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Since legal issues surrounding estates can often be time consuming and combative, hiring a wills, trusts, and estates lawyer to handle your case will help ensure that the entire process...

A Power of Attorney appoints a trusted individual (your “attorney”) to stand in your shoes for legal and financial purposes. Your attorney may enter contracts on your behalf (including contracts...

Since the legal issues surrounding death can be extremely complex, hiring a probate lawyer will ensure that you are able to settle an estate as quickly and as smoothly as...

The Land Owner Transparency Act (“LOTA”) comes into force November 30, 2020 and will create new disclosure requirements for land owners. The information will be used to create the Land...

If you have just been let go from your job and you feel like your termination was not merited, it is important to know what is meant by wrongful dismissal....

It is important for anyone in British Columbia to be aware of their fundamental rights as an employee to ensure that they are not taken advantage of. There are numerous...

Under the scrutiny of WorkSafeBC, all British Columbia employees are entitled to work in a safe workplace. There are many standards that have been set in place to ensure that...

If you are injured while at work, it is likely that you are eligible for workers compensation. Different types of jobs pose varied risks and it is important to know...

A Primer on Alter Ego Trusts and Joint Partner Trusts First, let’s start by saying that Alter Ego Trusts (“AETs”) and Joint Partner Trusts (“JPTs”) are essentially the same thing,...

The ABC’s of Trusts Put very simply, a trust is an interest in property. More particularly, a trust is an equitable or beneficial right or title to property, real or...