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JAN

2015

Health Care Decision Making – Representation Agreements

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This is the final article of our 3 part health care series addressing the options available to you if you lose capacity to make your own health care decisions. It is very important to be aware that your Power of Attorney does not have the authority to make health care decisions...

JAN

2015

Top 5 Legal Issues Facing Tech Startups

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1. Choosing the Right Legal Structure One of the first decisions startups are faced with is the type of legal structure to choose. To incorporate or not to incorporate? That is the question. Many entrepreneurs will postpone incorporating their business to avoid the costs...

DEC

2014

No Executor or no Will, who administers the estate?

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What happens if there is no named executor in a Will? How does the estate get administered if there is no one named to do it? If a Will has properly been drafted, the probate judge will almost always appoint the executor named in the Will. However, situations and unforeseen...

NOV

2014

What does an Advance Directive do?

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Tags : Wills

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In our last article, we spoke about the temporary substitute decision maker that is appointed under the Health Care Consent and Care Facility Admission Act. This article focuses on Advance Directives, which became a legal document in BC as of September 1, 2011, when the Health...

OCT

2014

What happens when I can’t make my own health care decisions?

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Tags : Wills

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You have your Will and your Power of Attorney – what else do you need for your estate plan? Your attorney, pursuant to your power of attorney can do anything you need them to do right? Unfortunately, the one thing a power of attorney can’t do for you is make health...

OCT

2014

Property Transfer Tax and the First Time Homebuyers’ Exemption

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Tags : Real Estate

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One of the most common areas of questioning that we receive as real estate lawyers surrounds the topic of the First Time Homebuyers’ Exemption (“FTHB”) for Property Transfer Tax (“PTT”). In British Columbia, property transfers registered in the Land Title Office are generally...

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