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Welcome to the home of our blogging lawyers. Here you will find information and insights on legal trends that we hope will bring clarity to your complex business and personal challenges.

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Rectification: Where Are We Now?

This article was first published by the Canadian Tax Foundation in (2019) 9:2 Canadian Tax Focus. In the two years since the SCC narrowed the availability of rectification in Fairmont Hotels ( 2016 SCC 56), provincial superior and appellate courts have attempted to interpret the new limits placed on rectification. The post-Fairmont jurisprudence has largely been determined by the […] Read More
June 11, 2019
Tax

What’s Old is New Again – Municipal Reserve Lands in Alberta Cannot be Liened

Builders’ liens are a useful tool for unpaid contractors and subcontractors on a construction project. They provide a right to make a claim and register an instrument against title to a parcel of land, with the ultimate remedy being a sale of those lands in default of payment of the lien. However, not all lands […] Read More
May 27, 2019
Litigation

Estate Planning for Privacy

The Supreme Court of Canada may soon be considering the intersection between estate and privacy law as well as the public policy behind the “open court” principle.  The personal representatives of the estates of murdered Canadian billionaires, Barry and Honey Sherman, have indicated they intend to appeal a very recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision […] Read More
May 23, 2019
Wills + Estates + Trusts

Act On Your Legal Obligations to Avoid Post-Death Disputes

A recent case from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Birnie v Birnie, 2019 ONSC 2152, has several important lessons for Canadians when it comes to estate planning.  The case is an important reminder to be aware of your existing legal obligations when making your estate plans.  It is also a good reminder to revisit […] Read More
May 13, 2019
Wills + Estates + Trusts

Edibles Update: High Taxes in 2019 Federal Budget

Canada’s 2019 federal budget (the “Budget“) includes additional insight into the hotly anticipated regulatory regime for cannabis edibles, which is set to come into force in the fall of 2019. The Budget provides for a change to the current cannabis excise taxes for edibles, cannabis beverages and similar products that are set to become legal […] Read More
April 10, 2019
Tax

Mining Incentive Program Aims to Stimulate Mining Industry in NWT

The Government of the Northwest Territories (the “GNWT“) Mining Incentive Program (the “Program“) provides funding to prospectors and exploration companies who carry out mineral exploration work in the NWT. Under the Program, mineral exploration companies licensed to operate in the NWT can apply for up to $200,000 in funding and prospectors licensed to operate in […] Read More
March 20, 2019
Northern Canada