... Continued
Our commercial real estate group is growing!
To help meet growth demands and client needs, we are proud to announce the addition of three new lawyers to our Commercial Real Estate Group: ... Continued
Vikram Dhir opens the Toronto Stock Exchange with Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
Vikram Dhir is in Toronto today to open the market for the Toronto Stock Exchange with our client, Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust to celebrate ... Continued
Riding the Waive: Court Clarifies Risks and Consequences of Signing a Waiver
Jamieson v. Whistler Mountain Resort, 2017 BCSC 1001, is a reminder to those that operate and participant in dangerous activities that signing waivers has legal ... Continued
We acted for Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust in closing its $230 million bought deal
We acted for Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (TSX: AAR.UN) in closing its public offering of 35,937,500 Class A trust units, on a bought-deal basis, ... Continued
Structuring an Expansion to Canada
Introduction[1] A non-Canadian franchisor planning to expand its franchise system to Canada must make important decisions on the type of legal entity to use ... Continued
Converting Income into Capital Gains
This is the fifth in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” In addition to proposals ... Continued
Private Companies and Passive Investments
This is the fourth in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” In previous posts we ... Continued
The Duty to Consult and Accommodate: Supreme Court of Canada Rules on the Role of Regulatory Processes
The Supreme Court of Canada has released two highly anticipated decisions on the role of regulatory bodies in fulfilling the Crown’s duty to consult with ... Continued