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Changes to Law, Major Case Decisions, Industry Trends, & Other Legal Issues
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Pushor Mitchell Partner Paul Mitchell, K.C. is Chair of the firm's Medical Malpractice Group, and recently settled a medical malpractice case for a client in BC at mediation for over $5 million.
The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act, S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 235 (the “Act”) was passed and came into effect on January 1, 2023.
The New Year is a great time to review your Will.
Further clarifications released for Canada's Foreign Home Buyer Ban and the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act.
The BC Government announced its Safer Communities Action Plan on November 20th, 2022.
If you have Wills that provide for a number of testamentary trusts for spouse and children (and grandchildren), you may want to have them reviewed to see if there is any advantage to maintaining all of those separate trusts.
On November 24, 2022 amendments to the Strata Property Act came into force removing sections of the Act that permitted residential rental restrictions.
The breakdown of a relationship inevitably triggers a number of issues, both personal and financial, that may require immediate and careful management.
Social gatherings this time of year raise a number of interesting legal questions about who is or is not responsible in the event that someone injures themselves either while attending the party or making their way home.
Beginning January 1, 2023, the federal government’s Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the “Act”) will come into effect across Canada, resulting in what is being referred to as the foreign home buyer ban.
If a client has Canadian property and assets in a foreign jurisdiction, it is recommended that they consult with a lawyer in the jurisdiction where they hold those foreign assets.