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David Reid
Held Up By The Holdover: Buyer Representation and Listing Agreements in Real Estate Transactions

For a buyer, the search for real estate can be daunting. How do you really know what you are getting? How do you negotiate and put in an offer while ensuring your interests are protected? For th ...

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Susanne  Greisbach
Two Wills Are Better Than One: Small Business Owners and Estate Planning

Two Wills? I Don't Even Want to Pay for One!

Small business owners take note: sometimes, insisting on simplicity is not the best wa ...

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Jeysa Martinez
Environmental Liability - BEWARE!

Innocent and blameless property owners may be exposed to significant environmental liability risk.

When assessing environmental liability one might think that, if a land owner did not cr ...

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William Hinz
Don’t Forget About Beneficiary Designations

There are few things in life more important than family.  We work hard at our careers to provide financial security to our loved ones. ...

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Trina Fraser
It's Time to Give Your Business a Legal Check-Up

It is suggested that we see our doctor once a year for an annual check-up.  At an annual check-up, your doctor will ask you a series of ...

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Stephen J. Maddex
Litigating In The U.S. – Selecting The Most Advantageous Forum

When a Canadian company becomes involved in a dispute with a business located in the United States, and in the event litigation becomes nece ...

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Ron Prehogan
Dividing Family Assets: The Lot Selection Process

You are the executor of an estate and have several valuable assets (e.g. real estate holdings or an artwork collection ...

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Harold Feder
US Estate Taxes Revisited: The Fiscal Cliff Parachute

Back in April, 2012, I reported on the exposure of ordinary Canadians to the US tax net, including US estate taxes. At the time, the prepond ...

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Susanne  Greisbach
How Saving 1.5% Can Cost Your Beneficiaries: RRSP Beneficiary Designations and Estate Administration Tax

The best estate planning intentions can sometimes have expensive and unanticipated consequences. Before distributing assets, the executor of ...

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David Reid
“…but I’ve always parked there!” – Fairness and the Importance of Documenting Your Property Rights

We are all familiar with the term “squatter’s rights” – the idea that if someone occupies a piece of land for long e ...

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James Katz
Liability for Search Engines Continues to Expand

Two recent decisions from the Courts of Australia have highlighted the increased exposure to liability that online service providers face as ...

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