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Sep
23,
2010
Drunk Driving Laws: Mixed Messages
The RCMP appears to be showing no mercy in enforcing B.C.'s tough new impaired-driving laws. An officer from Vernon, B.C. recently issued an immediate three-day roadside...
Sep
22,
2010
ESTATES & EQUALIZATION: How can a spouse elect his/her family law rights over a Will
The Equalization ClaimA right for the surviving spouse to make an equalization claim under the Family Law Act (“FLA”), subsection 70(1)(b), is possible only due to...
Sep
22,
2010
ESTATES & NFP: How your estate will be impacted by your spouse’s statutory rights
The Impact of the Family Law Act on Estate Administration The administration of estates became very complicated with the enactment of Ontario’s Family Law Act (“FLA”)...
Sep
22,
2010
TRUSTS & ESTATES: How your Beneficiaries are taxed
Taxation of BeneficiariesUnder subsection 104(13) of the Canadian Income Tax Act (“ITA”), the income of a trust or estate that is paid or payable to a...
Sep
22,
2010
TRUSTS & ESTATES: Transfering assets to your spouse or children
Trusts and AttributionThe attribution rules for trusts, transferors, and so on are given in Subsections 74.1(1) and 74.2(2) of the Canadian Income Tax Act (“ITA”). These...
Sep
22,
2010
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Gives Facebook Privacy a Thumbs Up
Jennifer Stoddart, Canada's privacy commissioner, has reported that the changes that Facebook has made to its privacy settings have satisfied her concerns. She warns, however, that...
Sep
20,
2010
Utilizing Spousal Trusts for Estate Planning
If capital property of a taxpayer is transferred to a qualifying inter vivos spousal trust, s.73(1) of the ITA permits the property to be transferred at...
Sep
17,
2010
Magna Intl. Inc. Shareholders Lose Appeal: Proposed Arrangement Satisfied “Fair and Reasonable” Test
The appeal by shareholders, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and others, from Magna International’s successful application for an order approving a proposed arrangement pursuant to s....
Sep
8,
2010
Real Estate Law: Provisions in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale: Time for Searches, Future Use, Title, Schedules
Time for searchesBefore closing a real estate transaction, a real estate lawyer will need time to search title, executions and make off-title searches or inquiries. The...
Sep
8,
2010
Real Estate Law: Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST)
In the OREA standard form agreement (“OREA Agreement”), there is a blank space provided where it should be indicated whether taxes are “included in” or “in...
