Parenting after separation: Understanding guardianship
The Family Law Act talks about the care of children in terms of guardianship, parental responsibilities, and parenting time, instead of custody and access. There is no su…
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Forfeiture of Deposits in Real Estate Contracts
When a real estate contract fails to complete, questions can arise in relation to who is entitled to the initial deposit. Standard form real estate contracts often state …
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Court grants Plaintiff’s application to leave ICBC Medical Examination if forced to wait longer than 30 minutes
December 13, 2016 In the recent decision of Orr v. Pringle, 2015 BCSC 2644, the court granted the Plaintiff’s application to be allowed to leave ICBC’s Medical Examinatio…
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Wealth Preservation Explained at Free Public Seminar
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Semiahmoo Public Library 1815 – 152 Street, South Surrey, BC Google Map Wealth is deeply personal, with esta…
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Recent decision may have serious consequences for Personal Property Registry Charges
Do you have any security registered at the Personal Property Registry? Many people do not realize that filings may be accidentally discharged without the secured party…
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When Can You Move with the Children?
In a recent court decision on an interim application in N.A.F. v. C.D.M., 2013 BCSC 2294, a mom was ordered to return to Squamish, B.C. with the parties’ two children aft…
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Can Employees Be Fired For Carrying On Office Romances?
Does your company have a policy against romance in the workplace? Have you ever wondered if the policy would be enforceable at law? In Bryan Reichard (the “Employe…
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Accessing Employee Emails: A Breach of Privacy?
This article was originally published in the September/October 2016 issue of the Surrey Board of Trade newspaper. According to a recent court case, employers may be commi…
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January is a busy month in Family Law
Welcome to 2017, a brand new year, where we all wonder what the new year will bring to us, and hope it will be better, or at least certainly different from the year befor…
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