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In a reversal of its long held position, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that it is now accepting applications to register sounds ... Continued
Mark Weintraub, Chair of the Estate & Trust Litigation Group and a Co-Chair of the Wealth Preservation Group, is presenting at the Nature Trust of ... Continued
In a reversal of it’s long held position, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has today announced that it is now accepting applications to register ... Continued
In an effort to sustain the viability and affordability of the benefit plans offered to its retired employees, an employer unilaterally reduces its contributions to ... Continued
An employee, unhappy with her employer’s criticism of her performance at work, retains legal counsel to write a letter on her behalf, demanding that the ... Continued
Discussion on the recently introduced Bill C-36 to address issues of elder abuse.
Discussion about using secret trusts when a will-maker wants to make a discrete gift.
Nigel Kent, Valerie Dixon, Jennifer Loeb and Raman Johal from Clark Wilson’s Insurance Group will be presenting at an Insurance Institute of BC seminar. The ... Continued
Updated November 2012 In 2003, a lawyer’s negligence case involving a missed limitation period resulted in a Supreme Court of Canada decision declaring that BC’s ... Continued
Comparison between BC’s WESA (coming into force) and the Alberta Wills and Succession Act.
Discussion on potential reasons that one should have a will (pre-WESA).
In 2011, the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act (the “Act”) was amended to provide adults with the opportunity to plan for their ... Continued